Title 49

NRS 555.550 Submission of plans by landowners after promulgation of regulations; performance of necessary work by rodent control officer on failure by landowner; charges as lien. 1. Within 60 days after regulations have been promulgated for any rodent control district, each lando…

NRS 555.560 Assessments; liens; loans. 1. Upon the preparation and approval of a budget in the manner required by the Local Government Budget and Finance Act, the board of county commissioners shall, by resolution, levy an assessment upon all real property in the rodent control d…

NRS 555.570 Civil penalty. 1. Any person violating any of the provisions of NRS 555.500 to 555.560, inclusive, or failing, refusing or neglecting to perform or observe any conditions or regulation prescribed by the State Board of Agriculture, in accordance with the provisions of …

NRS 556.010 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Department” means the State Department of Agriculture. 2. “Grower” means any landowner personally engaged in growing garlic or onions, or a landowner and the landowner’s tenant jointly, a…

NRS 556.040 Preparation and presentation of certain programs for research by grower or employee of Department; recommendations for projects. Any grower or employee of the Department may prepare and present to the State Board of Agriculture a program for research in the production…

NRS 556.050 Deposit of gifts or grants of money into Garlic and Onion Research and Promotion Account. All gifts or grants of money received pursuant to this chapter must be deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to the Garlic and Onion Research and Promotion Account. (Adde…

NRS 556.060 Powers of State Board of Agriculture; money to carry out chapter; regulations. 1. The State Board of Agriculture may: (a) Administer, enforce and control the collection of assessments levied for the Garlic and Onion Research and Promotion Account. (b) Authorize paymen…

NRS 556.070 Assessments: Imposition and collection; deposit of proceeds. The Department may, on or before August 1 of each year, fix an annual special assessment not to exceed $10 per acre to be levied upon all garlic and onions grown and harvested in this State for commercial us…

NRS 556.080 Assessments: Payment. If any assessments are levied pursuant to the provisions of NRS 556.070, the assessments must be: 1. Paid to the Department by the grower of garlic or onions; and 2. Paid by December 1 of each year for the garlic or onions harvested within the 12…

NRS 556.090 Assessments: Civil penalty. If an assessment is levied pursuant to NRS 556.070, any grower who fails to pay the assessment by December 1 of each year as required by NRS 556.080 forfeits to the Department a penalty of 5 percent of the amount of the assessment due and 1…

NRS 556.100 Assessments: Nature of debt; civil action for recovery. Any assessment levied constitutes a personal debt of the person so assessed. If a person fails to pay an assessment, including all penalties, the Department may, at any time within 3 years after the date of delin…

NRS 557.100 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 557.110 to 557.180, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2017, 1343; A 2019, 2583, 2949)

NRS 557.110 “Agricultural hemp seed” defined. “Agricultural hemp seed” means the seed of any plant of the genus Cannabis that: 1. Is sold to or intended to be sold to a grower for planting; or 2. Remains in an unprocessed or partially processed condition that is capable of germin…

NRS 557.120 “Crop” defined. “Crop” means all hemp grown by a grower. (Added to NRS by 2017, 1343; A 2019, 2352, 2583)

NRS 557.130 “Department” defined. “Department” means the State Department of Agriculture. (Added to NRS by 2017, 1344)

NRS 557.140 “Grower” defined. “Grower” means a person who is registered by the Department and produces hemp. (Added to NRS by 2017, 1344; A 2019, 2352, 2583)

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; …