2005 Nevada Revised Statutes - Chapter 567 — Noxious and Predatory Animals; Property-Destroying Birds

CHAPTER 567 - NOXIOUS AND PREDATORYANIMALS; PROPERTY-DESTROYING BIRDS

STATE PREDATORY ANIMAL AND RODENT COMMITTEE

NRS 567.010 Definitions.

NRS 567.020 Creation.

NRS 567.030 Members.

NRS 567.040 Chairman;Secretary.

NRS 567.050 Compensationand expenses of members and Secretary.

NRS 567.060 Locationof office of Committee; payment of miscellaneous administrative expenses fromState Sheep Inspection Account.

NRS 567.070 Meetings:Call by Secretary.

NRS 567.080 Agreementswith United States Department of Agriculture for control of predatory animals,property-destroying birds and rodents.

NRS 567.090 StatePredatory Animal and Rodent Account: Deposit of contributions; claims againstAccount.

COMMITTEE TO CONTROL PREDATORY ANIMALS

NRS 567.100 Definitions.

NRS 567.110 Levyof annual special tax; maximum rate; designation as tax for control ofpredatory animals; notice to State Department of Agriculture.

NRS 567.120 WoolgrowersState Account for Control of Predatory Animals: Deposit of tax.

NRS 567.125 WoolgrowersState Account for Control of Predatory Animals: Agreement with board of countycommissioners for administration; annual statement by county treasurer;reimbursement for administration; termination of agreement.

NRS 567.130 Cooperativeagreements with United States Department of Agriculture for control ofpredatory animals; contributions by Board from Woolgrowers State Account forControl of Predatory Animals.

NRS 567.140 Reportsby United States Department of Agriculture regarding disposition of money andresults of expenditures.

NRS 567.150 Depositof money from sale of furs and other contributions; limitation on expenditure.

NRS 567.160 Assistanceto Board by advisers selected by woolgrowers organizations.

NRS 567.170 Paymentof administrative expenses from State Sheep Inspection Account; limitation onpayment of administrative expenses.

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STATE PREDATORY ANIMAL AND RODENT COMMITTEE

NRS 567.010 Definitions. As used in NRS 567.010to 567.090, inclusive:

1. Committee means the State Predatory Animal andRodent Committee.

2. Property-destroying bird means starlings,blackbirds, ravens, crows and other birds that damage property, threaten humanhealth or cause a public nuisance.

[Part 1:256:1949; 1943 NCL 3149.01](NRS A 1967,1025; 1995, 214)

NRS 567.020 Creation. To control predatory animals, property-destroying birdsand rodents within the State of Nevada, with money as may be made available toit by contributions from private or public agencies, or otherwise, the StatePredatory Animal and Rodent Committee is hereby created within the StateDepartment of Agriculture.

[Part 1:256:1949; 1943 NCL 3149.01](NRS A 1967,1025; 1991, 334; 1993, 1743; 1995, 214; 1999, 3682)

NRS 567.030 Members. The Committee consists of five members. Two members mustbe designated by the State Board of Agriculture from among its members, one ofwhich must be the appointee for range or semirange sheep production. One membermust be designated by the Board of Wildlife Commissioners from among itsmembers. One member must be designated by the State Board of Health from amongits members. One member must be designated by the Nevada Farm Bureau from amongits members.

[Part 1:256:1949; 1943 NCL 3149.01](NRS A 1979,915; 2003, 2150)

NRS 567.040 Chairman;Secretary.

1. Upon and following its organization the Committeeshall select its own Chairman.

2. The Secretary of the State Board of Agricultureshall serve as Secretary of the Committee.

[Part 1:256:1949; 1943 NCL 3149.01] + [Part3:256:1949; 1943 NCL 3149.03](NRS A 2003, 2151)

NRS 567.050 Compensationand expenses of members and Secretary.

1. The members and the Secretary of the Committee shallserve without salary or compensation as such.

2. The travel and subsistence expenses of each memberand the Secretary incident to attendance at meetings or conferences of theCommittee may be defrayed from the funds of the board of which he is the designatedmember or Secretary.

