Nevada Administrative Code

NAC 587.491 Fees; refund. (NRS 557.200, 557.260, 587.077, 587.083) 1. In addition to any other fee charged and collected pursuant to this chapter, the Department will collect the following fees: (a) For an application for registration or renewal of registration as a producer, a n…

NAC 587.500 Definitions. (NRS 587.680) 1. As used in NAC 587.500 to 587.630, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) “Association” means the Association of American Feed Control Officials. (b) “Brand name” means any word, name, symbol or device, or any combination t…

NAC 587.510 Labels: Contents. (NRS 587.680) Commercial feeds must be labeled with the information prescribed in this regulation on the principal display panel of the product and in the following general format: 1. Net weight. 2. Product name and brand name, if any. 3. If drugs ar…

NAC 587.520 Brand and product names. (NRS 587.680) 1. The brand or product name must be appropriate for the intended use of the feed and must not be misleading. If the name indicates the feed is made for a specific use, the character of the feed must conform with it. A mixture la…

NAC 587.530 Content guarantees: Proteins and minerals. (NRS 587.680) 1. The guarantees for crude protein, equivalent protein from nonprotein nitrogen, crude fat, crude fiber and mineral guarantees, when required, must be in terms of percentage by weight. 2. Commercial feeds conta…

NAC 587.540 Content guarantees: Vitamins. (NRS 587.680) Guarantees for minimum vitamin content of commercial feeds and feed supplements, when made, must be stated on the label in milligrams per pound of feed, except that: 1. Vitamin A, other than precursors of vitamin A, must be …

NAC 587.550 Content guarantees: Drugs and antibiotics. (NRS 587.680) Guarantees for drugs must be stated in terms of percent by weight, except: 1. Antibiotics present at less than 2,000 grams per ton of commercial feed must be stated in grams per ton of commercial feed. 2. Antibi…

NAC 587.560 Content guarantees: Nonprotein nitrogen. (NRS 587.680) Commercial feeds containing any added nonprotein nitrogen must be labeled as follows: 1. Complete feeds, supplements and concentrates containing added nonprotein nitrogen and containing more than 5 percent protein…

NAC 587.570 Ingredients. (NRS 587.680) 1. The name of each ingredient or collective term for the grouping of ingredients, when required to be listed, must be the name as defined in the Official Definitions of Feed Ingredients as published in the official publication of American F…

NAC 587.580 Directions for use; precautionary statements. (NRS 587.680) 1. Directions for use and precautionary statements on the labeling of all commercial feeds and customer-formula feeds containing additives, including drugs, special purpose additives or nonnutritive additives…

NAC 587.590 Nonprotein nitrogen: Restrictions; precautions. (NRS 587.680) 1. Urea and other nonprotein nitrogen products defined in the official publication of the Association are acceptable ingredients only in commercial feeds for ruminant animals as a source of equivalent crude…

NAC 587.600 Official samples: Analysis and reports. (NRS 587.680) 1. The official sample must be obtained in accordance with methods published by the Association of Official Analytical Chemists or in accordance with generally recognized methods approved by the Director. 2. The ch…

NAC 587.610 Misbranding. (NRS 587.680) A commercial feed is misbranded: 1. If its labeling is false or misleading in any particular. 2. If it is distributed under the name of another commercial feed. 3. If it is not labeled as required in this chapter. 4. If it purports to be or …

NAC 587.620 Tolerances. (NRS 587.680) The tolerance for protein, fat, fiber, ash, calcium, phosphorus, salt, iodine and vitamins is two standard deviations from the mean. (The mean is determined by analyses made with a standard sample by many laboratories in the United States.) A…

NAC 587.630 Exemptions. (NRS 587.680) The following commodities are exempt from the definitions of commercial feed: 1. Hay; 2. Straw; 3. Stover; 4. Silage; 5. Cobs; 6. Husk; and 7. Hulls, when unground and not mixed or intermixed with other materials. [Dep’t of Agriculture Reg., …

