§ 548.185 — Petition for organization of district: Filing; contents; consolidation of petitions

Nevada § 548.185

• Jurisdiction: Nevada
• Title 49: AGRICULTURE
• Ch. 548: Conservation

Text

1. Any 10 occupiers of land lying within the limits of the territory proposed to be organized into a district may file a petition with the Commission asking that a conservation district be organized to function in the territory described in the petition.
2. The petition shall set forth:
(a) The proposed name of the district.
(b) That there is need, in the interest of public health, safety and welfare, for a conservation district to function in the territory described in the petition.
(c) A description of the territory proposed to be organized as a district, which shall consist of one or more townships created pursuant to chapter 257 of NRS.
(d) A request that a referendum be held within the territory so defined on the question of the creation of a conservation district in such territory, and that the Commission determine that such a district be created.
3. Where more than one petition is filed covering parts of the same territory, the Commission may consolidate all or any such petitions.

Legislative History

[Part 5:212:1937; A 1947, 431 ; 1951, 190 ]—(NRS A 1973, 745 ; 1975, 900 ; 2011, 2482 )