NRS 548.185 - Petition for organization of district: Filing; contents; consolidation of petitions.

NV Rev Stat § 548.185 (2019) (N/A)
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1. Any 10 occupiers of land lying within the limits of the territory proposed to be organized into a district may file a petition with the Commission asking that a conservation district be organized to function in the territory described in the petition.

2. The petition shall set forth:

(a) The proposed name of the district.

(b) That there is need, in the interest of public health, safety and welfare, for a conservation district to function in the territory described in the petition.

(c) A description of the territory proposed to be organized as a district, which shall consist of one or more townships created pursuant to chapter 257 of NRS.

(d) A request that a referendum be held within the territory so defined on the question of the creation of a conservation district in such territory, and that the Commission determine that such a district be created.

3. Where more than one petition is filed covering parts of the same territory, the Commission may consolidate all or any such petitions.

[Part 5:212:1937; A 1947, 431; 1951, 190] — (NRS A 1973, 745; 1975, 900; 2011, 2482)