The Director shall appoint a person to manage the activities of the Department relating to the protection and promotion of the agricultural industry of the State of Nevada. The person is in the classified service of the State and must be:
1. Appointed on the basis of merit; and
2. A graduate of an accredited college or university with a major in agricultural business or in one of the agricultural sciences.
(Added to NRS by 1961, 499; A 1985, 438; 1991, 1354; 1993, 1725; 1999, 3659; 2013, 1320)
1. The Director shall appoint an Administrator of the Division of Food and Nutrition. The Administrator is in the unclassified service of the State and serves at the pleasure of the Director.
2. The Administrator shall manage the activities of the Department relating to food and nutrition, including, without limitation, the donation of commodities pursuant to NRS 561.489 and the Supplemental Food Program established pursuant to NRS 561.495.
(Added to NRS by 1961, 499; A 1985, 438; 1991, 1354; 1993, 1725; 1999, 3659; 2013, 1320; 2021, 101, effective January 1, 2022)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 561 - State Department of Agriculture
NRS 561.015 - Legislative declaration.
NRS 561.075 - Compensation of members and employees.
NRS 561.085 - Chair; Secretary.
NRS 561.105 - Duties; rules and regulations.
NRS 561.115 - Appointment; unclassified service.
NRS 561.146 - Issuance and enforcement of subpoenas.
NRS 561.165 - Ex officio State Quarantine Officer.
NRS 561.185 - Designation, powers and duties of deputy.
NRS 561.225 - Appointment of staff and agricultural police officers.
NRS 561.235 - Offices: Maintenance, location and establishment.
NRS 561.255 - Acceptance of money and other contributions; deposit.
NRS 561.265 - Publication of general orders, rules and regulations.
NRS 561.285 - Collection and dissemination of information; confidential proprietary information.
NRS 561.295 - Issuance and enforcement of hold orders by Director; hearings; judicial review.
NRS 561.301 - Aquatic agriculture: Promotion, protection and regulation.
NRS 561.315 - Costs for examination, diagnosis, analysis or testing of samples by laboratory.
NRS 561.325 - Offer of reward for arrest and conviction of person stealing livestock.
NRS 561.335 - Revolving Account for Agriculture Working Capital.
NRS 561.344 - Livestock Inspection Account.
NRS 561.385 - Agriculture Registration and Enforcement Account.
NRS 561.405 - Rural Rehabilitation Fund.
NRS 561.407 - Account for the Promotion of Beef.
NRS 561.409 - Alfalfa Seed Research and Promotion Account.
NRS 561.411 - Account for License Plates for the Promotion of Agriculture Within This State.
NRS 561.412 - Separate account for certain fees.
NRS 561.415 - Legislative appropriations; payment of claims.
NRS 561.421 - Remittance of money collected on behalf of Department in remote areas of State.
NRS 561.423 - Garlic and Onion Research and Promotion Account.
NRS 561.425 - Application for and receipt of trust assets by Department.
NRS 561.445 - Use of money by Department if not administered by federal Secretary of Agriculture.
NRS 561.455 - Powers of Department.
NRS 561.465 - United States and federal Secretary of Agriculture exempt from liability.
NRS 561.485 - Donated Commodities Account.