527.260 - Legislative finding. - Nevada Statutes

527.260  Legislative finding.

      1.  The Legislature finds that:

      (a) The economic growth of the State of Nevada has been attended with some serious and unfortunate consequences. Nevada has experienced the extermination or extirpation of some of its native species of flora. Serious losses have occurred and are occurring in other species of flora with important economic, educational, historical, political, recreational, scientific and aesthetic values.

      (b) The people of the State of Nevada have an obligation to conserve and protect the various species of flora which are threatened with extinction.

      2.  The purpose of NRS 527.260 to 527.300, inclusive, is to provide a program for the conservation, protection, restoration and propagation of selected species of flora and for the perpetuation of the habitats of such species.

      (Added to NRS by 1969, 775)