Title 50

NRS 565.170 Penalties. Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter: 1. Is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished as provided by law. 2. In addition to any criminal penalty, shall pay to the Department an administrative fine of not mo…

NRS 566.015 “Department” defined. As used in this chapter, “Department” means the State Department of Agriculture. (Added to NRS by 1959, 406; A 1993, 1743; 1999, 3681)

NRS 566.025 Conditions authorizing possession of carcass of bovine animal. 1. It is unlawful for any person to have in his or her possession all or part of the carcass of any bovine animal unless: (a) The animal was slaughtered at a slaughtering establishment under a United State…

NRS 566.045 Penalties. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a gross misdemeanor and, in addition to any criminal penalty, shall pay to the Department an administrative fine of not more than $1,000 per violation. If an administrative fine is i…

NRS 567.010 Definitions. As used in NRS 567.010 to 567.090, inclusive: 1. “Committee” means the State Predatory Animal and Rodent Committee. 2. “Property-destroying bird” means starlings, blackbirds, ravens, crows and other birds that damage property, threaten human health or cau…

NRS 567.020 Creation. To control predatory animals, property-destroying birds and rodents within the State of Nevada, with money as may be made available to it by contributions from private or public agencies, or otherwise, the State Predatory Animal and Rodent Committee is hereb…

NRS 567.030 Members. The Committee consists of the following seven members: 1. Two members designated by the State Board of Agriculture from among its members, one of which must be the appointee for range or semirange sheep production. 2. One member designated by the Board of Wil…

NRS 567.040 Chair; Vice Chair; designation of certain members by Chair; Secretary. 1. At the first meeting of each year, the Committee shall select its own Chair and Vice Chair from among its members. A member may not serve as the Chair or Vice Chair for more than two consecutive…

NRS 567.050 Compensation and expenses of members and Secretary. 1. The members and the Secretary of the Committee shall serve without salary or compensation as such. 2. The travel and subsistence expenses of each member and the Secretary incident to attendance at meetings or conf…

NRS 567.060 Location of office of Committee; payment of miscellaneous administrative expenses from State Sheep Inspection Account. 1. The office of the Committee must be located in the office of the State Board of Agriculture. 2. Such miscellaneous administrative expenses as are …

NRS 567.070 Meetings: Call by Secretary. The Committee’s Secretary shall call the first meeting of the Committee each year following the designation of the members described in subsections 1 to 4, inclusive, of NRS 567.030. [Part 3:256:1949; 1943 NCL § 3149.03]—(NRS A 2015, 960)

NRS 567.080 Agreements with United States Department of Agriculture for control of predatory animals, property-destroying birds and rodents. The Committee may enter into agreements from time to time with the United States Department of Agriculture covering cooperative control of …

NRS 567.090 State Predatory Animal and Rodent Account: Deposit of contributions; claims against Account. 1. All contributions of money which the Committee is authorized to accept must be deposited into a special account to be known as the State Predatory Animal and Rodent Account…

NRS 567.100 Definitions. As used in NRS 567.100 to 567.170, inclusive: 1. “Board” means the State Board of Agriculture. 2. “Committee” means the Committee to Control Predatory Animals of the State Board of Agriculture. [Part 1:259:1949; A 1951, 67] + [6:259:1949; 1943 NCL § 3902.…

NRS 567.110 Levy of annual special tax; maximum rate; designation as tax for control of predatory animals; notice to State Department of Agriculture. 1. Upon receipt of the reports from the State Department of Agriculture pursuant to NRS 575.180, the Board, acting as the Committe…

NRS 567.120 Woolgrowers’ State Account for Control of Predatory Animals: Deposit of tax. As collected, the money derived from the special levy authorized by NRS 567.110 must be deposited by the proper county officer in the state or county treasury in which the Woolgrowers’ State …

NRS 567.125 Woolgrowers’ State Account for Control of Predatory Animals: Agreement with board of county commissioners for administration; annual statement by county treasurer; reimbursement for administration; termination of agreement. 1. The Board may enter into a cooperative ag…

NRS 567.130 Cooperative agreements with United States Department of Agriculture for control of predatory animals; contributions by Board from Woolgrowers’ State Account for Control of Predatory Animals. 1. The Board, acting as the Committee, may: (a) Enter into cooperative agreem…

NRS 567.140 Reports by United States Department of Agriculture regarding disposition of money and results of expenditures. In the case of any money made available to the United States Department of Agriculture pursuant to the provisions of NRS 567.100 to 567.170, inclusive, the U…

NRS 567.150 Deposit of money from sale of furs and other contributions; limitation on expenditure. Any money from the sale of furs received by the Board from the United States Department of Agriculture or any other contributions which are received by the Board for aiding in contr…

NRS 567.160 Assistance to Board by advisers selected by woolgrowers’ organizations. To further the purposes of NRS 567.100 to 567.170, inclusive, the Board is empowered and directed, in deciding upon the amount of the rate to be levied each year and the terms of cooperative agree…

NRS 567.170 Payment of administrative expenses from State Sheep Inspection Account; limitation on payment of administrative expenses. Necessary administrative expenses incurred by the Board in carrying out the provisions of NRS 567.100 to 567.170, inclusive, are a proper charge a…

NRS 568.010 “Taylor Grazing Act” defined. As used in NRS 568.010 to 568.210, inclusive, “Taylor Grazing Act” means the Act of Congress entitled “An act to stop injury to the public grazing lands by preventing overgrazing and soil deterioration, to provide for their orderly use, i…

