NAC555.080. Lovelock Valley Weed Control District: Weeds subject to control; methods of control; legal proceedings; inspections; limitation of terms and recall of director of District.

     1. The following weeds are subject to control within the Lovelock Valley Weed Control District:

     (a) Whitetop (Cardaria spp., Lepidium spp.);

     (b) Knapweed (Centaurea spp.);

     (c) Puncture vine (Tribulus spp.); and

     (d) Licorice (Glycyrrhiza spp.).

     2. The control of any designated weed by the application of a chemical (herbicide) must be in accordance with the latest recommendations issued cooperatively by the University of Nevada, Reno, and the Department. In areas where chemical control is not feasible, other methods of weed control approved by the directors of the District must be used.

     3. If a farmer or landowner refuses to allow the District to control designated weeds on his or her land, or refuses to perform the necessary control measures in a manner acceptable to the District, the directors may request the initiation of legal action by the Director of the Department as provided by law.

     4. Any medium used in agricultural production moving from, to and within the District that is capable of spreading weeds designated for control by the District is subject to inspection by a district director or Weed Control Officer. If it is found infested with viable reproductive parts of a designated weed, the director or the Weed Control Officer may order the item treated or cleaned.

     5. Any livestock originating outside of the District must be penned on the owner’s property or in other suitable corrals for not less than 36 hours immediately upon arrival in the District.

     6. All seed to be planted within the Lovelock Valley Weed Control District is subject to inspection by the District or a Weed Control Officer. Seed must be free from the designated weeds within the District.

     7. All incoming forage and feed grain is subject to inspection by the District or a Weed Control Officer unless such forage and feed grain is destined to a mill approved by the District. The District shall adopt standards for controlling the dissemination of weed seeds in and around mills.

     8. A director is limited to two successive terms. Recall procedures must be initiated by the county commissioners upon receiving a petition signed by 51 percent of the landowners or tenants within the District.

     [Dep’t of Agriculture, eff. 5-12-70]