Title 50

NRS 561.055 Qualifications of members. 1. The membership of the Board consists of: (a) Two members who are actively engaged in range or semirange cattle production. (b) One member who is actively engaged in dairy production. (c) One member who is actively engaged in range or semi…

NRS 561.075 Compensation of members and employees. 1. While engaged in the business of the Department, each member of the Board is entitled to receive a salary of not more than $80 per day, as fixed by the Board. 2. While engaged in the business of the Department, each member and…

NRS 561.085 Chair; Secretary. 1. The Board shall elect one of its members as Chair of the Board. 2. The Director shall act as the nonvoting recording Secretary of the Board and shall keep the minutes and audio recordings or transcripts of the proceedings of the Board. (Added to N…

NRS 561.095 Meetings; quorum; minutes and audio recordings or transcripts are public records. 1. The members of the Board may meet at such times and at such places as may be specified by the call of the Chair or a majority of the Board, and a meeting of the Board may be held regu…

NRS 561.105 Duties; rules and regulations. 1. The Board: (a) Must be informed on and interested in the entire field of legislation and administration charged to the Department. (b) Shall report to the Governor and Legislature on all matters which it deems relevant to the Departme…

NRS 561.115 Appointment; unclassified service. The Director: 1. Must be appointed by the Board with the approval of the Governor. 2. Is in the unclassified service of the State. (Added to NRS by 1961, 497; A 1971, 2082; 1977, 311; 1993, 1723; 1999, 3656)

NRS 561.125 Qualifications. The Director must be a graduate of an accredited college or university and have at least 5 years’ experience in official agricultural or livestock regulatory work, public administration, accounting or business administration. (Added to NRS by 1961, 497…

NRS 561.135 Salary. The salary of the Director may be apportioned and paid from any money available to the Department unless otherwise provided by specific statute. (Added to NRS by 1961, 497; A 1971, 2082; 1985, 438; 1993, 1723; 1999, 3657)

NRS 561.145 General powers and duties. 1. The Director shall direct and supervise all administrative and technical activities of the Department, and all programs administered by the Department as provided by law. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 284.143, the Director shall dev…

NRS 561.146 Issuance and enforcement of subpoenas. 1. Whenever the Director is authorized or required by law to conduct a hearing, the Director may issue subpoenas requiring the attendance of witnesses before him or her, together with all books, memoranda, papers and other docume…

NRS 561.147 Prohibition or restriction of movement of infested article; treatment to devitalize or sterilize infested article. If any feed, grain, hay, machinery or other article is found to be infested with, or the possible carrier of, the propagating parts of any noxious weed, …

NRS 561.148 Participation in investigation and prosecution of theft or destruction of livestock; inspections. The Director may participate in the investigation and prosecution of any suspected theft, mutilation or malicious destruction of livestock, and may temporarily stop the m…

NRS 561.149 Depositions. In all cases where the Director is required or authorized by law to proceed upon a verified complaint, the Director, or the Director’s deputy so authorized by the Director, may take depositions, within or without the State, as the circumstances of the cas…

NRS 561.153 Prescription of fees to cover costs of providing certain services, products or publications; procedures for billing or collecting fees. The Director may by regulation: 1. Prescribe, in addition to any other fees prescribed by the Director pursuant to titles 49, 50 and…

NRS 561.155 Ex officio State Sealer of Measurement Standards. The Director is hereby designated and appointed ex officio State Sealer of Measurement Standards, and shall carry out all the duties of the State Sealer of Measurement Standards as provided by law. (Added to NRS by 196…

NRS 561.165 Ex officio State Quarantine Officer. The Director is hereby designated and appointed ex officio State Quarantine Officer, and shall carry out all the duties of the State Quarantine Officer as provided by law. (Added to NRS by 1961, 498; A 1993, 1725; 1999, 3659)

NRS 561.185 Designation, powers and duties of deputy. The Director may designate an employee of the Department to act as the Director’s deputy. In case of the absence of the Director, or the Director’s inability from any cause to discharge the powers and duties of his or her offi…

NRS 561.205 Appointment of State Veterinarian; unclassified service; qualifications; duties. 1. The Director shall appoint a State Veterinarian. The State Veterinarian is in the unclassified service of the State and serves at the pleasure of the Director. 2. The State Veterinaria…

NRS 561.207 Appointment of Administrator of Division of Administrative Services; unclassified service; duties. 1. The Director shall appoint an Administrator of the Division of Administrative Services. The Administrator is in the unclassified service of the State and serves at th…

NRS 561.209 Appointment of Administrator of Division of Animal Industry; unclassified service; duties. 1. The Director shall appoint an Administrator of the Division of Animal Industry. The Administrator is in the unclassified service of the State and serves at the pleasure of th…

NRS 561.214 Appointment of Administrator of Division of Food and Nutrition; unclassified service; duties. 1. The Director shall appoint an Administrator of the Division of Food and Nutrition. The Administrator is in the unclassified service of the State and serves at the pleasure…

NRS 561.216 Appointment of Administrator of Division of Measurement Standards; unclassified service; duties. 1. The Director shall appoint an Administrator of the Division of Measurement Standards. The Administrator is in the unclassified service of the State and serves at the pl…

NRS 561.218 Appointment of Administrator of Division of Plant Health and Compliance; unclassified service; duties. 1. The Director shall appoint an Administrator of the Division of Plant Health and Compliance. The Administrator is in the unclassified service of the State and serv…

