Nev. Admin. Code § 587.340 - Fees for inspection, grading and certification; security for payment of fees
1. The fees for the
inspection and certification of potatoes at their point of shipping will be
determined by agreement between the State Quarantine Officer and the processor
of the potatoes. If those fees will exceed $3,000 in a 30-day period, the
processor of the potatoes must provide to the Department a surety bond or
another form of security that is satisfactory to the Director to guarantee the
payment of the fees for the 30-day period immediately succeeding the date the
security is provided. The fees will not be less than:
(a) The actual cost of providing the
inspection and certification services; and
(b) The fee charged in accordance with the
contract between the Department and the Federal Government for certifying that
the potatoes comply with the standards and conditions established by the
Federal Government.
2.
The fees for inspection, grading or certification of other agricultural
products:
(a) Are:
(1) Sixty dollars for each hour the inspector
spends conducting the inspection, grading or certification, including the time
spent traveling to and from the location where the inspection and certification
are conducted;
(2) The mileage
allowance established by the State Board of Examiners for state officers and
employees pursuant to subsection 3 of
NRS
281.160 for the inspector's travel;
and
(3) Any fee charged in
accordance with the contract between the Department and the Federal Government;
and
(b) Unless they are
for a one-time or intermittent inspection, grading or certification, must be
secured by providing to the Department a surety bond or another form of
security that is satisfactory to the Director to guarantee the payment of the
fees for the 90-day period immediately succeeding the date the security is
provided.
3. In addition
to any fees required pursuant to this section, the State Quarantine Officer
will charge a fee of $60 for the inspection of products for the presence of
noxious weeds.
4. Special
arrangements, including arrangements for fees, must be made with the State
Quarantine Officer for the inspection of agricultural products for processing.
The fees for such an inspection must be secured by providing to the Department
a surety bond or another form of security that is satisfactory to the Director
to guarantee the payment of the fees for the 90-day period immediately
succeeding the date the security is provided.
5. If the State Quarantine Officer or his or
her designee inspects agricultural products in the field for the purpose of
issuing a phytosanitary certificate required by the government of a state or of
a foreign country before those agricultural products may be exported to that
state or country, the State Quarantine Officer will impose a fee of $10 per
acre for the inspection.
6. If the
State Quarantine Officer or his or her designee issues a phytosanitary
certificate, an export certificate for processed plant products, a certificate
of origin or a free-sale certificate as required by the government of a state
or of a foreign country before agricultural products or farm equipment may be
exported to that state or country, the State Quarantine Officer:
(a) Will impose a fee of $40 for each
certificate; and
(b) Will impose
any fee required to be collected and passed through to the United States
Department of Agriculture.
7. As used in this section:
(a) "Certificate of origin" means a
certificate which certifies that the shipment of agricultural products or farm
equipment, or any combination thereof, originated in the State of Nevada and
that the agricultural products or farm equipment, or combination thereof, is
free from infestation in accordance with
NRS
561.147.
(b) "Export certificate for processed plant
products" has the meaning ascribed to it in 7 C.F.R. § 353.1.
(c) "Free-sale certificate" has the meaning
ascribed to it in paragraph (d) of subsection 4 of NAC
587.345.
(d) "Phytosanitary certificate" has the
meaning ascribed to it in
NRS
555.23575.
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