Title 49

NRS 557.150 “Handler” defined. “Handler” means a person who is registered by the Department pursuant to this chapter and handles hemp for processing into commodities, products or agricultural hemp seed. (Added to NRS by 2017, 1344; A 2019, 2352, 2583)

NRS 557.160 “Hemp” defined. 1. “Hemp” means any plant of the genus Cannabis sativa L. and any part of such a plant, including, without limitation, the seeds thereof and all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts and salts of isomers, whether growing or not, wi…

NRS 557.170 “Producer” defined. “Producer” means a person who is registered by the Department pursuant to this chapter and produces agricultural hemp seed. (Added to NRS by 2017, 1344; A 2019, 2583)

NRS 557.180 “THC” defined. “THC” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 453.139. (Added to NRS by 2017, 1344; A 2019, 3883)

NRS 557.190 Applicability. The provisions of this chapter do not apply to: 1. A person who purchases, for the purpose of resale, hemp or a commodity or product made using hemp which was not grown or processed by the person; 2. A person who transports hemp or a commodity or produc…

NRS 557.200 Registration as grower, handler or producer; submission of application; establishment of provisions for transfer of registration and fees by regulation; fingerprints or background check. 1. A person shall not grow or handle hemp or produce agricultural hemp seed unles…

NRS 557.205 Registration of site used for growing, handling or producing hemp. Each site used for growing, handling or producing hemp in this State must be certified by and registered with the Department before growing, handling or producing hemp. (Added to NRS by 2019, 2583)

NRS 557.210 Payment of child support: Statement by applicant for registration or renewal of registration; grounds for denial. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and r…

NRS 557.220 Suspension of registration for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of registration. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withho…

NRS 557.225 Petition to review criminal history to obtain license; requirements; fee; report. 1. The Department shall develop and implement a process by which a person with a criminal history may petition the Department to review the criminal history of the person to determine if…

NRS 557.230 Renewal of registration: Additional requirements. 1. In addition to any other requirements set forth in this chapter, an applicant for the renewal of a registration as a grower, handler or producer must indicate in the application submitted to the Department whether t…

NRS 557.240 Retention of records by grower or handler; inspection of records; inspection and analysis of growing crop; plan for disposal or remediation of crop; additional inspection, sampling and testing of crop; land and crop management practices. 1. A grower or handler shall k…

NRS 557.250 Grower to provide legal description of property on which crop is to be located; authorized methods for production of hemp; retention of hemp seed for certain purposes. 1. Each grower shall provide the Department with a legal description of and additional information t…

NRS 557.255 Prohibition against synthetic cannabinoid. 1. A grower or producer shall not produce, distribute, sell in or offer to sell in this State any synthetic cannabinoid. 2. As used in this section, “synthetic cannabinoid” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 678A.239. (Add…

NRS 557.260 Regulations; compliance by producer with certain requirements; requirements for agricultural hemp seed. 1. The Department may adopt regulations necessary to: (a) Establish quality standards and requirements for the packaging and labeling of agricultural hemp seed; (b)…

NRS 557.270 Requirements for submission of hemp for testing; adoption of regulations relating to testing; results of testing; failing testing; retesting. 1. A grower, handler or producer may submit hemp or a commodity or product made using hemp, other than a commodity or product …

NRS 557.280 Authorized actions by Department for certain violations of law, regulations or orders. 1. The Department may refuse to issue or renew, suspend or revoke the registration of a grower, handler or producer for: (a) Materially falsifying any information in an application …

NRS 557.290 Penalties for failure to register. If a person grows or handles hemp or produces agricultural hemp seed without being registered with the Department pursuant to NRS 557.200, the Department shall: 1. Impose an administrative fine pursuant to NRS 557.280 on the person; …