NRS 555.100 - Department to conduct inspections; notice to control pest, noxious weed or plant disease.

NV Rev Stat § 555.100 (2019) (N/A)

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1. The Department shall, if necessary or if a complaint is made to the Department, cause an inspection to be conducted of any premises, land, means of conveyance or article of any person in this State if it is found to be infested with any pest, noxious weed or plant disease that is injurious to:

(a) The public health or quality of any water in this State; or

(b) Any wildlife, beneficial use of land or agriculture in this State.

2. The Department may provide a written notice of its findings to the owner or occupant of the premises, land, means of conveyance or article and require the owner or occupant to control the pest, noxious weed or plant disease in the manner and within the period specified in the notice.

3. A notice issued pursuant to the provisions of subsection 2:

(a) May be served upon the owner or occupant by an officer or employee of the Department; and

(b) Must be served in writing, by certified mail or personally, with receipt given therefor.

[Part 1:56:1917; 1919 RL p. 2628; NCL § 449] — (NRS A 1961, 522; 1993, 1710; 1999, 3640; 2001, 699; 2003, 533; 2015, 3586)

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