Nev. Admin. Code § 527.270 - Application: Requirements; fee; waiver of fee; assistance from Division
1. The State Forester may issue a permit to a
person, firm or other organization which authorizes the person, firm or other
organization to conduct a project that may involve the taking of a plant on the
list of fully protected species of native flora under such conditions as the
State Forester deems necessary or practicable, including, without limitation,
an agreement for establishing a management area, only if the applicant submits
a completed application on a form designated by the State Forester that
contains a detailed plan of the proposed project which satisfies the
requirements set forth in NAC 527.280 and 527.290 or, if the project is to be
conducted in whole or in part on public land, which satisfies the requirements
of NAC 527.300, and specifies:
(a) The impact
that will likely result from the taking;
(b) That such taking will not appreciably
reduce the likelihood of the survival and recovery of the species in the
wild;
(c) The best management
practices and mitigation activities that will be used to avoid, minimize and
mitigate the impacts from such a taking during the implementation of the
proposed project; and
(d) That the
applicant has funds sufficient to complete the proposed project plan and
mitigation activities.
2. An application must also include a
certification by the applicant that:
(a) The
applicant assumes complete responsibility for the proposed project plan,
mitigation activities and any resulting impacts on plants on the list of fully
protected species of native flora or the habitat of such plants;
(b) The information submitted on the
application is complete and accurate to the best of the knowledge and belief of
the applicant;
(c) The applicant
understands that any false statement in the application may result in the
suspension or revocation of a permit; and
(d) The applicant has read and is familiar
with the provisions of chapter 527 of NRS and any regulations adopted pursuant
thereto, and that violation of or noncompliance with applicable laws may
subject the applicant to criminal penalties and revocation of a
permit.
3. Except as
otherwise provided in subsection 6, the fee for processing an application is
$150 for each acre of the proposed project which contains any plant on the list
of fully protected species of native flora or which constitutes the habitat of
such a species.
4. Except as
otherwise provided in subsection 6, the minimum fee for processing an
application is $150.
5. The fee for
processing an application is due when the application is approved and a permit
is issued.
6. The State Forester
may, in his or her sole discretion, waive the fee for processing an application
if a proposed project will be conducted:
(a)
For the purpose of research;
(b)
For a scientific purpose; or
(c) In
the public interest.
7.
Upon request, the Division shall assist the applicant in assessment of the
proposed project site and identification of necessary elements to be addressed
in the application.
Notes
NRS 527.050, 527.300
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