Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 555 - Control of Insects, Pests and Noxious Weeds
NRS 555.125 - Regulation of host plants in infested areas: Hearing; notice; order; enforcement; civil penalty.


1. If it appears that an area has or is likely to become infested with a pest which cannot be practically controlled except by the means provided in this section, the Department shall hold a public hearing to determine the necessity of declaring a time during which or an area in which plants capable of acting as hosts for the pest may not be planted, grown, cultivated, maintained or allowed to exist.
2. Notice of the hearing must be given to all growers of the host plants within the area and must specify:
(a) The time and place of the hearing.
(b) The host plant.
(c) The pest.
(d) The purpose of the hearing.
3. If, after the hearing, the Department determines that the pest cannot otherwise be practically controlled, the Department shall issue an order prescribing a time during which or an area in which the host plants may not be planted, grown, cultivated, maintained or allowed to exist, and requiring owners or occupiers of property upon which the host plants exist to control the plants.
4. If the owner or occupant neglects or refuses to control the plants, the Department may do so in the manner prescribed by NRS 555.110.
5. Any person violating such an order is subject to a civil penalty pursuant to NRS 555.201.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 418; A 1993, 1711; 1999, 3641; 2015, 3587)

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Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 555 - Control of Insects, Pests and Noxious Weeds

NRS 555.005 - Definitions.

NRS 555.010 - Director: Authorization to investigate and control pests, plant diseases and disorders, and noxious weeds; establishment of program to certify agricultural products as being free from noxious weeds and propagative parts.

NRS 555.021 - Director: Cooperation for suppression of vertebrate pests.

NRS 555.035 - Account for the Control of Weeds; creation; use of money in Account; acceptance of gifts and grants.

NRS 555.100 - Department to conduct inspections; notice to control pest, noxious weed or plant disease.

NRS 555.110 - Premises infested with pest, noxious weed or plant disease declared to be public nuisance; abatement by Department.

NRS 555.120 - Expenses for abatement of nuisance become lien against property; notice of lien; action to foreclose lien; sales.

NRS 555.125 - Regulation of host plants in infested areas: Hearing; notice; order; enforcement; civil penalty.

NRS 555.130 - Declaration of noxious weeds; temporary designation; limitations.

NRS 555.140 - General powers and duties of State Quarantine Officer; use of funds received for purpose of control of noxious weeds.

NRS 555.150 - Control of noxious weeds by owner or occupant of land.

NRS 555.160 - State Quarantine Officer to investigate noxious weeds; notice to owner or occupant of land where noxious weeds are found.

NRS 555.170 - Neglect of owner or occupant to control weeds after notice; action by county commissioners; payment of costs by county.

NRS 555.180 - County treasurer to mail itemized statement of costs to control weeds to owner or occupant; objections and hearing; costs constitute lien on land.

NRS 555.190 - Incorporated city to pay county for any expense incurred by county to control noxious weeds within city.

NRS 555.200 - Control of noxious weeds from public domain; reimbursement by Federal Government.

NRS 555.201 - Civil penalty.

NRS 555.202 - Legislative declaration.

NRS 555.203 - Creation of district: Initiation by board of county commissioners or petition; hearing; exclusion of land; addition of power to control noxious weeds.

NRS 555.205 - Board of directors: Appointment; number; qualifications; terms; vacancies.

NRS 555.206 - Board of directors: Alternative membership if district includes conservation district; agreement for supervisors of conservation district to serve ex officio; termination of agreement; expenditure of money.

NRS 555.207 - Board of directors: Powers.

NRS 555.208 - Review of action of board of county commissioners or board of directors by State Board of Agriculture; notice and hearing; judicial review; authorization for landowner to seek removal of member of board of directors.

NRS 555.209 - Regulations.

NRS 555.210 - Performance of necessary work by weed control officer on failure by landowner; charges as lien.

