§ 555.351 — Restricted-use pesticides: Certificate and permits required for use; exceptions

Nevada § 555.351

• Jurisdiction: Nevada
• Title 49: AGRICULTURE
• Ch. 555: Control

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1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a person shall not use:
(a) Any restricted-use pesticide within this State at any time without a certificate issued by the Director except a person using any restricted-use pesticide under the supervision of an authorized commercial applicator who complies with the provisions of subsection 3, certified non-private applicator or private applicator; or
(b) Any neonicotinoid pesticide in violation of the requirements of NRS 586.600 . Any person seeking to apply a neonicotinoid pesticide for commercial agricultural purposes must obtain a certificate of commercial agricultural use pursuant to NRS 586.600 .
2. If the Director has adopted regulations requiring:
(a) A permit pursuant to NRS 586.403 ; or
(b) A special use permit pursuant to NRS 586.405 ,
Ê for a restricted-use pesticide, a person shall not use that pesticide without obtaining the required permit.
3. A person licensed as a commercial applicator and authorized to engage in pest control is authorized to use or supervise the use of a restricted-use pesticide without obtaining a certificate issued by the Director pursuant to NRS 555.357 , if the person:
(a) Demonstrates that he or she satisfies the standards set forth in 40 C.F.R. § 171.103; and
(b) Otherwise complies with the provisions of this chapter and any regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter governing the use of restricted-use pesticides.
4. As used in this section, “commercial agricultural purposes” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 586.600 .

Legislative History

(Added to NRS by 1975, 593 ; A 1993, 1718 ; 1999, 3650 ; 2017, 351 ; 2021, 158 ; 2023, 390 )