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 No. 3.
4. Agricultural district No. 4. The County of Elko constitutes
agricultural district No. 4.
5. Agricultural district No. 5. The County of Mineral constitutes
agricultural district No. 5.
6. Agricultural district No. 6. The County of Nye constitutes
agricultural district No. 6.
7. Agricultural district No. 7. The County of Churchill
constitutes agricultural district No. 7.
8. Agricultural district No. 8. The County of Clark constitutes
agricultural district No. 8.
9. Agricultural district No. 9. The County of Lyon constitutes
agricultural district No. 9.
10. Agricultural district No. 10. The County of Washoe constitutes
agricultural district No. 10.
11. Agricultural district No. 11. The County of Pershing
constitutes agricultural district No. 11.
12. Agricultural district No. 12. The County of Lincoln
constitutes agricultural district No. 12.
13. Agricultural district No. 13. The County of White Pine
constitutes agricultural district No. 13.
14. Agricultural district No. 14. The County of Lander constitutes
agricultural district No. 14.
15. Agricultural district No. 15. The County of Eureka constitutes
agricultural district No. 15.
[1:75:1885; A 1889, 48; 1913, 257; 1941, 28; 1943, 132; 1955,
81]—(NRS A 1969, 343, 514; 1973, 1106; 1981, 583)
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 and style shall have perpetual
succession.
[Part 2:75:1885; A 1889, 48; RL § 433; NCL § 328]
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 § 434; NCL § 329]
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 members of the agricultural association
to be members of the district board of agriculture for the agricultural
district; or
(b) The board of county commissioners, if the agricultural district
constitutes a single-county agricultural district, shall appoint eight
persons who are residents of the agricultural district to be members of
the district board of agriculture for the agricultural district.
2. Within 10 days after their appointment, the persons so
appointed shall meet at a place within the agricultural district and
organize by the election of:
(a) One of their number as president of the district board of
agriculture and the agricultural association, who shall hold the office
of president for 1 year and until his successor is elected.
(b) A secretary and a treasurer.
3. At the same meeting the members of the district board of
agriculture shall, by lot or otherwise, classify themselves into four
classes of two members each. The terms of office of:
(a) The first class expire:
(1) At the end of the first fiscal year if the member was
appointed to a district board of agriculture for an agricultural district
whose population is 100,000 or more as determined by the population of
the county or counties that compose the district; or
(2) On December 31 of the first fiscal year if the member
was appointed to a district board of agriculture for an agricultural
district whose population is less than 100,000 as determined by the
population of the county or counties that compose the district.
(b) The second class expire:
(1) At the end of the second fiscal year if the member was
appointed to a district board of agriculture for an agricultural district
whose population is 100,000 or more as determined by the population of
the county or counties that compose the district; or
(2) On December 31 of the second fiscal year if the member
was appointed to a district board of agriculture for an agricultural
district whose population is less than 100,000 as determined by the
population of the county or counties that compose the district.
(c) The third class expire:
(1) At the end of the third fiscal year if the member was
appointed to a district board of agriculture for an agricultural district
whose population is 100,000 or more as determined by the population of
the county or counties that compose the district; or
(2) On December 31 of the third fiscal year if the member
was appointed to a district board of agriculture for an agricultural
district whose population is less than 100,000 as determined by the
population of the county or counties that compose the district.
(d) The fourth class expire:
(1) At the end of the fourth fiscal year if the member was
appointed to a district board of agriculture for an agricultural district
whose population is 100,000 or more as determined by the population of
the county or counties that compose the district; or
(2) On December 31 of the fourth fiscal year if the member
was appointed to a district board of agriculture for an agricultural
district whose population is less than 100,000 as determined by the
population of the county or counties that compose the district.
[Part 4:75:1885; BH § 397; cited C § 5101; RL § 435; NCL § 330] +
[5:75:1885; BH § 398; cited C § 5101; RL § 436; NCL § 331] + [Part
6:75:1885; BH § 399; cited C § 5101; RL § 437; NCL § 332]—(NRS A 1969,
515; 1997, 1263; 1999, 186 )
When any district board of agriculture is classified and
organized as provided in NRS 547.040 ,
the secretary of the board shall report such classification and
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, 3634 )
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 of NRS 547.040
, each member of a district board of
agriculture must be appointed for a term of 4 years. The term begins on:
(a) July 1, if the member was appointed to a district board of
agriculture for an agricultural district whose population is 100,000 or
more as determined by the population of the county or counties that
compose the district; or
(b) January 1, if the member was appointed to a district board of
agriculture for an agricultural district whose population is less than
100,000 as determined by the population of the county or counties that
compose the district.
