Title 50

NRS 561.445 Use of money by Department if not administered by federal Secretary of Agriculture. 1. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the money and proceeds of the trust assets which are not authorized to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture of the United Sta…

NRS 561.455 Powers of Department. 1. The Department may: (a) Collect, compromise, adjust or cancel claims and obligations arising out of or administered under the provisions of NRS 561.425 to 561.465, inclusive, or under any mortgage, lease, contract or agreement entered into or …

NRS 561.465 United States and federal Secretary of Agriculture exempt from liability. The United States, and the Secretary of Agriculture thereof, must be held free from liability as a result of the transfer of the assets to the Department pursuant to NRS 561.425 to 561.465, incl…

NRS 561.485 Donated Commodities Account. 1. The Donated Commodities Account is hereby created in the State General Fund for the use of the Director in acquiring commodities donated by the Federal Government and its agencies and to purchase and distribute nutritious food in accord…

NRS 561.489 Donation of certain commodities to certain organizations created for religious, charitable or educational purposes. The Director may donate commodities that he or she determines have reached the end of their useful lives to any organization described in NRS 372.3261. …

NRS 561.495 Supplemental Food Program: Establishment; purpose; gifts, grants and donations; operations; purchases and distribution. 1. The Director shall establish a Supplemental Food Program to supplement the supply of food and the services provided by programs which provide foo…

NRS 561.505 Nutritious Food Purchase Account. 1. The Nutritious Food Purchase Account is hereby created in the State General Fund for the use of the Director in carrying out the Home Feeds Nevada Agriculture Food Purchase Program in accordance with NRS 561.515. 2. All money recei…

NRS 561.515 Home Feeds Nevada Agriculture Food Purchase Program: Establishment; purpose; gifts, grants or donations; purchases, transportation and distribution; reports. 1. The Director shall establish the Home Feeds Nevada Agriculture Food Purchase Program to supplement the supp…

NRS 562.005 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 562.010 and 562.030 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Supplied in revision)

NRS 562.010 “Board” defined. “Board” means the State Board of Agriculture. [Part 2:82:1919; A 1945, 81; 1953, 173]—(NRS A 2003, 2149)

NRS 562.030 “Sheep” defined. “Sheep” means animals of the ovine species. [Part 8:82:1919; 1919 RL p. 3181; NCL § 3878]—(NRS A 1961, 545)

NRS 562.040 Persons deemed owners; joint and several liability. In any action or proceeding, civil or criminal, arising under this chapter, all persons having an interest in sheep and controlling the same, concerning which such action or proceeding is had, shall be deemed the own…

NRS 562.050 Foreclosure of liens: Procedure; attorney’s fees and other costs; remedies cumulative. All liens provided for in this chapter must be foreclosed in the manner provided by chapters 104 to 104C, inclusive, of NRS, but the judgment therein must also allow reasonable atto…

NRS 562.055 Costs incurred by State Board of Agriculture to enforce provisions of chapter to be paid by person against whom provisions are enforced; cost of any sheep lost due to seizure to enforce provisions of chapter to be borne by owner of sheep. 1. Any costs incurred by the …

NRS 562.130 Employees and volunteers; employees of State Department of Agriculture to perform certain duties. The Board may: 1. Employ a secretary and such inspectors and other employees as it may find necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. 2. Prescribe the duties…

NRS 562.140 Employment of attorneys; compensation. 1. Whenever the Board deems it necessary, it may employ special attorneys to assist in the prosecution of violations or violators of any of the provisions of this chapter, and also may employ attorneys for such other purposes as …

NRS 562.160 Board to fix rate of annual tax; notice to State Department of Agriculture. Upon receipt of the reports from the State Department of Agriculture pursuant to NRS 575.180, the Board shall fix the rate to be levied each year as provided for in NRS 562.170 and shall send …

NRS 562.170 Maximum rate of tax; minimum amount of tax; deposit of tax in State Sheep Inspection Account. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the rate of tax fixed by the Board, as provided for in NRS 562.160, must not exceed the equivalent of 18 cents per head on al…

NRS 562.175 Penalty for failure to pay tax; waiver or reduction of interest or penalty; disclosure of waiver or reduction; taxes levied constitute lien until paid. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, any person who fails to pay any tax levied by the Board pursuant to…

NRS 562.190 Use of legislative appropriation to control losses of sheep from predatory animals. Any funds appropriated to the Board by the Legislature of the State of Nevada may, unless otherwise specifically provided by the Legislature, be used by the Board to aid the sheep indu…

NRS 562.200 State Sheep Inspection Account: Deposit and disbursement of contributions. All contributions of money which the Board is authorized to accept and which are made by any organization interested in the welfare of the sheep industry must be deposited by the Board with the…

NRS 562.210 State Sheep Inspection Account: Expenditures by Board for encouragement, promotion, advancement and protection of sheep interests. 1. The Board may encourage, promote, advance and protect the sheep interests of the State and may, directly or indirectly, by expenditure…

NRS 562.220 State Sheep Inspection Account: Payment of salaries, compensation and expenses; limitation on payment of administrative expenses. 1. The salaries, compensation and expenses provided for in this chapter must be paid out of the State Sheep Inspection Account. 2. Necessa…

