556.060 - Powers of State Board of Agriculture; money to carry out chapter. - Nevada Statutes

556.060  Powers of State Board of Agriculture; money to carry out chapter.

      1.  The State Board of Agriculture may:

      (a) Appoint the members of the Advisory Board, fix their terms of office and fill all vacancies.

      (b) Establish procedures for the Nevada garlic and onion industry to recommend persons for appointment to the Advisory Board.

      (c) Administer, enforce and control the collection of assessments levied for the Garlic and Onion Research and Promotion Account.

      (d) Authorize payments from the Garlic and Onion Research and Promotion Account upon the recommendation of the Advisory Board.

      (e) Contract with natural persons or agencies for the conduct or management of research projects and market-promotion projects.

      (f) Adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this chapter.

      2.  Money from the State General Fund may not be utilized by the State Board of Agriculture in carrying out the provisions of this chapter. Expenditures for those purposes may be made only from the Garlic and Onion Research and Promotion Account created by NRS 561.423, and are subject to the limitations stated in that section.

      (Added to NRS by 1995, 1598)