Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 588 - Commercial Fertilizers and Agricultural Minerals
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.


1. It is unlawful for any person to sell or offer to sell at retail, or to distribute or deliver for transportation for delivery to the consumer or user, a restricted-use commercial fertilizer or agricultural mineral unless the person is registered with the Director.
2. Each person applying for registration must provide the Director with a registration statement that includes:
(a) The name and address of the person registering; and
(b) The name and address of any person who, on behalf of the person registering, sells, offers to sell, distributes or delivers for transportation a restricted-use commercial fertilizer or agricultural mineral.
3. All such registrations expire on January 31 of the year immediately after the year in which the person registers pursuant to this section and are renewable annually.
4. Each application for renewal must be accompanied by the fourth quarter tonnage report for the immediately preceding year.
5. Each person registering with the Director must pay:
(a) An annual registration fee established by regulation of the State Board of Agriculture; and
(b) A penalty fee established by regulation of the State Board of Agriculture if the person failed to renew the person’s previous registration on or before March 1 next following its expiration, unless the registration is accompanied by a signed statement that no person named on the registration statement has sold or distributed any restricted-use commercial fertilizer or agricultural mineral during the period the registration was not in effect.
6. Each person registered pursuant to this section shall maintain for at least 2 years a record of all sales of restricted-use commercial fertilizers or agricultural minerals showing:
(a) The date of sale or delivery of the restricted-use commercial fertilizer or agricultural mineral;
(b) The name and address of the person to whom the restricted-use commercial fertilizer or agricultural mineral was sold or delivered;
(c) The brand name of the restricted-use commercial fertilizer or agricultural mineral sold or delivered;
(d) The amount of the restricted-use commercial fertilizer or agricultural mineral sold or delivered; and
(e) Such other information as may be required by the Director.
7. Each person registered pursuant to this section shall, on or before the date specified for each reporting period established pursuant to subsection 8, file a report with the Director specifying the restricted-use commercial fertilizers or agricultural minerals that the person sold during the reporting period. The Director shall provide the form for the report. The report must be filed regardless of whether the person sold any commercial fertilizers or agricultural minerals during the reporting period.
8. The Director shall adopt regulations establishing reporting periods and dates for filing reports pursuant to subsection 7.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 412; A 2015, 3637)

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.