2021 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 554 - Quarantines of Agricultural Commodities
NRS 554.235 - Civil penalty.
1. In addition to any criminal penalty imposed pursuant to this chapter, any person violating any provision of this chapter or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed:
(a) For the first violation, $1,500;
(b) For a second violation, $3,000; and
(c) For each subsequent violation, $5,000.
2. If a defendant is convicted of violating any provision of this chapter or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto, the court shall order the defendant to pay a civil penalty pursuant to subsection 1. The court shall fix the manner and time of payment.
3. Any money collected from the imposition of a civil penalty pursuant to this section must be accounted for separately and:
(a) Fifty percent of the money must be used to fund a program selected by the Director of the State Department of Agriculture that provides loans to persons who are engaged in agriculture and who are 21 years of age or younger; and
(b) The remaining 50 percent of the money must be deposited in the Account for the Control of Weeds established by NRS 555.035.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 3583)
