2001 REGULAR SESSION (71st) A AB115 1100
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Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sections 1 through 5 and the text of the repealed section and adding new sections designated sections 1 through 4 and the text of the repealed section, following the enacting clause, to read as follows:
“Section 1. NRS 561.355 is hereby amended to read as follows:
561.355 1. The plant industry program is hereby established.
2. The following fees and money [shall] must be used in the plant industry program:
(a) Fees and money collected pursuant to the provisions of chapters 552, 555, 581, 582 and 587 of NRS.
(b) Laboratory fees collected for the diagnosis of infectious, contagious and parasitic diseases of bees, as authorized by NRS 561.305, and as are necessary pursuant to the provisions of chapter 552 of NRS.
(c) Laboratory fees collected for the diagnosis of infectious, contagious and destructive diseases of agricultural commodities, and infestations thereof by pests, as authorized by NRS 561.305, and as may be necessary [under] pursuant to the provisions of NRS 554.010 to 554.240, inclusive.
[(c)](d) Laboratory fees collected for the survey and identification of insect pests, plant diseases and noxious weeds, as authorized by NRS 561.305, and as may be necessary [under] pursuant to the provisions of NRS 555.010 to 555.249, inclusive.
[(d)](e) Laboratory fees collected for the testing of the purity and germinating power of agricultural seeds, as authorized by NRS 561.305, and as may be necessary [under] pursuant to the provisions of NRS 587.015 to 587.123, inclusive.
3. Expenditures for the plant industry program [shall] must be made only for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this chapter and chapters 552, 554, 555, 581, 582 and 587 of NRS . [, and the provisions of this chapter.]
Sec. 2. NRS 552.300 is hereby amended to read as follows:
552.300 1. Upon presentation of satisfactory evidence by the state quarantine officer, the chief inspector or any deputy inspector of the violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, any district attorney shall, without delay, prosecute the person who has violated any of the provisions of this chapter.
2. The department may employ counsel to assist in the prosecution of any person charged with the violation of any of the provisions of this chapter and compensate the counsel so employed from the [apiary inspection account.]plant industry program.
Sec. 3. NRS 561.365 is hereby repealed.
Sec. 4. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2001.
TEXT OF REPEALED SECTION
561.365 Apiary inspection account.
1. The apiary inspection account is hereby created in the state general fund for the use of the department.
2. The following fees must be deposited in the apiary inspection account:
(a) Fees collected pursuant to the provisions of NRS 552.085 to 552.310, inclusive.
(b) Laboratory fees collected for the diagnosis of infectious, contagious and parasitic diseases of bees, as authorized by NRS 561.305, and as are necessary pursuant to the provisions of NRS 552.085 to 552.310, inclusive.
3. Expenditures from the apiary inspection account must be made only to carry out the provisions of this chapter and chapter 552 of NRS.”.
Amend the title of the bill to read as follows:
“AN ACT relating to the state department of agriculture; expanding the types of fees that must be used in the plant industry program and expanding the purposes for which expenditures for the plant industry program may be made; abolishing the apiary inspection account; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.”.