Nevada Administrative Code

NAC 555.374 Continuing education: Prerequisites for accreditation and receipt of credit; duties of sponsor; acceptable activities. (NRS 555.357, 555.400, 561.105) 1. To obtain accreditation from the Director for a course of continuing education, the sponsor of the course must sub…

NAC 555.375 Continuing education: Notification of accreditation by Director. (NRS 555.400) 1. The Director will, within 30 days after receipt of a completed application for accreditation of a course of continuing education, notify the sponsor of the course whether the course has …

NAC 555.376 Continuing education: Sponsorship by Department or Cooperative Extension Service. (NRS 555.400) 1. The Director will accredit a course of continuing education sponsored by the Department if the Department complies with NAC 555.374. Such a course may be in the form of:…

NAC 555.377 Continuing education: Expiration, withdrawal, suspension or modification of accreditation. (NRS 555.400) 1. The accreditation of an in-house course of continuing education expires on the last day of the 36th month after the course is accredited. The accreditation of a…

NAC 555.380 Operator’s license: Qualifications. (NRS 555.290, 555.400) 1. Any operator, including an aerial operator, shall provide the Department with: (a) Proof of having passed the applicable examination; and (b) Proof of employment by a pest control business licensed to condu…

NAC 555.385 Return of license as primary principal, principal, location principal, operator, demonstration and research specialist or agent; notification of termination of employment; requirements to regain license; transfer of license to inactive status; renewal of inactive lice…

NAC 555.395 Pest control business: Primary principal required; primary principal or location principal required if more than one business location; suspension of license for noncompliance. (NRS 555.3507, 555.400) 1. Every person licensed to engage in pest control shall ensure tha…

NAC 555.397 Fees. (NRS 555.310, 555.400) 1. An applicant for a license must pay to the Director, as applicable: (a) For an initial core examination, an initial examination on the laws and regulations of this State relating to pest control or an initial examination concerning a ca…

NAC 555.400 General requirements. (NRS 555.380, 555.400) Except as otherwise provided in NAC 555.250 to 555.530, inclusive, or as specifically authorized in writing by the Director, each person engaged in the application of pesticide for hire shall: 1. Apply pesticides only in th…

NAC 555.410 Required records and reports. (NRS 555.390, 555.400) In addition to complying with any applicable requirements of NAC 555.413, a person subject to the provisions of NAC 555.400 shall: 1. Keep accurate and legible records for 2 years of each property treated, showing: …

NAC 555.413 Non-private applicator: Required records and reports. (NRS 555.390, 555.400) 1. In addition to complying with any applicable requirements of NAC 555.410, a non-private applicator who applies or supervises the application of a general-use pesticide shall: (a) For each …

NAC 555.415 Restrictions on authority of unlicensed persons. (NRS 555.400) An unlicensed person who performs pest control under the immediate supervision of a primary principal, location principal, principal, demonstration and research specialist or operator pursuant to NAC 555.4…

NAC 555.420 Prohibited materials; prohibited uses of pesticides and termiticides. (NRS 555.380, 555.400) Except for experimental purposes under the direction or supervision of qualified federal, state or county personnel or research workers employed by the manufacturer, where no …

NAC 555.425 Markings and equipment required on service vehicles of licensee. (NRS 555.400) 1. The name of the business and the number of the permanent license of each licensee which is a business must be prominently displayed on all service vehicles of that business, except unmar…

NAC 555.427 Preconstruction treatment: Submission of form before performance; application of termiticide. (NRS 555.380, 555.400) 1. Before performing a preconstruction treatment, a licensee must submit an accurate, complete and legible form entitled “Termiticide Pretreatment Noti…

NAC 555.428 Preconstruction treatment: Tag. (NRS 555.400) 1. Each tag for preconstruction treatment must be on a form prescribed by the Department. A licensee who performs a preconstruction treatment shall complete a tag pursuant to this section after each treatment. A tag may no…

NAC 555.430 Inspection or application of pesticide for wood-destroying pests: Report; restriction on application. (NRS 555.380, 555.390, 555.400) 1. Each person who: (a) Makes an inspection for wood-destroying pests; (b) Gives any oral or written statement relating to such an ins…

NAC 555.440 Precautionary requirements. (NRS 555.380, 555.400) 1. A person engaged in the application of pesticides shall exercise reasonable precautions to protect persons, animals, crops and property from harm or damage. 2. A pesticide or its empty container must be stored and …

NAC 555.445 Labels for service containers. (NRS 555.400) 1. All service containers of operators working in the field of urban, rural and structural pest control must bear the following abbreviated labels, securely attached to the containers: (a) For a service container used to st…

NAC 555.460 Protection of persons and animals. (NRS 555.380, 555.400) 1. A licensee engaged in the application of pesticides known to be harmful to persons or animals other than bees, shall: (a) Give notice to the owner of any animals known to be on the property to be treated or …

NAC 555.470 Protection of bees. (NRS 555.380, 555.400) 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, any licensee who intends to apply to commercially grown agricultural or horticultural crops any pesticide known to be harmful to bees shall give notice of that intent to any ap…

NAC 555.510 Fumigation procedures. (NRS 555.380, 555.400) 1. Fumigation may be performed only under the supervision of a certified applicator as described in subsection 2. 2. The certified applicator exercising supervision over the fumigation must be: (a) Physically present at th…

NAC 555.5201 Designation of areas as nonfood or nonfeed sites; exemption from filing pesticide residue tolerance. (NRS 555.380, 555.400) 1. For the purposes of registering, labeling, distributing and using a pesticide pursuant to NRS 555.2605 to 555.470, inclusive, and chapter 58…

