Nevada Revised Statutes 555.100 – Department to conduct inspections; notice to control pest, noxious weed or plant disease
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:
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 555.100
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Control: means to cut, destroy or eradicate established noxious weed populations in order to prevent:
(a) The spread, maturation and dispersal of any propagative part of the noxious weed; and
(b) The reproduction and spread of the noxious weed. See Nevada Revised Statutes 555.005
- Department: means the State Department of Agriculture. See Nevada Revised Statutes 555.005
- Noxious weed: means any species of plant which is, or is likely to be, a public nuisance, detrimental or destructive and difficult to control. See Nevada Revised Statutes 555.005
- person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
- Pest: means any form of animal or vegetable life detrimental to the crops, horticulture, livestock, public health, wildlife, quality of water and beneficial uses of land in this State, including, without limitation, any insect, snail, nematode, fungus, virus, bacterium, microorganism, mycoplasma, weed, parasitic plant or any other plant that is normally considered to be a pest of cultivated plants, uncultivated plants, agricultural commodities, horticultural products or nursery stock, or that the Director declares to be a pest. See Nevada Revised Statutes 555.005
(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, by electronic mail or personally, with receipt given therefor.