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)

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.