2019 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 555 - Control of Insects, Pests and Noxious Weeds
NRS 555.010 - Director: Authorization to investigate and control pests, plant diseases and disorders, and noxious weeds; establishment of program to certify agricultural products as being free from noxious weeds.
Within the limits of any appropriation made by law:
1. The Director may:
(a) Investigate the prevalence of; and
(b) Take the necessary action to control,
vertebrate and invertebrate pests of plants and animals, plant diseases, physiological plant disorders and noxious weeds for the protection of the crops, livestock, public health, wildlife, water quality and beneficial uses of land in the State of Nevada.
2. The Director may, by regulation, establish and administer a program to certify agricultural products as being free from noxious weeds to support the control and prevention of the spread of noxious weeds in this State and to allow businesses in this State to market those products in compliance with any applicable federal law or regulation or any other requirement specified by the Director.
[1:53:1941; 1931 NCL § 373.01] + [1:108:1943] + [1:179:1945] + [1:217:1947; 1943 NCL § 373.04] — (NRS A 1959, 245; 1961, 521; 1967, 316; 1975, 555; 1993, 1709; 1997, 479; 1999, 3640; 2015, 3586)
