555.470 - Enforcement by Director: Administrative fine; order to correct violation; request for action by district attorney; regulations. - Nevada Statutes

555.470  Enforcement by Director: Administrative fine; order to correct violation; request for action by district attorney; regulations.

      1.  The Director shall adopt regulations specifying a schedule of fines which may be imposed, upon notice and a hearing, for each violation of the provisions of NRS 555.2605 to 555.460, inclusive. The maximum fine that may be imposed by the Director for each violation must not exceed $5,000 per day. All fines collected by the Director pursuant to this subsection must be remitted to the county treasurer of the county in which the violation occurred for credit to the county school district fund.

      2.  The Director may:

      (a) In addition to imposing a fine pursuant to subsection 1, issue an order requiring a violator to take appropriate action to correct the violation; or

      (b) Request the district attorney of the appropriate county to investigate or file a criminal complaint against any person that the State Board of Agriculture suspects may have violated any provision of NRS 555.2605 to 555.460, inclusive.

      (Added to NRS by 1993, 1193; A 1995, 556; 1999, 3653; 2003, 541; 2007, 986)