NRS 555.215 - Assessments of real property in district; medium-term obligations; reconsideration of levy of assessment after creation of district; hearing to consider exclusions of land from district required under certain circumstances.

NRS 555.217 - Change of boundaries: Petition; notice and hearing; resolution; ratification by board of county commissioners.

NRS 555.220 - Civil penalty.

NRS 555.235 - Definitions.

NRS 555.23515 - "Broker" defined.

NRS 555.23523 - "Dangerously injurious plant pest" defined.

NRS 555.23525 - "Dealer of nursery stock" defined.

NRS 555.23537 - "Hold" defined.

NRS 555.2354 - "Infested" defined.

NRS 555.23542 - "Inspecting officer" defined.

NRS 555.23544 - "Inspection certificate" defined.

NRS 555.2355 - "License" defined.

NRS 555.23551 - "Licensee" defined.

NRS 555.2356 - "Nursery" defined.

NRS 555.23562 - "Nursery stock" defined.

NRS 555.2357 - "Peddler" defined.

NRS 555.23575 - "Phytosanitary certificate" defined.

NRS 555.23577 - "Quarantine pest" defined.

NRS 555.2358 - "Sell" defined.

NRS 555.236 - License required to produce, hold, distribute, collect or sell nursery stock; exceptions; waivers.

NRS 555.237 - Application for license; transfer of license prohibited; display of license.

NRS 555.238 - Schedule of annual fees for licenses.

NRS 555.239 - Renewal of license; fee.

NRS 555.241 - Revocation or suspension of or refusal to issue or renew license; notice and hearing.

NRS 555.242 - Terminal inspection of nursery stock.

NRS 555.243 - Regulations; standards.

NRS 555.244 - Inspection of businesses, invoices and applicable certificates.

NRS 555.245 - Certification of pest conditions or quality of nursery stock for shipment; fees.

NRS 555.246 - Certificates required for shipments of nursery stock; carrier prohibited from delivering nursery stock without appropriate certificate; exemption.

NRS 555.247 - Labeling of containers of nursery stock; bulk shipments.

NRS 555.248 - Infected or infested nursery stock: Shipment from State; destruction; treatment.

NRS 555.2485 - Enforcement by Director: Administrative fine; order to correct violation; request for action by district attorney; regulations.

NRS 555.249 - Penalties.

NRS 555.2605 - Definitions.

NRS 555.261 - "Agent" defined.

NRS 555.2615 - "Aircraft" defined.

NRS 555.26155 - "Applicator" defined.

NRS 555.26157 - "Authorized commercial applicator" defined.

NRS 555.2616 - "Business license" defined.

NRS 555.2617 - "Certificate" defined.

NRS 555.2618 - "Certified applicator" defined.

NRS 555.2619 - "Commercial applicator" defined.

NRS 555.2625 - "Defoliant" defined.

NRS 555.263 - "Desiccant" defined.

NRS 555.2634 - "Environment" defined.

NRS 555.264 - "Fungi" defined.

NRS 555.2641 - "General-use pesticide" defined.

NRS 555.2642 - "Government applicator" defined.

NRS 555.2643 - "Governmental agency certificate" defined.

NRS 555.2645 - "Ground equipment" defined.

NRS 555.265 - "Insect" defined.

NRS 555.2654 - "Location principal" defined.

NRS 555.2655 - "Nematode" defined.

NRS 555.2657 - "Non-private applicator" defined.

NRS 555.266 - "Person" defined.

NRS 555.2667 - "Pest control" defined.

NRS 555.267 - "Pesticide" defined.

NRS 555.2675 - "Plant regulator" defined.

NRS 555.2677 - "Primary principal" defined.

NRS 555.2679 - "Principal" defined.

NRS 555.2681 - "Private applicator" defined.

NRS 555.2683 - "Restricted-use pesticide" defined.

NRS 555.2685 - "Snails or slugs" defined.

