1. Whenever any county or portion of any county is under quarantine by the State of Nevada, or any other state or territory, or the United States Government, or any other authority empowered to issue such quarantine, the board of county commissioners may employ for such period as the board deems necessary upon a salary basis one or more deputy state quarantine officers provided for in NRS 554.200. No person shall be employed by any county in such a capacity who has not been appointed a deputy state quarantine officer by the State Quarantine Officer. The State Quarantine Officer shall have the authority to cancel the appointment at any time, which cancellation shall automatically terminate such employment by the county.
2. Whenever a deputy state quarantine officer is employed by any county as provided in subsection 1, any inspection fees set as provided in NRS 554.200 shall be collected as therein provided and turned into the county treasury of the county employing such deputy state quarantine officer.
[17:280:1913; added 1923, 177; NCL § 447]
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.