2022 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 561 - State Department of Agriculture
NRS 561.214 - Appointment of person to manage activities relating to protection and promotion of agricultural industry; classified service; qualifications. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] Appointment of Administrator of Division of Food and Nutrition; unclassified service; duties. [Effective January 1, 2022.]
The Director shall appoint a person to manage the activities of the Department relating to the protection and promotion of the agricultural industry of the State of Nevada. The person is in the classified service of the State and must be:
1. Appointed on the basis of merit; and
2. A graduate of an accredited college or university with a major in agricultural business or in one of the agricultural sciences.
(Added to NRS by 1961, 499; A 1985, 438; 1991, 1354; 1993, 1725; 1999, 3659; 2013, 1320)
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 of the Director.
2. The Administrator shall manage the activities of the Department relating to food and nutrition, including, without limitation, the donation of commodities pursuant to NRS 561.489 and the Supplemental Food Program established pursuant to NRS 561.495.
(Added to NRS by 1961, 499; A 1985, 438; 1991, 1354; 1993, 1725; 1999, 3659; 2013, 1320; 2021, 101, effective January 1, 2022)