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.
3. The incumbent members of the district board of agriculture may
submit to the appointing authority for consideration a list of nominees
for appointment to fill any vacancy on the board.
[Part 4:75:1885; BH § 397; cited C § 5101; RL § 435; NCL § 330] +
[Part 8:75:1885; BH § 401; cited C § 5101; RL § 439; NCL § 334]—(NRS A
1969, 515; 1997, 1264; 1999, 187 )
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 used by the
agricultural association for the purpose of holding exhibitions of
horses, cattle and other livestock, and of the agricultural,
horticultural, viticultural, mechanical, manufacturing and domestic
products of the district, with a view to the improvement of all of the
industries in the agricultural district. The association may allow the
use of its property for other special events in the community.
5. Obtain medium-term obligations as provided in chapter 350
of NRS for local governments other than
counties.
[Part 2:75:1885; A 1889, 48; RL § 433; NCL § 328]—(NRS A 1959, 145;
1965, 750; 1973, 18; 1995, 1828; 1997, 1264)
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 shall determine their salaries and duties.
4. Have the power to make all necessary bylaws, rules and
regulations for the government of the agricultural association and the
management of its financial affairs.
[Part 7:75:1885; BH § 400; cited C § 5101; RL § 438; NCL § 333]
The district board of agriculture shall provide for an
annual fair or exhibition by the agricultural association of all 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 the state fair; and
2. The State shall in no event be liable for any premium offered,
or award, or for any debt contracted by any district board of agriculture
or agricultural association.
[Part 7:75:1885; BH § 400; cited C § 5101; RL § 438; NCL § 333]
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 547.110 ,
Ê the use of the property by the agricultural association shall be deemed
to be an expanded agricultural use, and such use must not be construed to
have affected or changed the agricultural status of the property that
existed before it was used by the agricultural association.
2. The provisions of subsection 1 apply to all property used by an
agricultural association, including, but not limited to, property that is:
(a) Owned or leased by the agricultural association; or
(b) Made available by another person for use by the agricultural
association pursuant to a donation, gift, grant of authorization or
permission, or other similar means.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1263)
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 shall annually hold, within any county or counties comprising
the agricultural district, a fair or exhibition, the boards of county
commissioners of the several counties are authorized to appropriate any
money or moneys out of the general fund of their respective counties to
aid any such agricultural association composing any agricultural district
of which the county or counties may be a part.
[1:70:1893; A 1913, 105; 1919 RL § 440; NCL § 335]
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 purposes as the
agricultural associations may through their district boards of
agriculture deem just and proper.
2. None of the moneys so appropriated by the boards of county
commissioners shall be used by the district boards of agriculture of the
various agricultural associations, either directly or indirectly, for the
purpose of paying any purse or purses for racing.
[2:70:1893; cited C § 5101; RL § 441; NCL § 336]
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
their judgment, deem just and proper.
2. In no case may an appropriation described in subsection 1
exceed the sum of $1,500 in any 1 year, unless the money so appropriated
was obtained from the proceeds of a tax imposed pursuant to chapter 377A
of NRS.
[4:70:1893; cited C § 5101; RL § 443; NCL § 338]—(NRS A 2005, 1400
)
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 county or counties composing such agricultural district.
2. That the same was expended for the payment of premiums awarded
by the district board of agriculture of such agricultural association or
for such purposes as the agricultural association has through its
district board of agriculture determined to be just and proper.
3. That the same was not expended, either directly or indirectly,
for the purpose of paying any purse or purses for racing.
[3:70:1893; cited C § 5101; RL § 442; NCL § 337]—(NRS A 1967, 141)
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 annually 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 section
shall be made payable to the order of the president of the district board
of agriculture of such agricultural association, or in the case of his
absence or inability to serve, such warrants shall be made payable to the
order of a member of the district board of agriculture as such board
shall, by a majority vote thereof, determine and direct.
[5:70:1893; cited C § 5101; RL § 444; NCL § 339]
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