Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 554 - Quarantines of Agricultural Commodities
NRS 554.130 - Certified copies of quarantine to be delivered to certain persons; publication of proclamation.


1. When quarantine is declared against any county, or portion of any county, farm, nursery or apiary within the state, forbidding exportations therefrom of any commodity, a certified copy of the proclamation shall be mailed by registered mail to each of the following:
(a) The sheriff.
(b) The chair of the board of county commissioners.
(c) The county clerk.
2. If a single farm, nursery or apiary is quarantined, a certified copy of the proclamation shall be mailed by registered or certified mail to the owner or resident manager thereof.
3. The State Quarantine Officer may, in his or her discretion, as notice to all concerned, cause a copy of such proclamation to be published in some newspaper of general circulation published within the county, once a week for 4 consecutive weeks, unless the quarantine is sooner raised.
[5:280:1913; 1919 RL p. 2626; NCL § 439]—(NRS A 1961, 518; 1969, 95)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 554 - Quarantines of Agricultural Commodities

NRS 554.010 - Definitions.

NRS 554.011 - "Agricultural commodity" defined.

NRS 554.012 - "Exportation" defined.

NRS 554.013 - "Farm" defined.

NRS 554.014 - "Importation" defined.

NRS 554.015 - "Noxious weed" defined.

NRS 554.016 - "Vertebrate pest" defined.

NRS 554.020 - State Quarantine Officer’s power to proclaim and enforce quarantine; quarantine effective until vacation order.

NRS 554.030 - Permissible provisions; amendments.

NRS 554.040 - Certified copies of quarantine to be delivered to certain officers.

NRS 554.050 - Administration; cooperation with state and federal officers.

NRS 554.060 - Destruction, treatment or shipment out of State of agricultural commodity imported into or transported through State in violation of quarantine.

NRS 554.070 - Unlawful to import into or transport through State in violation of quarantine.

NRS 554.080 - Criminal proceedings: Proof of disease or exposure to disease.

NRS 554.110 - State Quarantine Officer’s power to proclaim and enforce quarantine.

NRS 554.120 - Investigation; proclamation; effective until vacated.

NRS 554.130 - Certified copies of quarantine to be delivered to certain persons; publication of proclamation.

NRS 554.140 - Administration by State Quarantine Officer; enforcement by peace officers.

NRS 554.150 - Cooperation with federal authorities.

NRS 554.160 - Powers of State Quarantine Officer.

NRS 554.170 - Fumigation, disinfection, treatment or destruction of quarantined agricultural commodity.

NRS 554.190 - Fumigation, disinfection or treatment of quarantined agricultural commodity: Costs; responsibilities of owner; penalty and authorized action if owner refuses or neglects to perform; lien on owner’s property.

NRS 554.200 - Appointment of deputy state quarantine officers; attachments against inspected agricultural commodities.

NRS 554.210 - Employment of deputy state quarantine officers by counties.

NRS 554.220 - Civil liability of carriers transporting quarantined agricultural commodities; limitation of actions.

NRS 554.230 - Criminal proceedings: Proof of disease, exposure to disease or infestation.

NRS 554.235 - Civil penalty.

NRS 554.240 - Criminal penalty.