Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 557 - Hemp
NRS 557.260 - Regulations; compliance by producer with certain requirements; requirements for agricultural hemp seed.


1. The Department may adopt regulations necessary to:
(a) Establish quality standards and requirements for the packaging and labeling of agricultural hemp seed;
(b) Provide for the certification and registration of sites used for growing, producing or handling hemp; and
(c) Comply with any requirement imposed by the United States Department of Agriculture, including, without limitation, any requirement related to reporting information regarding growers, handlers and producers.
2. The Department shall adopt regulations establishing the maximum THC concentration for hemp.
3. A producer shall comply with:
(a) Any regulation adopted by the Department pursuant to subsection 1 or 2; and
(b) The provisions of NRS 587.015 to 587.123, inclusive, and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
4. Any agricultural hemp seed which is obtained by a grower and was produced:
(a) In this State must be produced by a producer; and
(b) In another state must be produced by a person who is registered and approved to produce and sell agricultural hemp seed pursuant to the laws of that state.
5. The Department shall provide adequate information to growers to identify producers from which a grower may purchase agricultural hemp seed.
6. A handler may only obtain hemp from a grower and agricultural hemp seed for cleaning and future propagation from a producer.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 1347; A 2019, 2587; 2021, 3156)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 557 - Hemp

NRS 557.100 - Definitions.

NRS 557.110 - "Agricultural hemp seed" defined.

NRS 557.120 - "Crop" defined.

NRS 557.130 - "Department" defined.

NRS 557.140 - "Grower" defined.

NRS 557.150 - "Handler" defined.

NRS 557.160 - "Hemp" defined.

NRS 557.170 - "Producer" defined.

NRS 557.180 - "THC" defined.

NRS 557.190 - Applicability. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] Applicability. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 557.200 - Registration as grower, handler or producer; submission of application; establishment of provisions for transfer of registration and fees by regulation; fingerprints or background check.

NRS 557.205 - Registration of site used for growing, handling or producing hemp.

NRS 557.210 - Payment of child support: Statement by applicant for registration or renewal of registration; grounds for denial. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures f...

NRS 557.220 - Suspension of registration for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of registration. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to...

NRS 557.225 - Petition to review criminal history to obtain license; requirements; fee; report.

NRS 557.230 - Renewal of registration: Additional requirements.

NRS 557.240 - Retention of records by grower or handler; inspection of records; inspection and analysis of growing crop; plan for disposal or remediation of crop; additional inspection, sampling and testing of crop; land and crop management practices...

NRS 557.250 - Grower to provide legal description of property on which crop is to be located; authorized methods for production of hemp; retention of hemp seed for certain purposes.

NRS 557.255 - Prohibition against synthetic cannabinoid.

NRS 557.260 - Regulations; compliance by producer with certain requirements; requirements for agricultural hemp seed.

NRS 557.270 - Requirements for submission of hemp for testing; adoption of regulations relating to testing; results of testing; failing testing; retesting.

NRS 557.280 - Authorized actions by Department for certain violations of law, regulations or orders.

NRS 557.290 - Penalties for failure to register.