NRS 555.2687 - "Supervision" defined.

NRS 555.2688 - "Unlicensed employee" defined.

NRS 555.269 - "Weed" defined.

NRS 555.2695 - "Wildlife" defined.

NRS 555.270 - Policy of this State; purpose of provisions.

NRS 555.273 - Applicability of provisions concerning restricted-use pesticides.

NRS 555.277 - Exemption from certain provisions for farmer-owners and gardeners.

NRS 555.2771 - Governmental agency certificate.

NRS 555.2772 - License as government applicator.

NRS 555.2773 - Application for governmental agency certificate or license as government applicator.

NRS 555.2774 - Examination and qualifications of applicant for license as government applicator; testing fee established by regulation.

NRS 555.2775 - Issuance and renewal of license as government applicator; fee; written explanation of denial.

NRS 555.280 - License as applicator required for natural person to engage in pest control; business license required for natural person or business entity to operate as pest control business.

NRS 555.285 - License as applicator required for natural person to engage in activities concerning control of wood-destroying pests or organisms.

NRS 555.290 - Application for business license or license as applicator. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professi...

NRS 555.300 - Examination and qualifications of applicant for license as applicator or business license.

NRS 555.305 - Petition to review criminal history to obtain license; requirements; fee; report.

NRS 555.310 - Fees established by regulation.

NRS 555.320 - Issuance, expiration and renewal of business license or license as applicator. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and rest...

NRS 555.322 - Application for renewal of license required to include information relating to state business license; grounds for denial of renewal.

NRS 555.325 - Application for license: Statement by applicant concerning payment of child support; grounds for denial; duty of Director. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish pro...

NRS 555.330 - Proof of insurance required of applicant for business license; actions by injured persons; limitation of actions; investigations by Director.

NRS 555.345 - Refusal to issue license as applicator; submission of fingerprints or other information for background check of applicant; fees.

NRS 555.350 - Suspension, revocation or modification of business license or license issued to applicator; background check required when disciplinary action initiated.

NRS 555.3505 - Suspension of license for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of license. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establis...

NRS 555.3507 - Primary principal required for licensee’s business.

NRS 555.351 - Restricted-use pesticides: Certificate and permits required for use; exceptions.

NRS 555.353 - Restricted-use pesticides: Application for certificate.

NRS 555.355 - Restricted-use pesticides: Qualifications and examination of applicant for certificate; fees established by regulation.

NRS 555.357 - Restricted-use pesticides: Issuance, expiration and renewal of certificates; regulations concerning validity and renewal; written explanation of denial.

NRS 555.359 - Restricted-use pesticides: Denial, suspension, revocation or modification of certificate.

NRS 555.360 - Judicial review of action of Director.

NRS 555.370 - Inspection of equipment; repairs.

NRS 555.380 - Regulations of Director: Materials and methods for application.

NRS 555.390 - Regulations of Director: Records and reports of licensees and other applicators.

NRS 555.400 - Regulations of Director: General authority; limitations.

NRS 555.410 - Publication of information regarding injuries from improper application and prevention of injuries.

NRS 555.420 - Authority of Director and inspectors to enter and inspect public or private premises.

NRS 555.460 - Violation of provisions: Criminal penalty; administrative fine.

NRS 555.470 - Enforcement by Director: Administrative fine; order to correct violation; request for action by district attorney; regulations.

NRS 555.500 - Legislative declaration.

NRS 555.510 - Creation of district: Petition; notice and hearing; exclusion of land.

NRS 555.520 - Board of directors: Number; qualifications; appointment; terms; vacancies.

NRS 555.530 - Board of directors: Powers.

NRS 555.540 - Regulations.

NRS 555.550 - Submission of plans by landowners after promulgation of regulations; performance of necessary work by rodent control officer on failure by landowner; charges as lien.

NRS 555.560 - Assessments; liens; loans.

NRS 555.570 - Civil penalty.