The State is divided into 15 agricultural districts as follows: 1. Agricultural district No. 1. Carson City and the Counties of Douglas and Storey constitute agricultural district No. 1. 2. Agricultural district No. 2. The County of Esmeralda constitutes agricultural district No. 2. 3. Agricultural district No. 3. The County of Humboldt constitutes agricultural district […]
Any 20 or more persons who are citizens within any of the agricultural districts constituted in NRS 547.010 may form an association for the improvement of the material industries within such agricultural district, and when so formed the association shall be known and designated by the name of ………………………….. Agricultural Association, and by such name […]
The officers of an agricultural association shall consist of: 1. Eight directors, who shall constitute a district board of agriculture for agricultural district No. ……….. 2. A president, who shall be one of the directors. 3. A secretary and a treasurer, who shall not be directors. [3:75:1885; BH § 396; cited C § 5101; RL […]
1. Not later than 10 days after an agricultural association is formed within an agricultural district listed in NRS 547.010 pursuant to the provisions of this chapter: (a) The Governor, if the agricultural district is composed of more than one county, shall appoint eight persons who are residents of the agricultural district and who are […]
When any district board of agriculture is organized as provided in NRS 547.040, the secretary of the board shall report such organization to: 1. The State Department of Agriculture; and 2. Its appointing authority. [Part 8:75:1885; BH § 401; cited C § 5101; RL § 439; NCL § 334]—(NRS A 1969, 515; 1993, 1704; 1999, […]
1. Each member of a district board of agriculture must be appointed for a term of 4 years. 2. The secretary shall report any vacancy which may occur in the district board of agriculture to its appointing authority as specified in NRS 547.040, and the vacancy must be filled by appointment for the unexpired term. […]
The fiscal year shall be from July 1 to June 30, inclusive. [Part 6:75:1885; BH § 399; cited C § 5101; RL § 437; NCL § 332]—(NRS A 1959, 145)
Each agricultural association formed and organized as provided in this chapter is hereby recognized as a state institution. [Part 7:75:1885; BH § 400; cited C § 5101; RL § 438; NCL § 333]
An agricultural association may: 1. Contract and be contracted with. 2. Sue and be sued. 3. Have and use a common seal. 4. Purchase, hold and lease real property, with such buildings and improvements as may be erected thereon, and may sell, lease and dispose of the same at pleasure. The real property must be […]
The district board of agriculture shall: 1. Have the exclusive control and management of the agricultural association for and in the name of the State. 2. Have the possession and care of all the property of the agricultural association. 3. Fix the terms of office and the bonds of the secretary and the treasurer, and […]
The district board of agriculture may provide for a fair or exhibition by the agricultural association of the industries and industrial products in the agricultural district, at such time and place as the board may deem advisable, but: 1. No district fair shall be held in any of the districts at the same time as […]
1. If property in public or private ownership: (a) Is designated or considered to be agricultural land or is otherwise dedicated to an agricultural purpose or use; and (b) Is used by an agricultural association for an exhibition, fair or other special event that is authorized pursuant to subsection 4 of NRS 547.090 or NRS […]
For the purpose of aiding each and any agricultural association formed under the provisions of this chapter within any county or counties in successfully carrying out the purposes for which it has been organized, which association may hold, within any county or counties comprising the agricultural district, a fair or exhibition, the boards of county […]
1. Any moneys appropriated by a board of county commissioners shall be used by the district boards of agriculture of each or any such agricultural associations for the payment of such premiums as may be awarded by each or any of the several agricultural associations or the district boards of agriculture thereof, and for such […]
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, if two or more counties are included in and comprise an agricultural district, the boards of county commissioners of such counties are authorized to appropriate, out of the general fund of such counties, such money for the encouragement of such agricultural associations as the boards may, in […]
Before any board of county commissioners shall appropriate any moneys as provided in NRS 547.120, 547.130 and 547.140, the board shall have presented to it a certificate under oath signed by the president and the secretary of the district board of agriculture showing: 1. The amount of money expended by such agricultural association within the […]
1. When the boards of county commissioners of the counties constituting and comprising the agricultural district shall determine and allow the amount to be appropriated for the purposes mentioned in NRS 547.130, the same shall be paid as other bills against the county are paid. 2. All warrants drawn pursuant to the provisions of this […]