NRS 561.225 Appointment of staff and agricultural police officers. 1. The Director shall appoint such technical, clerical and operational staff as the execution of the Director’s duties and the operation of the Department may require. 2. The Director may appoint agricultural poli…

NRS 561.235 Offices: Maintenance, location and establishment. 1. The Department shall maintain a principal office and may maintain district or branch offices throughout the State if they are necessary for the efficient operation of the Department. 2. The Director shall select the…

NRS 561.245 Cooperation and agreements with Federal Government, agencies, political subdivisions, corporations and natural persons; gifts, grants and donations. In the administration of various programs by the Department as provided by law, the Department may: 1. Cooperate, finan…

NRS 561.255 Acceptance of money and other contributions; deposit. 1. The Department may accept, for programs administered by it, any money or other contribution which is made available by: (a) Any Act of the Congress of the United States; (b) A county, city, public district or an…

NRS 561.265 Publication of general orders, rules and regulations. All general orders, rules or regulations applying to the State, a county or a district shall be published at least twice in a newspaper having a general circulation in the area affected by the order, rule or regula…

NRS 561.275 Exhibits and displays at fairs, expositions and exhibitions; negotiations, consultations and agreements concerning exhibitions. 1. The Department may exhibit and display property, objects, articles, things, livestock and commodities at exhibits, fairs, expositions and…

NRS 561.285 Collection and dissemination of information; confidential proprietary information. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the Department may collect and disseminate, throughout the State, information calculated to educate and benefit the general public and t…

NRS 561.295 Issuance and enforcement of hold orders by Director; hearings; judicial review. 1. The Director may issue and enforce a written hold order to the owner or custodian of any agricultural commodity, livestock, livestock product, appliance, material or article which the D…

NRS 561.301 Aquatic agriculture: Promotion, protection and regulation. Aquatic agriculture, which includes the propagation, cultivation and harvesting of plants or animals indigenous to water in a man-made, controlled or selected aquatic environment for the commercial production …

NRS 561.305 Laboratories: Establishment, maintenance and purposes; examination of samples for residents. The Department shall establish and maintain a laboratory for the following purposes: 1. The diagnosis of infectious, contagious and parasitic diseases of animals, as may be ne…

NRS 561.315 Costs for examination, diagnosis, analysis or testing of samples by laboratory. The Director may fix the maximum number of samples that may be examined, diagnosed, analyzed or tested in the Department’s laboratory free of charge for any one natural person, group or co…

NRS 561.325 Offer of reward for arrest and conviction of person stealing livestock. 1. The Department may offer a standing reward, or a reward for each class of livestock, not to exceed $1,500, for information leading to the arrest and conviction of each person engaged in stealin…

NRS 561.335 Revolving Account for Agriculture Working Capital. 1. The Revolving Account for Agriculture Working Capital in the amount of $10,000 is hereby created for the use of the Department. 2. The Account must be used specifically for carrying out the provisions of NRS 569.00…

NRS 561.344 Livestock Inspection Account. 1. The Livestock Inspection Account is hereby created in the State General Fund for the use of the Department. 2. The following special taxes, fees and other money must be deposited in the Livestock Inspection Account: (a) All special tax…

NRS 561.355 Source and use of fees and other money by Division of Plant Health and Compliance for various agricultural purposes. 1. The following fees and money must be used by the Division of Plant Health and Compliance of the Department only for the purposes of carrying out the…

NRS 561.375 Program for the Control of Pests and Plant Diseases: Establishment; source and use of money. 1. The Program for the Control of Pests and Plant Diseases is hereby established. 2. Money accepted by the Department under the provisions of NRS 555.010 to 555.460, inclusive…

NRS 561.385 Agriculture Registration and Enforcement Account. 1. The Agriculture Registration and Enforcement Account is hereby created in the State General Fund for the use of the Department. 2. The following fees must be deposited in the Agriculture Registration and Enforcement…

NRS 561.405 Rural Rehabilitation Fund. The Rural Rehabilitation Fund is hereby created as a special revenue fund in the State Treasury for the use of the Department in carrying out the provisions of NRS 561.425 to 561.465, inclusive. (Added to NRS by 1961, 504; A 1993, 1731; 1997…

NRS 561.407 Account for the Promotion of Beef. 1. The Account for the Promotion of Beef is hereby created in the State General Fund. 2. The interest and income earned on the money in the Account for the Promotion of Beef, after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited t…

NRS 561.409 Alfalfa Seed Research and Promotion Account. 1. The Alfalfa Seed Research and Promotion Account is hereby created in the State General Fund. The proceeds of the special assessment levied pursuant to NRS 587.155, if any, must be credited to the Alfalfa Seed Research an…

NRS 561.411 Account for License Plates for the Promotion of Agriculture Within This State. 1. The Account for License Plates for the Promotion of Agriculture Within This State is hereby created in the State General Fund. The Director shall administer the Account. 2. The money in …

NRS 561.412 Separate account for certain fees. 1. In addition to the inspection fees and other money transferred pursuant to NRS 590.120, all fees and other money collected pursuant to the provisions of NRS 581.001 to 581.395, inclusive, and 582.001 to 582.210, inclusive, must be…

NRS 561.415 Legislative appropriations; payment of claims. 1. Money to carry out the provisions of this chapter and to support the Department and the programs administered by it, may be provided by direct legislative appropriation from the General Fund. 2. All money in any fund i…