NAC527.410. Inspection: Notice; failure to cooperate deemed violation; report.

     1. The Division may inspect a project site to determine:

     (a) If a permittee is operating in compliance with the terms and conditions of a permit issued by the Division; and

     (b) The status of mitigation activities.

     2. For a project conducted on public land, or on both public and private land, the federal land management agency with jurisdiction and the Division may inspect a project to determine if the site is in compliance with the terms and conditions of a permit and the status of mitigation activities.

     3. Unless the Division deems it necessary to inspect the project without giving prior notice, the Division shall give prior notice to the permittee or its agent at the project site so that personnel of the permittee familiar with the requirements of the permit can be present during the inspection. Unless the Division deems it necessary to inspect a project at other hours, the Division shall conduct inspections during normal business hours.

     4. The failure to cooperate or interference by a permittee with a federal agency conducting or attempting to conduct an inspection of a project site shall be deemed to constitute a violation of NAC 527.010 to 527.500, inclusive.

     5. The Division shall forward a copy of the results of any inspection to the permittee within 30 days after the inspector completes the report of his or her inspection.

     (Added to NAC by St. Forester Firewarden by R056-01, eff. 11-1-2001)