Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 528 - Forest Practice and Reforestation
NRS 528.105 - Operation and management of state nurseries by State Forester Firewarden; powers; fee schedule for plant materials distributed; regulations; penalty.

1. Any state nursery authorized by NRS 528.100 must be operated under management of the State Forester Firewarden and must propagate stock for uses as provided in this section.
2. The State Forester Firewarden may:
(a) Purchase nursery stock, seed and other conservation plant materials.
(b) Engage in seed, tree and plant development research.
(c) Demonstrate methods of conservation plant material planting, propagation and landscaping to public or private organizations or individuals.
(d) Distribute conservation plant materials for planting on public property for the purposes of soil erosion control, windbreaks, noise abatement, revegetation, greenbelts, greenstrips, reduction of fire hazards, xeriscaping, watershed protection, providing wildlife habitat, improving human health, sustaining local economies and beautification.
(e) Distribute conservation plant materials for planting on private property for the purposes of production of forest or wood-lot products, soil erosion control, windbreaks, noise abatement, revegetation, greenbelts, greenstrips, reduction of fire hazards, xeriscaping, water conservation and providing wildlife habitat.
(f) Charge and collect for all plant materials distributed under paragraphs (d) and (e) in accordance with a fee schedule developed by the State Forester Firewarden and approved by the Director.
3. Conservation plant materials distributed by the State Forester Firewarden under the provisions of paragraph (e) of subsection 2 must be used only for the purposes therein set forth. The State Forester Firewarden may set by regulation the criteria for eligibility for distribution of plants under paragraph (e) of subsection 2.
4. Any person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Added to NRS by 1957, 322; A 1975, 529; 1977, 79; 1981, 223; 2021, 623)

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