1. The State Quarantine Officer is responsible for carrying out the provisions of NRS 554.110 to 554.240, inclusive.
2. The sheriff and all peace officers of any county, if called upon by the State Quarantine Officer, shall aid and assist the State Quarantine Officer in the enforcement of a quarantine and in the arrest of any person accused of violating the quarantine. The district attorney of any county in which any person is charged with a misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor pursuant to the provisions of NRS 554.110 to 554.240, inclusive, shall prosecute the misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor, as applicable.
[9:280:1913; 1919 RL p. 2628; NCL § 443] + [Part 15:280:1913; added 1915, 332; A 1927, 216; NCL § 445]—(NRS A 1961, 518; 1967, 178; 2001, 698)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 554 - Quarantines of Agricultural Commodities
NRS 554.011 - "Agricultural commodity" defined.
NRS 554.012 - "Exportation" defined.
NRS 554.014 - "Importation" defined.
NRS 554.015 - "Noxious weed" defined.
NRS 554.016 - "Vertebrate pest" defined.
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 554.070 - 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 554.140 - 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 554.210 - Employment of deputy state quarantine officers by counties.
NRS 554.230 - Criminal proceedings: Proof of disease, exposure to disease or infestation.