1. The Department shall adopt regulations pursuant to which a person who is an actual producer of farm products other than any livestock, livestock product or poultry must obtain certification as an actual producer of farm products. The regulations may include provisions for the certification by reciprocity of a person who holds a similar certification from another jurisdiction where the requirements for that certification are substantially equal to the requirements in this state.

2. The Department may impose fees for the certification of a person as an actual producer of farm products specified in subsection 1 and any inspections necessary for that certification. The fees must be set in an amount which approximates the cost to the Department of performing those services and activities.

3. A person who obtains certification pursuant to this section is exempt from any:

(a) Tax or other fee imposed pursuant to NRS 244.335, 266.355, subsection 7 of NRS 266.600, NRS 268.095, 269.170 or 269.175, relating to the issuance of any license to sell or offer to sell, in its natural and unprocessed state directly to any consumer, restaurant or grocery store, farm products specified in subsection 1 for which the person has obtained certification pursuant to this section.

(b) Fee imposed for:

(1) The issuance of a permit pursuant to the provisions of chapter 446 of NRS to sell or offer to sell, in its natural and unprocessed state directly to any consumer, restaurant or grocery store, farm products specified in subsection 1 for which the person has obtained certification pursuant to this section; or

(2) Any inspection conducted pursuant to the provisions of chapter 446 of NRS relating to such a sale or offer to sell.

(Added to NRS by 1997, 3166; A 1999, 3712; 2013, 1325; 2015, 3619)