Title 47

NRS 528.017 “Dry season” defined. “Dry season” means that period of the year from the time fires will spread in the spring until there is no longer danger of spreading in the fall. (Added to NRS by 1971, 755)

NRS 528.0173 “Ground-based equipment” defined. “Ground-based equipment” means mobile equipment, including, without limitation, tractors, dozers, skidders, excavators, loaders, mechanized harvesters and forwarders, that are used for harvesting, site preparation or slash hazard red…

NRS 528.0175 “Logging operation” defined. “Logging operation” means the commercial harvesting of trees by a timber owner or the agent of a timber owner by felling, skidding, forwarding or yarding, onsite processing and loading of trees or logs onto trucks. (Added to NRS by 2017, …

NRS 528.018 “Lop” defined. “Lop” means severing all limbs from the exposed sides of the unutilized portions of trees felled in harvesting operations so that portions of the severed limbs are in contact with the ground. (Added to NRS by 1971, 755)

NRS 528.0185 “Minimally stocked” defined. “Minimally stocked” means having sound, thrifty trees distributed over the growing area, excluding rocky areas, meadows and bodies of water, in which: 1. There are 250 trees per acre, at least 6 inches in height, but less than 4 inches d.…

NRS 528.021 “Operating area” defined. “Operating area” means any of the following: 1. A strip of land 100 feet on each side of the centerline of any private logging-truck road. 2. Any area occupied by or within one-quarter mile of any active logging camp or active sawmill, or upo…

NRS 528.024 “Slash” defined. “Slash” means branches, limbs or stems of any species left in the harvest area as a result of current forest management activities. (Added to NRS by 1971, 755; A 1973, 1154; 2019, 734)

NRS 528.0255 “Stream” defined. “Stream” means a perennial or intermittent natural watercourse that supports riparian vegetation. (Added to NRS by 1973, 1153; A 2019, 734)

NRS 528.026 “Thrifty trees” defined. “Thrifty trees” means trees with healthy foliage, a live crown ratio of at least 40 percent and a generally healthy appearance. (Added to NRS by 1971, 755; A 2019, 734)

NRS 528.0263 “Timber owner” defined. “Timber owner” means a person or entity who owns a tree-dominated landscape which is naturally capable of supporting minimally stocked stands of native trees in perpetuity, and is not otherwise devoted to nonforestry commercial or urban uses. …

NRS 528.030 Statement of purposes. 1. NRS 528.010 to 528.090, inclusive, are adopted: (a) To establish minimum standards of forest practice and to require compliance therewith by every timber owner or operator. (b) To promote the sustained productivity of the forests of the Sierr…

NRS 528.040 Administration by State Forester Firewarden. The State Forester Firewarden shall administer the provisions of NRS 528.010 to 528.090, inclusive, and may exercise all powers necessary to accomplish their purposes and intent. [4:355:1955]—(NRS A 1971, 1449; 1977, 1169)

NRS 528.042 Logging permit: Requirement; application. 1. Prior to any logging operation, any timber owner or the agent of the timber owner shall secure a logging permit from the State Forester Firewarden. 2. Application for such permit shall be made to the nearest office of the D…

NRS 528.043 Logging permit: Logging plan; performance bond. An application for a logging permit shall be accompanied by: 1. A logging plan including, without limitation, the following information: (a) An accurate topographical map showing exterior boundaries of the areas to be lo…

NRS 528.044 Logging permit: Issuance; denial; hearing after denial; return of performance bond. 1. Within 45 days after the receipt of an application for a logging permit, the State Forester Firewarden shall either: (a) Issue an original logging permit subject to such conditions …

NRS 528.045 Logging permit: Duration; renewal. Any original logging permit shall be for the period of January 1 through December 31 of the year of issuance, or for any remaining portion of such period. Such permit may be renewed upon request of the applicant, and any acceptable a…

NRS 528.047 Logging permit: Suspension and revocation. Any logging permit may be suspended or revoked for any of the following reasons: 1. Failure to comply with: (a) The forest practice rules or regulations; (b) The conditions of the permit; (c) The original logging plan; or (d)…

NRS 528.048 Variance required for operating ground-based equipment on certain slopes. 1. No person may operate ground-based equipment on a slope that is greater than 30 percent without first obtaining a variance from the State Forester Firewarden. 2. The State Forester Firewarden…

NRS 528.050 Stocking requirements after completion of logging operations. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, every timber owner or operator conducting logging operations within this state shall cause the harvest area to be minimally stocked not later than 5 years af…

NRS 528.053 Certain activities during logging operation prohibited near bodies of water; exceptions. 1. No felling of trees, skidding, rigging or construction of roads or landings, or the operation of vehicles, may take place during a logging operation within 50 feet, measured on…

NRS 528.055 Control of erosion: Location and construction of skid trails, landings, roads and firebreaks. 1. Skid trails, landings, logging roads and firebreaks shall be so located, constructed, used and left after timber harvesting that erosion caused by water flow therefrom and…

NRS 528.0551 Control of erosion: Water breaks and culverts required. 1. Except as provided in NRS 528.0552, 528.0553 and 528.0554, water breaks or culverts, or both, shall be constructed for all logging roads, skid trails and firebreaks no later than November 15 of each year. Wat…