[Part 1:256:1949; 1943 NCL 3149.01]

NRS 567.060 Locationof office of Committee; payment of miscellaneous administrative expenses fromState Sheep Inspection Account.

1. The office of the Committee must be located in theoffice of the State Board of Agriculture.

2. Such miscellaneous administrative expenses as arenecessary for the conduct of the Committees affairs, aside from travel andsubsistence expenses of the members and the Secretary, such as stationery andpostage, must be paid from and are a proper charge against the State SheepInspection Account of the State Board of Agriculture.

[Part 1:256:1949; 1943 NCL 3149.01](NRS A 1991,1794; 1997, 845; 2003,2151)

NRS 567.070 Meetings:Call by Secretary. The Committees Secretaryshall call the first meeting of the Committee following the designation of itsmembers as provided in NRS 567.030.

[Part 3:256:1949; 1943 NCL 3149.03]

NRS 567.080 Agreementswith United States Department of Agriculture for control of predatory animals,property-destroying birds and rodents. TheCommittee may enter into agreements from time to time with the United States Departmentof Agriculture covering cooperative control of predatory animals,property-destroying birds and rodents in and by manners and methods whereby amaximum of protection against losses of property, livestock, poultry, gamebirds, animals and crops on a statewide basis best can be assured with amaximum of returns for the money expended.

[2:256:1949; 1943 NCL 3149.02](NRS A 1967, 1025;1991, 335; 1995, 214)

NRS 567.090 StatePredatory Animal and Rodent Account: Deposit of contributions; claims againstAccount.

1. All contributions of money which the Committee isauthorized to accept must be deposited into a special account to be known asthe State Predatory Animal and Rodent Account to be held in trust by the StateTreasurer for use only in the control of predatory animals, property-destroyingbirds and rodents, under the provisions of this chapter.

2. All claims against the State Predatory Animal andRodent Account must be approved by at least one member of the Committee,designated for that purpose by the Committee, the Secretary of the Committeeand by the State Board of Examiners.

[4:256:1949; 1943 NCL 3149.04](NRS A 1967, 1025;1979, 624; 1983, 403; 1995, 214)

COMMITTEE TO CONTROL PREDATORY ANIMALS

NRS 567.100 Definitions. As used in NRS 567.100to 567.170, inclusive:

1. Board means the State Board of Agriculture.

2. Committee means the Committee to ControlPredatory Animals of the State Board of Agriculture.

[Part 1:259:1949; A 1951, 67] + [6:259:1949; 1943 NCL 3902.06](NRS A 1985, 306, 746; 1993, 1743; 1995, 214; 1997, 845; 2003, 2151)

NRS 567.110 Levyof annual special tax; maximum rate; designation as tax for control ofpredatory animals; notice to State Department of Agriculture.

1. Upon receipt of the reports from the StateDepartment of Agriculture pursuant to NRS575.180, the Board, acting as the Committee to Control Predatory Animals,may levy an annual special tax of not to exceed the equivalent of 20 cents perhead on all sheep and goats.

2. The special tax is designated as the tax forcontrol of predatory animals.

3. Notice of the tax must be sent by the Board to theState Department of Agriculture on or before the first Monday in May of eachyear.

[Part 1:259:1949; A 1951, 67](NRS A 1979, 961; 1985,306, 746; 1987, 1311; 1999,2779; 2001, 1566;2003, 2151)

NRS 567.120 WoolgrowersState Account for Control of Predatory Animals: Deposit of tax. As collected, the money derived from the special levy authorizedby NRS 567.110 must be deposited by theproper county officer in the state or county treasury in which the WoolgrowersState Account for Control of Predatory Animals is located for credit to thatAccount, subject only to the orders of the Board.

[Part 1:259:1949; A 1951, 67](NRS A 1983, 403; 1985,746; 1991, 1794; 1997, 846)

NRS 567.125 WoolgrowersState Account for Control of Predatory Animals: Agreement with board of countycommissioners for administration; annual statement by county treasurer;reimbursement for administration; termination of agreement.