NRS 562.230 State Sheep Inspection Account: Payment of vouchers or claims of inspectors; contents of vouchers or claims. The State Controller shall draw a warrant or check payable out of the State Sheep Inspection Account to any inspector who files proper vouchers or claims, duly…

NRS 562.240 Audit of accounts by Board. All accounts for salaries and expenses provided for in this chapter shall be periodically audited by the Board. [Part 3:82:1919; A 1945, 81; 1943 NCL § 3873] Powers and Duties

NRS 562.250 General powers of Board concerning sheep industry; powers of and adoption of regulations by State Quarantine Officer concerning diseases of sheep. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the Board has exclusive control of all matters pertaining to the sheep i…

NRS 562.260 Division of State into districts. The Board shall have the power to divide the State into such districts as may be necessary for the enforcement of this chapter, which districts shall be under the supervision of one of the members of the Board. [Part 3:82:1919; A 1945…

NRS 562.270 Rules and regulations. The Board may make and enforce rules and regulations deemed necessary by it for the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter. [Part 3:82:1919; A 1945, 81; 1943 NCL § 3873]—(NRS A 2003, 2150)

NRS 562.300 Publication of orders, rules and regulations. All orders, rules or regulations made by the Board must be published at least twice in some newspaper having a general circulation in the State, which publication shall constitute legal notice of the order, rule or regulat…

NRS 562.310 Power to subpoena and examine witnesses and administer oaths. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter each member of the Board, and the Secretary of the Board, is authorized to subpoena and examine witnesses and to administer oaths for the purpo…

NRS 562.460 Brand inspection of sheep and issuance of brand inspection clearance certificate; fee. 1. Each inspector shall: (a) At the request of the owner of sheep, perform a brand inspection of the sheep for brands or marks; and (b) Upon the completion of such an inspection, is…

NRS 562.470 Board and inspectors to keep record of inspection; contents. 1. The Board and each inspector must keep a record to be known as the inspection record, in which they must enter their official acts. 2. Such records shall show: (a) The name of the owner of every flock of …

NRS 562.480 Inspectors’ reports to Board. Inspectors shall report to the Board in writing as often and at such times as may be requested by the Board. [7:82:1919; 1919 RL p. 3181; NCL § 3877]

NRS 562.490 Inspectors’ right of entry for inspection and examination. Inspectors shall have the right at all times to enter any premises, farms, fields, pens, slaughterhouses, buildings, cars, trucks or railroad cars where any sheep are quartered, for the purpose of examining th…

NRS 562.520 Employees of federal Secretary of Agriculture may come within State for purposes connected with exporting diseased sheep and for suppression and extirpation of sheep disease. The Board is authorized to give its consent that the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secreta…

NRS 562.530 Federal and state inspectors may call upon peace officers for assistance; penalty for refusal to comply with orders of officer or inspector. 1. All federal authorities authorized as provided in NRS 562.520, and the various inspectors of this State, shall, subject to t…

NRS 562.540 Importation of infected sheep into state unlawful; penalty. 1. It shall be unlawful for any person, company or corporation, or any agent, servant or employee thereof, to bring into this state any sheep infected with scabies or any infectious or contagious disease, or …

NRS 562.550 Unlawful to refuse to give information to inspector or to give false information; penalty. Any herder or other person in charge of sheep who shall willfully refuse to give an inspector information as to the condition of sheep in the herder or other person’s charge, or…

NRS 562.555 Unlawful to unload sheep in transit through State by railroad except for unloading to feed or water; liens; penalty. 1. Any sheep in transit through this state upon any railroad train shall not be unloaded from such train for any purpose except for feeding or water, a…

NRS 562.560 Penalty for other violations. Any person, company, corporation or association, or any agent, servant or employee of such, who shall violate or disregard any quarantine provision of this chapter, or any sanitary or quarantine rule, regulation or order of the Board or i…

NRS 563.010 Creation. The Nevada Junior Livestock Show Board is hereby created within the State Department of Agriculture. [1:239:1945; 1943 NCL § 4040]—(NRS A 1999, 3670)

NRS 563.020 Members: Number; appointment. The Nevada Junior Livestock Show Board consists of eight members appointed by the Governor. [Part 2:239:1945; 1943 NCL § 4041]—(NRS A 1975, 170; 2013, 347)

NRS 563.030 Qualifications of members. 1. One member of the Board must be a member of the teaching staff of the College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources of the University of Nevada, Reno. 2. One member of the Board must be a member of the staff of the Universit…

NRS 563.040 Terms of members. Members of the Board shall hold office for terms of 4 years and until their successors are appointed and qualified. [Part 2:239:1945; 1943 NCL § 4041]

NRS 563.050 Termination of office. When any member of the Board ceases to be a member of the particular department from which the member was appointed his or her office terminates automatically. [Part 2:239:1945; 1943 NCL § 4041]—(NRS A 1981, 68)

NRS 563.055 Members serve without compensation, per diem or travel expenses. The members of the Board serve without compensation and are not entitled to the per diem and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees generally. (Added to NRS by 2011, 2572)