1. The Department has control of all matters pertaining to the apiary industry in this State.
2. The Director may adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
3. The Director may, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, impose a civil penalty of not more than $500 for each violation of this chapter.
4. Any money collected from the imposition of a civil penalty pursuant to subsection 3 must be accounted for separately and:
(a) Fifty percent of the money must be used to fund a program selected by the Director that provides loans to persons who are engaged in agriculture and who are 21 years of age or younger; and
(b) The remaining 50 percent of the money must be deposited in the Account for the Control of Weeds established by NRS 555.035.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 3583)