NAC 555.5203 Designation of areas as food or feed sites. (NRS 555.380, 555.400) The Department will designate an area as a food or feed site that is not eligible for designation as a nonfood or nonfeed site if the following crops, which may be crops grown for seed production, are…

NAC 555.5205 Additional information required for certain nonfood or nonfeed sites. (NRS 555.380, 555.400) 1. To assist the Department in determining whether to grant or deny the designation as a nonfood or nonfeed site for a crop grown for seed production that is not listed in NA…

NAC 555.5207 Conditions for certain uses of pesticides on nonfood or nonfeed sites; exceptions; modification of conditions. (NRS 555.380, 555.400) 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, for the purposes of registering, labeling, distributing and using a pesticide pursua…

NAC 555.5209 Prohibited acts. (NRS 555.380, 555.400) A person shall not: 1. Refuse or fail to prepare and maintain any record required pursuant to NAC 555.5207; or 2. Make false, misleading or fraudulent records required pursuant to NAC 555.5207. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Agricul…

NAC 555.521 Exemptions. (NRS 555.380, 555.400) 1. If an owner of a nonfood or nonfeed site has not informed a seed conditioner pursuant to subparagraph (2) of paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NAC 555.5207 of the pesticides applied to the nonfood or nonfeed site, the seed conditio…

NAC 555.524 Definitions. (NRS 555.400) As used in NAC 555.524 to 555.5275, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NAC 555.5243 to 555.5255, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Agricul…

NAC 555.5243 “Administrative complaint” defined. (NRS 555.400) “Administrative complaint” means a formal notice in writing of a violation of a provision of NRS 555.2605 to 555.460, inclusive, or a regulation adopted pursuant thereto, prepared by the Department after an investigat…

NAC 555.5245 “Committee” defined. (NRS 555.400) “Committee” means a case review committee of the Department appointed pursuant to NAC 555.5265. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Agriculture by R081-99, eff. 11-18-99)

NAC 555.5247 “Enforcement action” defined. (NRS 555.400) “Enforcement action” means a remedy or penalty that is authorized by statute in order to punish, deter or correct a violation of any provision of NRS 555.2605 to 555.460, inclusive, or any regulation adopted pursuant theret…

NAC 555.525 “Informal case review” defined. (NRS 555.400) “Informal case review” means the process by which a committee attempts to redress a violation of any provision of NRS 555.2605 to 555.460, inclusive, or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto, without a hearing. (Added to…

NAC 555.5253 “Informal disposition” defined. (NRS 555.400) “Informal disposition” means an action described in NAC 561.400. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Agriculture by R081-99, eff. 11-18-99)

NAC 555.5255 “Notice of warning” defined. (NRS 555.400) “Notice of warning” means an enforcement action that imposes no immediate penalty for a violation of any provision of NRS 555.2605 to 555.460, inclusive, or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto, but notifies a person that…

NAC 555.526 Contents; notification of options; notice of warning in lieu of serving complaint. (NRS 555.400) 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, if the Department has reason to believe that a person has violated any provision of NRS 555.2605 to 555.460, inclusive, or…

NAC 555.5265 Informal case review by committee. (NRS 555.400) 1. If a person named in an administrative complaint requests an informal case review, the Department will appoint a committee to conduct the review. 2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the committee will c…

NAC 555.527 Actions by Department upon committee decision. (NRS 555.400) After a committee has issued its decision, the Department will: 1. Serve a copy of the decision on the person named in the administrative complaint; and 2. Unless the decision resulted in a dismissal or info…

NAC 555.5275 Service of documents. (NRS 555.400) Any administrative complaint, decision, notice of warning or other document issued by the Department or a committee pursuant to NAC 555.524 to 555.527, inclusive, may be served: 1. In person; or 2. By certified or registered mail t…

NAC 555.530 Schedule of administrative fines. (NRS 555.400, 555.470) In addition to any other penalty, the Director may assess a fine against a person according to the schedule set forth in this section. As used in this section, “authorized,” “authorization” or any variation of t…

NAC 555.600 Definitions. (NRS 555.390, 555.400, 561.105) As used in NAC 555.600 to 555.710, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Browsing” means the consumption of leaf and twig growth of shrubs, woody vines and trees by an animal. 2. “Certified non-private appli…

NAC 555.610 Exceptions. (NRS 555.400) 1. The provisions of NAC 555.600 to 555.710, inclusive, as appropriate, do not apply to any person applying or supervising the application of any pesticide classified for general use. 2. As used in this section, “pesticide classified for gene…

NAC 555.615 Adoption by reference of certain federal regulations. (NRS 555.351, 555.355, 555.400) 1. The Director hereby adopts by reference the provisions of 40 C.F.R. §§ 171.103 and 171.105, as adopted by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. 2. The Director will p…

NAC 555.620 Certified non-private applicators: Categories. (NRS 555.400) The following categories are established for the certification of certified non-private applicators: 1. Agricultural pest control, which includes: (a) Animal: The control of any pest in, on or around agricul…

NAC 555.630 Non-private applicators: Standards of competency. (NRS 555.355, 555.400) A non-private applicator who applies for a certificate must pass a written examination to demonstrate that he or she possesses practical knowledge of: 1. The core areas of competency set forth in…

NAC 555.640 Private applicators: Categories. (NRS 555.400) The following categories are established for the certification of private applicators: 1. Nonsoil fumigation: The control of any pest when present in anything other than the soil through the use of fumigation. 2. Soil fum…

NAC 555.650 Private applicators: Standards of competency. (NRS 555.355, 555.400) A private applicator who applies for a certificate must pass a written examination to demonstrate that he or she possesses practical knowledge of: 1. The principles and practices of pest control asso…