NRS 528.0552 Control of erosion: Outsloped drainage in lieu of water breaks or culverts. 1. Outsloped drainage structures may be constructed in lieu of water breaks or culverts. Such structures may be outsloped dips or the entire traveled surface may be outsloped with sections of…

NRS 528.0553 Control of erosion: Hand maintenance required in absence of other structures. If weather or soil conditions, or both, prevent installation of water breaks, culverts or outsloped drainage structures, or any combination thereof, prior to November 15 of each year as req…

NRS 528.0554 Control of erosion: Use of slash to retard water flow. Wherever terrain or any other factor precludes proper diversion of water flow from skid trails as required by NRS 528.0551 and 528.0552, slash shall be scattered on such skid trails in sufficient quantity to reta…

NRS 528.057 Seeding of trails, roads and landings required on completion of logging operation. 1. Every timber owner or operator, upon completion of his or her logging operation, shall sow suitable grass seed on skid trails, skid roads, unmaintained roads and landings to help mai…

NRS 528.060 Rules and regulations of State Forester Firewarden. For the purpose of protecting from damage those trees required to be left for reserve and to leave cut-over timberland in a productive condition and to regulate timberland conversion, the State Forester Firewarden: 1…

NRS 528.070 Required practices to prevent and suppress fire. The fire prevention and suppression practices of every timber owner or operator conducting logging operations in this State must include, without limitation, lopping and scattering limbs from unutilized portions of tree…

NRS 528.080 Additional practices required during fire season; contents and observation of fire plan; rules and regulations. 1. Every timber owner or operator operating during the fire season shall have a fire protection organization and program for the prevention and suppression …

NRS 528.082 Timberland conversion certificate: Required for conversion of timber lands to other use; application. 1. Any timber owner whose timberland is to be devoted to any use other than the growing of timber shall file an application for a timberland conversion certificate wi…

NRS 528.083 Timberland conversion certificate: Conversion plan; affidavit; performance bond. An application for a timberland conversion certificate shall be accompanied by the following: 1. A conversion plan on a form prescribed by the State Forester Firewarden, which shall set f…

NRS 528.084 Timberland conversion certificate: Issuance; denial; hearing after denial; return of performance bond. 1. If the information and proof submitted is satisfactory to the State Forester Firewarden and is verified by records and field examination, the State Forester Firew…

NRS 528.085 Timberland conversion certificate: Contents; not transferable; renewal. 1. A timberland conversion certificate shall include: (a) The name and address of the holder. (b) The legal description of the land to which it is applicable. (c) The period of time for which it i…

NRS 528.086 Timberland conversion certificate: Copy to be furnished to timber operator before commencing logging operation. Prior to any logging operation on any land covered by a timberland conversion certificate, the holder shall furnish a copy of such certificate to any timber…

NRS 528.088 Timberland conversion certificate: Suspension and revocation. Any timberland conversion certificate may be suspended or revoked for: 1. Failure to comply with the conditions of the certificate. 2. Any reason for which a certificate may be denied. (Added to NRS by 1971…

NRS 528.090 Penalty. Any person who violates any of the provisions of NRS 528.010 to 528.090, inclusive, or any of the rules or regulations made under the authority of NRS 528.010 to 528.090, inclusive, is guilty of a misdemeanor. [9:355:1955]—(NRS A 1971, 1463; 1973, 1154; 1979,…

NRS 528.091 Definitions. As used in NRS 528.091 to 528.120, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the terms defined in NRS 528.092 to 528.098, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 1975, 528; A 1985, 695; 2021, 622)

NRS 528.092 “Conservation plant materials” defined. “Conservation plant materials” means those trees, shrubs and plants and the parts of such trees, shrubs and plants used for: 1. Well-established conservation purposes such as xeriscaping, windbreaks, wood lots, soil erosion cont…

NRS 528.093 “Desert forestry” defined. “Desert forestry” means the science of developing, caring for or cultivating conservation plant materials in an arid environment by modifying their response to adverse growing conditions while minimizing the consumptive use of water. (Added …

NRS 528.094 “Native landscape” defined. “Native landscape” means any forest, plain, meadow, desert, riparian area, wetland or natural area located in Nevada. (Added to NRS by 2021, 622)

NRS 528.095 “Production” defined. “Production” means the propagation, maintenance, protection and distribution of sufficient quantities of conservation plant materials to meet the purposes of NRS 528.091 to 528.120, inclusive. (Added to NRS by 1975, 528; A 1981, 223; 1985, 695)

NRS 528.096 “Public property” defined. “Public property” means all forms of property in which a government or governmental subdivision or agency has an ownership interest. (Added to NRS by 1975, 528)

NRS 528.097 “Revegetation” defined. “Revegetation” means planting and cultivation of conservation plant materials which are indigenous or adaptable to the native landscapes and urban areas of Nevada. (Added to NRS by 1975, 528; A 2021, 622)

NRS 528.098 “Urban forestry” defined. “Urban forestry” means the science of developing, caring for or cultivating conservation plant materials in an urban environment to enhance air and water quality, provide shade protection, stabilize soils, promote water conservation, reduce n…

NRS 528.100 Cooperative agreements for establishment of nurseries; Fund for Forest Nurseries. 1. In order to aid agriculture, conserve water resources, renew the timber supply, promote erosion control, beautify urban areas, support urban forestry, educate the public, improve natu…