NRS 568.020 Provisions of Taylor Grazing Act; money derived from grazing fees and leases. 1. The Taylor Grazing Act provides for the cooperation of the Secretary of the Interior of the United States with state and other officials and associations, and for the payment to the State…

NRS 568.030 Disposition of money received from Federal Government under Taylor Grazing Act. All moneys derived from grazing fees and grazing leases received by the State under the provisions of the Taylor Grazing Act shall be deposited in the State Treasury in a special fund desi…

NRS 568.040 State grazing boards: Creation. To direct and guide the disposition of the range improvement fund of each grazing district concerned, in the manner most beneficial to the stock raising payers of the grazing fees from which the funds are derived and to the counties con…

NRS 568.050 State grazing boards: Names. Each state board shall be known as the Nevada Grazing Board of District No. ...... [Part 3:67:1939; 1931 NCL § 5581.16]

NRS 568.060 State grazing boards: Members; qualifications; election; terms; vacancy. 1. Each state grazing board must consist of not less than five nor more than 12 persons who graze livestock upon the public lands within the grazing district for which such state grazing board is…

NRS 568.070 State grazing boards: Selection of chair, attorney and secretary; remuneration as administrative expense. Each state grazing board may select its own chair, attorney and secretary and may determine the secretary’s and attorney’s remuneration, and such remuneration sha…

NRS 568.080 State grazing boards: Members serve without salary. The members of the state grazing boards shall serve without salary while performing their duties as prescribed in NRS 568.010 to 568.210, inclusive. [Part 3:67:1939; 1931 NCL § 5581.16]—(NRS A 1975, 546; 1985, 439)

NRS 568.090 State grazing boards: Meetings; quorum; compliance with Open Meeting Law. 1. Meetings of a state grazing board may be called at any time by the chair or a majority of the members of the board. 2. Each board may adopt its own rules and regulations for the calling and h…

NRS 568.100 Procedure for expenditure of money from range improvement fund. All moneys in the range improvement fund of a grazing district shall be paid out on claims signed by the chair and secretary of the state grazing board of the district. Claims shall be approved by the boa…

NRS 568.120 Authorized uses of range improvement fund. Each state grazing board may pay moneys out of the range improvement fund of its grazing district: 1. For the construction and maintenance of range improvements or any other purpose beneficial to the stock raising and ranchin…

NRS 568.130 Conditions authorizing refunds from range improvement fund. 1. During periods of range depletion due to severe drought and similar causes, or in case of a general epidemic of disease affecting stock raising and ranching enterprises of the district concerned, or whenev…

NRS 568.140 Cooperative agreements for projects involving construction and maintenance of range improvements and other projects. 1. Any project involving construction and maintenance of range improvements as provided for in NRS 568.010 to 568.210, inclusive, on public lands withi…

NRS 568.150 Cooperative agreements between board of county commissioners and state grazing boards; contents and conditions. 1. The boards of county commissioners and the state grazing boards may enter into cooperative agreements under the provisions of NRS 568.010 to 568.210, inc…

NRS 568.160 Deposit of money resulting from cooperative agreement in range improvement fund; procedure. 1. Any moneys coming into or remaining in the possession of any federal, state or local governmental agency as a result of cooperation between any such agency and any of the st…

NRS 568.170 Central Committee of Nevada State Grazing Boards: Establishment; membership. 1. To provide a means whereby they may act together in matters of common interest and of general rather than local concern in carrying out the provisions of NRS 568.010 to 568.210, inclusive,…

NRS 568.180 Central Committee of Nevada State Grazing Boards: Compensation and expenses of members. 1. Members of the Central Committee shall serve without remuneration for their time and services. 2. Each state grazing board which has a representative on the Central Committee sh…

NRS 568.190 Central Committee of Nevada State Grazing Boards: Selection of officers, secretary, attorney and subcommittees; meetings. Within the limitations contained in NRS 568.200, the Central Committee may: 1. Select its own officers, secretary, attorney and such subcommittees…

NRS 568.200 Central Committee of Nevada State Grazing Boards: Powers; duties; limitations. 1. State grazing boards are authorized and empowered to make such use of the Central Committee as may be proper within the provisions of NRS 568.010 to 568.210, inclusive. 2. The Central Co…

NRS 568.210 Provisions of NRS 568.010 to 568.210, inclusive, continue to apply to area detached from state grazing district. If any part of any state grazing district, as once established and existing under the provisions of the Taylor Grazing Act by order of the federal official…

NRS 568.225 Grazing preference rights appurtenant to property; unlawful interference with grazing; penalty. 1. Except as otherwise provided in the Taylor Grazing Act: (a) A grazing preference right shall be deemed appurtenant to base property; and (b) If base property or any port…

NRS 568.230 Grazing interfering with customary use of land unlawful; exceptions. 1. It is unlawful to graze livestock on any part of the unreserved and unappropriated public lands of the United States in the State of Nevada, when grazing will or does prevent, restrict or interfer…

NRS 568.240 Customary or established use: Definition; change. 1. Customary or established use as graziers, otherwise than under operation of law, as used in NRS 568.230 to 568.290, inclusive, shall be deemed to include the continuous, open, notorious, peaceable and public use of …

NRS 568.250 Continued use by established user not prohibited. NRS 568.230 to 568.290, inclusive, does not prohibit any such established user from continuing his or her grazing use, as established by operation of law or in accordance with such customs. [2:226:1931; 1931 NCL § 5581…