Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 588 - Commercial Fertilizers and Agricultural Minerals
NRS 588.170 - Registration required; form for application; fees; expiration; grounds for denial of renewal.


1. Each brand and grade of commercial fertilizer or agricultural mineral must be registered with the Department before being offered for sale, sold or distributed in this state.
2. An application for registration must be submitted to the Director on a form furnished by the Director, and, except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, must be accompanied by a nonrefundable registration fee in an amount to be fixed annually by the Director for each combined registration of brand and grade.
3. A person who offers a commercial fertilizer or agricultural mineral for sale before registering the brand and grade of the commercial fertilizer or agricultural mineral shall pay an amount equal to twice the otherwise applicable registration fee for registering the brand and grade of the commercial fertilizer or agricultural mineral.
4. All registrations expire on December 31 of each year.
5. The Director may deny the renewal of a registration if all the required tonnage reports have not been submitted and all fees and penalties have not been paid.
[Part 3:203:1951]—(NRS A 1961, 576; 1963, 36; 1977, 261; 1983, 405; 1993, 1791; 1999, 3601, 3733; 2003, 413; 2015, 3636)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 588 - Commercial Fertilizers and Agricultural Minerals

NRS 588.010 - Definitions.

NRS 588.020 - "Agricultural minerals" defined.

NRS 588.030 - "Auxiliary plant chemicals" defined.

NRS 588.040 - "Brand" defined.

NRS 588.050 - "Commercial fertilizers" defined.

NRS 588.061 - "Department" defined.

NRS 588.065 - "Director" defined.

NRS 588.070 - "Distributor" defined.

NRS 588.080 - "Grade" defined.

NRS 588.090 - "Manures" defined.

NRS 588.100 - "Official sample" defined.

NRS 588.110 - "Percent" and "percentage" defined.

NRS 588.121 - "Restricted-use commercial fertilizer or agricultural mineral" defined.

NRS 588.130 - "Sell" and "sale" defined.

NRS 588.140 - "Soil amendments" defined.

NRS 588.145 - "Substance" defined.

NRS 588.150 - "Ton" defined.

NRS 588.155 - Applicability.

NRS 588.160 - Duty of Director to administer chapter.

NRS 588.162 - Jurisdiction of Director over distribution, sale and transportation of commercial fertilizers and agricultural minerals.

NRS 588.163 - Authority of Director to adopt certain rules and standards by reference.

NRS 588.164 - Regulations: Application and distribution of injurious and detrimental commercial fertilizers and agricultural minerals; classification of restricted-use commercial fertilizers and agricultural minerals; additional authority to carry ou...

NRS 588.168 - Elimination of dangerous, nonbeneficial or misrepresented commercial fertilizers and agricultural minerals; program for evaluation of commercial fertilizers and agricultural minerals.

NRS 588.170 - Registration required; form for application; fees; expiration; grounds for denial of renewal.

NRS 588.180 - Application: Contents; analysis of commercial fertilizers.

NRS 588.190 - Application: Analysis of agricultural minerals.

NRS 588.192 - Cancellation, denial or suspension of registration: Grounds.

NRS 588.194 - Cancellation or denial of registration: Fraudulent or deceptive practices to evade chapter.

NRS 588.200 - Labels or tags: Attachment; statements thereon; bulk distribution.

NRS 588.210 - Fees established by regulation; exemptions; reporting of sales; registrant responsible for reporting and payment of fees unless assigned to another person by contract; penalty.

NRS 588.215 - Exemption of fertilizers and minerals not for agricultural purposes.

NRS 588.230 - Sampling and analysis: Powers and duties of Director; methods.

NRS 588.260 - Sale or distribution of misbranded commercial fertilizer or agricultural mineral unlawful.

NRS 588.270 - Publication of information concerning sales, production and use; report of analyses of samples.

NRS 588.290 - Penalty for short weight.

NRS 588.295 - Restricted-use commercial fertilizers and agricultural minerals: Registration of seller, distributor or deliverer; registration statement; annual renewal; fees; maintenance of records of sales; reports of sales; regulations.

NRS 588.297 - Restricted-use commercial fertilizers and agricultural minerals: Denial, suspension or revocation of registration.

NRS 588.320 - Seizure of commercial fertilizer or agricultural mineral not in compliance with chapter: Complaint to court; methods of disposal.

NRS 588.330 - Violations: Notice; hearing; prosecution; injunctive relief.

NRS 588.350 - Civil penalties; deposit and use of money.