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Nevada Revised Statutes Title 49. Agriculture § 555.2485. Enforcement by Director: Administrative fine; order to correct violation; request for action by district attorney; regulations

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

1. The Director shall adopt regulations specifying a schedule of administrative fines which may be imposed, upon notice and a hearing, for each violation of the provisions of NRS 555.235 to 555.249, inclusive, or the regulations adopted pursuant thereto. The maximum fine that the Director may impose for each violation may not exceed:

(a) For the first violation, $250;

(b) For the second violation, $500; and

(c) For each subsequent violation, $1,000.

All fines collected by the Director pursuant to this section must be deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to the State General Fund.

2. The Director may:

(a) In addition to imposing an administrative fine pursuant to this section, issue an order requiring a violator to take appropriate action to correct the violation. The violator shall pay the cost of any appropriate action so ordered.

(b) Request the district attorney of the appropriate county to investigate or file a criminal complaint against any person who the Director suspects may have committed flagrant or repeated violations of any provision of NRS 555.235 to 555.249, inclusive.

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