1. The Board may enter into a cooperative agreementwith a board of county commissioners for the administration of the WoolgrowersState Account for Control of Predatory Animals. Upon execution of such anagreement the State Controller shall transfer all money in the WoolgrowersState Account for Control of Predatory Animals in the State General Fund to theappropriate county treasurer for credit to the Woolgrowers State Account forControl of Predatory Animals in the county treasury of the county that executedthe agreement. The agreement must require the county treasurer to prepare anannual statement that includes an accounting of revenues and expenditures andthe balance in the Woolgrowers State Account for Control of Predatory Animals.The statement must cover the most recent fiscal year and must be submitted,within 90 days after the end of that fiscal year, to the county treasurer, thePresident of the Board, the Director of the Department of Administration, theState Controller and the Legislative Auditor.

2. The agreement may include a provision forreimbursement of the county by the Board of any reasonable costs ofadministering the Account.

3. Upon termination of an agreement executed pursuantto subsection 1, the county treasurer shall transfer all money in theWoolgrowers State Account for Control of Predatory Animals in the countytreasury to the Woolgrowers State Account for Control of Predatory Animals inthe county treasury of another county that executed an agreement pursuant tosubsection 1 or, if no such agreement has been executed, to the StateController for deposit in the Woolgrowers State Account for Control ofPredatory Animals in the State General Fund.

(Added to NRS by 1997, 845)

NRS 567.130 Cooperativeagreements with United States Department of Agriculture for control ofpredatory animals; contributions by Board from Woolgrowers State Account forControl of Predatory Animals.

1. The Board, acting as the Committee, may:

(a) Enter into cooperative agreements with the UnitedStates Department of Agriculture in its program of predatory animal control.

(b) Contribute money to aid the program from theWoolgrowers State Account for Control of Predatory Animals in accordance withthe terms of the cooperative agreements and within the limitations of theWoolgrowers State Account for Control of Predatory Animals.

2. The Board may withdraw money from the WoolgrowersState Account for Control of Predatory Animals for this purpose only and themoney withdrawn must be made available from the Account by the properauthorities of the State or county in the amounts and for the purposes forwhich the money is withdrawn.

[2:259:1949; 1943 NCL 3902.02](NRS A 1985, 746;1991, 335, 1794, 1826; 1997, 846)

NRS 567.140 Reportsby United States Department of Agriculture regarding disposition of money andresults of expenditures. In the case of anymoney made available to the United States Department of Agriculture pursuant tothe provisions of NRS 567.100 to 567.170, inclusive, the United StatesDepartment of Agriculture shall furnish to the Board, as soon as practicableafter the succeeding date of June 30 of each year concerned, a detailedstatement of its disposition of the money and a report of the resultsaccomplished thereby.

[3:259:1949; 1943 NCL 3902.03](NRS A 1991, 335)

NRS 567.150 Depositof money from sale of furs and other contributions; limitation on expenditure. Any money from the sale of furs received by the Board fromthe United States Department of Agriculture or any other contributions whichare received by the Board for aiding in control of predatory animals must bedeposited by the Board in the state or county treasury in which theWoolgrowers State Account for Control of Predatory Animals is located, forcredit to that Account, and may only be expended in accordance with theprovisions of NRS 567.100 to 567.170, inclusive.

[4:259:1949; 1943 NCL 3902.04](NRS A 1985, 747;1991, 335, 1794, 1827; 1997, 846)

NRS 567.160 Assistanceto Board by advisers selected by woolgrowers organizations. To further the purposes of NRS 567.100 to 567.170, inclusive, the Board is empoweredand directed, in deciding upon the amount of the rate to be levied each yearand the terms of cooperative agreements as provided for in NRS 567.130, to recognize and consider thecounsel of any committees of advisers selected by any woolgrower organizationwhich the Board considers to be representative of the States woolgrowingindustry.

[7:259:1949; 1943 NCL 3902.07]

NRS 567.170 Paymentof administrative expenses from State Sheep Inspection Account; limitation onpayment of administrative expenses. Necessaryadministrative expenses incurred by the Board in carrying out the provisions ofNRS 567.100 to 567.170, inclusive, are a proper chargeagainst and payable from the State Sheep Inspection Account, except that suchadministrative expenses must not exceed 5 percent of the annual collected taxreceipts.

[5:259:1949; 1943 NCL 3902.05](NRS A 1991, 1794;1997, 846; 2003, 2151)