NAC554.200. Certification of commodities entering Nevada.

     1. A host or possible carrier of the Japanese beetle may enter this State from an area under quarantine against the Japanese beetle if it is accompanied by a certificate issued by an authorized agricultural official of its state of origin certifying that the host or possible carrier was:

     (a) Grown in accordance with methods and procedures approved by the Director pursuant to NAC 554.211; or

     (b) Treated for the Japanese beetle before shipment into this State in accordance with a method of treatment approved by the Director pursuant to NAC 554.212, 554.213, 554.214 or 554.215. The host or possible carrier must also be accompanied by a certificate issued by an authorized phytosanitary official of its state of origin:

          (1) Certifying that the treatment was performed:

               (I) Under the direct supervision of a state phytosanitary official; or

               (II) Under a federal compliance agreement that requires the treatment to be monitored by a state phytosanitary official; and

          (2) Including a declaration that the plants covered by the certificate have been treated to control Popillia japonica according to the criteria for shipment to category 1 states as provided in the United States Domestic Japanese Beetle Harmonization Plan.

     2. A copy of a certificate issued by a state phytosanitary official for the purposes of paragraph (b) of subsection 1 must be provided to the Department before the shipment’s entry into the State. The copy may be provided:

     (a) By facsimile machine at [phone]; or

     (b) By electronic mail at [e-mail].

     (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Agriculture, eff. 2-9-79; A by St. Quarantine Officer, 11-12-93; R080-99, 10-26-99; A by Dep’t of Agriculture by R007-07, 10-31-2007)