NAC 587.632 Application for license or renewal: Contents; fees. (NRS 587.867, 587.899) An application for a license to manufacture, distribute or be a guarantor of commercial feed or an application to renew such a license must include: 1. A declaration identifying the party respo…

NAC 587.634 Submission of quarterly report and payment of quarterly fee; exemption from fee; amount of fee. (NRS 587.877, 587.899) 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, each licensee must file the quarterly reports and pay the quarterly fee required by NRS 587.877 rega…

NAC 587.636 Fees for costs of inspection or audit requested by licensee. (NRS 587.883, 587.899) 1. The fee for the Department to conduct an audit or inspection at the request of a licensee pursuant to NRS 587.883 is: (a) For an audit, $75 per hour per auditor; or (b) For an inspe…

NAC 587.640 Definitions. (NRS 587.077, 587.083) As used in NAC 587.640 to 587.810, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NAC 587.650 to 587.710, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of A…

NAC 587.650 “Certified block” defined. (NRS 587.077, 587.083) “Certified block” means a planting of garlic which has been established using registered stock for the production of certified stock. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Agriculture, eff. 10-26-83; A by Div. of Agriculture, 2-20…

NAC 587.657 “Certified seed garlic” defined. (NRS 587.077, 587.083) “Certified seed garlic” means garlic that meets all requirements for certified stock produced in accordance with the provisions of NAC 587.640 to 587.810, inclusive. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Agriculture by R043-…

NAC 587.660 “Certified stock” defined. (NRS 587.077, 587.083) “Certified stock” means garlic that: 1. Has been produced in a certified block; or 2. Is produced from a nursery increase block if the entire planting meets the requirements of a nursery increase block for at least 3 y…

NAC 587.680 “Foundation block” defined. (NRS 587.077, 587.083) “Foundation block” means a planting of garlic which is planted with seed stock from a source approved by the Department and maintained to produce foundation stock. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Agriculture, eff. 10-26-83;…

NAC 587.690 “Foundation stock” defined. (NRS 587.077, 587.083) “Foundation stock” means garlic produced in a foundation block. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Agriculture, eff. 10-26-83; A 1-27-89; A by Div. of Agriculture, 2-20-96; A by Dep’t of Agriculture by R043-00, 5-11-2000)

NAC 587.700 “Garlic” defined. (NRS 587.077, 587.083) “Garlic” means the plants, plantlets, bulbs, cloves or any part of Allium sativum or its cultivars. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Agriculture, eff. 10-26-83; A by Div. of Agriculture, 2-20-96; A by Dep’t of Agriculture by R043-00, …

NAC 587.706 “Nursery increase block” defined. (NRS 587.077, 587.083) “Nursery increase block” means a planting of a garlic that has been established using foundation stock or registered stock for the production of registered stock. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Agriculture by R043-00…

NAC 587.707 “Participant” defined. (NRS 587.077, 587.083) “Participant” means any person or legal entity whose application has been submitted to and accepted by the Department. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Agriculture by R043-00, eff. 5-11-2000)

NAC 587.708 “Program” defined. (NRS 587.077, 587.083) “Program” means the Seed Garlic Registration and Certification Program administered by the Department pursuant to NAC 587.640 to 587.810, inclusive. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Agriculture by R043-00, eff. 5-11-2000)

NAC 587.710 “Registered stock” defined. (NRS 587.077, 587.083) “Registered stock” means garlic produced in a nursery increase block. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Agriculture, eff. 10-26-83; A by Div. of Agriculture, 2-20-96; A by Dep’t of Agriculture by R043-00, 5-11-2000)

NAC 587.720 Applicability. (NRS 587.077, 587.083) NAC 587.640 to 587.810, inclusive, govern the standards for the registration of stock used for planting and certification of garlic. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Agriculture, eff. 10-26-83; A by Div. of Agriculture, 2-20-96; A by Dep…

NAC 587.721 Administration of Program. (NRS 587.077, 587.083) 1. Participation in the Program is voluntary, and a participant may withdraw from the Program at any time. 2. The Department or its authorized agent will conduct any approval, supervision, inspection, sampling determin…

