Nev. Admin. Code § 527.Sec 1 - NEW
1. Any interested person may submit to the
State Forester a petition to nominate a species of native flora for inclusion
on the list of fully protected species of native flora. A petition must be
submitted on a form provided by the Division and must include, with specific
references or citations, as applicable:
(a)
The name, mailing address and organization or affiliation, if any, of the
petitioner;
(b) The signature of
the petitioner and the date the petition was signed;
(c) A statement of the reasons for the
proposed nomination, which must include, without limitation:
(1) The location and habitat of the proposed
species of native flora;
(2) The
current status of the species of native flora and its habitat;
(3) Any changes in threats to the species of
native flora, extinction potential of the species of native flora, protections
afforded to the species of native flora and conservation of the species of
native flora, including, without limitation, the associated timelines of such
threats, extinction potential, protections and conservation;
(4) Any changes in the factors that threaten
the survival of the species of native flora, including, without limitation,
overexploitation and disease;
(5)
Any changes in the habitat of the species of native flora, including, without
limitation, threatened destruction or drastic modification to the habitat or
severe curtailment of the habitat; and
(6) Any other known scientific information or
data on the species of native flora;
(d) An estimate of all known directly adverse
and beneficial economic effects of the proposed nomination;
(e) A statement concerning the jurisdiction
and laws of federal, state and local governmental agencies that overlap or
duplicate the proposed nomination, including, without limitation, specific
references to any such jurisdiction or laws; and
(f) Any other relevant data or
information.
2. Not
later than 90 days after a petition to nominate a species of native flora is
submitted to the State Forester pursuant to subsection 1, the State Forester
will:
(a) Notify the petitioner in writing of
his or her decision to deny the petition, including the reasons for the denial;
or
(b) Initiate the process to
include the species on the fully protected list of native flora.
Notes
NRS 527.050, 527.270
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