§ 557.260 — Regulations; compliance by producer with certain requirements; requirements for agricultural hemp seed

Nevada § 557.260

• Jurisdiction: Nevada
• Title 49: AGRICULTURE
• Ch. 557: Hemp

Text

1. The Department may adopt regulations necessary to:
(a) Establish quality standards and requirements for the packaging and labeling of agricultural hemp seed;
(b) Provide for the certification and registration of sites used for growing, producing or handling hemp; and
(c) Comply with any requirement imposed by the United States Department of Agriculture, including, without limitation, any requirement related to reporting information regarding growers, handlers and producers.
2. The Department shall adopt regulations establishing the maximum THC concentration for hemp.
3. A producer shall comply with:
(a) Any regulation adopted by the Department pursuant to subsection 1 or 2; and
(b) The provisions of NRS 587.015 to 587.123 , inclusive, and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
4. Any agricultural hemp seed which is obtained by a grower and was produced:
(a) In this State must be produced by a producer; and
(b) In another state must be produced by a person who is registered and approved to produce and sell agricultural hemp seed pursuant to the laws of that state.
5. The Department shall provide adequate information to growers to identify producers from which a grower may purchase agricultural hemp seed.
6. A handler may only obtain hemp from a grower and agricultural hemp seed for cleaning and future propagation from a producer.

Legislative History

(Added to NRS by 2017, 1347 ; A 2019, 2587 ; 2021, 3156 )