NAC 587.725 Application. (NRS 587.077, 587.083) 1. A participant must submit to the Department an application for each separate planting of stock on a form obtained from the Department. 2. Each application must include all information requested for the planting site and the stock…

NAC 587.727 Field inspection; testing procedures. (NRS 587.077, 587.083) 1. The Department shall conduct: (a) At least one field inspection of garlic during the growing season for white rot fungus (Sclerotium cepivorum) for a certified block, foundation block or nursery increase …

NAC 587.730 Eligibility of planting stock. (NRS 587.077, 587.083) 1. The Department may approve stock or propagative material for registration or certification based on inspection and testing pursuant to NAC 587.727 or any other reliable method, including, without limitation, app…

NAC 587.740 Grounds for refusal or cancellation of registration of planted or harvested garlic. (NRS 587.077, 587.083) The Department will refuse to register or certify or will cancel the registration or certification of a planting, or any portion of a planting, of garlic or harv…

NAC 587.750 Requirements for plantings. (NRS 587.077, 587.083) 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, each planting site must be: (a) In a geographic area where contamination by white rot fungus (Sclerotium cepivorum) or stem and bulb nematode of the Allium speci…

NAC 587.780 Duties of participant. (NRS 587.077, 587.083) A participant shall: 1. Keep pests and weeds under control; 2. Use suitable precautions when cultivating, irrigating, or moving or using equipment to prevent the spread of soil-borne pests; 3. Ensure that any bin or other …

NAC 587.790 Handling, harvesting, transporting and storage of seed garlic. (NRS 587.077, 587.083) 1. Garlic from a planting must be handled in a manner that prevents mixing with or contamination by other lots of garlic during harvesting, transporting, cracking and storage. 2. Equ…

NAC 587.800 Transporting of seed stock out of State. (NRS 587.077, 587.083) A participant must notify the Department in writing at least 1 week before transporting garlic to another state for storage or processing to maintain eligibility for future registration or certification o…

NAC 587.810 Fees. (NRS 587.077, 587.083) 1. The Department will charge the following fees for the registration and certification of garlic: Foundation block............................................................................................. $55 per acre or part of an acr…

NAC 587.840 Maintenance and availability of list of pH test meters, publications and recipes approved by Department. (NRS 587.695, 587.699) The Department, pursuant to NRS 587.695, will maintain and make available on the Internet website of the Department: 1. A list of pH test me…

NAC 587.844 Labeling requirements. (NRS 587.696, 587.699) A label which is affixed to a food item pursuant to NRS 587.6945 must include the statement “Refrigerate after opening.” (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Agriculture by R088-15, eff. 12-21-2016)

NAC 587.846 Requirements for approval of recipe for acidified food; certain modifications authorized without approval; recipe deemed proprietary confidential information; disclosure by Department under certain circumstances. (NRS 587.695, 587.699) 1. To be approved by the Departm…

NAC 587.848 Fees. (NRS 587.696, 587.699) The Department may charge the following fees: 1. For registration with the Department as a producer of acidified foods, $50. 2. For the renewal of registration as a producer of acidified foods, $30. 3. For a course of training provided by …

NAC 587.850 Nevada Alfalfa Seed Council: Recommendation of person for appointment to Alfalfa Seed Advisory Board. (NRS 587.151) 1. The Nevada Alfalfa Seed Council may, by majority vote, recommend a person for appointment to the Alfalfa Seed Advisory Board. The person must have th…

NAC 587.9015 Adoption by reference of Program for Organic Certification. (NRS 587.830) The National Organic Program as set forth in 7 C.F.R. §§ 205.1 to 205.690, inclusive, as it existed on September 1, 2001, is hereby adopted by reference as the Program for Organic Certification…

NAC 587.903 Certification seal: Form. (NRS 587.830) The Department shall use the following logo as a certification seal. The logo must include the phrase “Nevada Department of Agriculture Certified Organic” and must be in substantially the following form: (Added to NAC by Bd. of …