SB 54 — Revises provisions relating to the State Board of Agriculture. (BDR 50-263)

(ReprintedSenate withBill amendmentsNo. adopted on April 13, 2021) FIRST REPRINT S.B.

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54–COMMITTEE ON NATURAL R ESOURCES (ON B EHALF OF THE S TATE D EPARTMENT OF A GRICULTURE ) PREFILED N OVEMBER 18, 2020 ____________ Referred to Committee on Natural Resources SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to the State Board of Agriculture.

(BDR 50-263) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

No.

~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

Existing law creates the State Board of Agriculture, consisting of 11 members, and sets forth the qualifications of the members.

(NRS 561.045, 561.055) SectionsSections, 1 and 2 of this bill increase the membership of the Board to 13 members.

(NRS 561.095) Section 2 also engagedrevises inthe livestockmembership production;of the Board by requiring that:

(2)(1) two members are actively engaged in growingyrange crops,or atsemirange leastcattle oneproduction; of which is a specialty crop harvested by mechanical cultivation;

(3)(2) onetwo members are member is working in the field of supplemental nutrition distribution;

(4) one(3) one member is actively engaged in food manufacturing or animal processing;

(1) Sectiongeneral 4 of this bill:

(1) provides that each member who is serving on the State Board ononion June 30, 2022, continues to serve until the expiration of his or her term or until a vacancy occurs, whichever occurs first;

-EXPLANATION *SB54_R1* – 2Matter –in THEbolded PEOPLEitalics OFis THEnew; STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

(a) OneTwo membermembers who isare actively engaged in range or semirange cattle production.production .

[, one] (b) One member who is actively engaged in livestockdairy production .

[, oneone] in]- 81st Session (2021) – 2 – (c) One member who is actively engaged in dairyrange or semirange sheep production .

[, one in general farming, one] (d) One member who is actively engaged in rangegeneral oragriculture semirange sheep production .

[, one in generalgrowing farming,crops one]which (e)are Oneplanted memberin rows spaced to permit mec(e) Two members who isare actively engaged in generalgrowing agriculturecrops, .at least one of which is a specialty crop.

[, one in growing crops which are planted in rows spaced to permit mechanical cultivation, one] (f) TwoOne membersmember who areis actively engaged in growingthe crops,control at least one of whichpests is. a specialty crop harvested by mechanical cultivation.

[, one] (g) One member who is actively engaged in the controlpetroleum ofindustry pests .

[,[and one] (h) One member who is actively engaged in theraising petroleumnursery industrystock. .

[and one] (i) One member who is activelyworking engaged in raisingthe nurseryfield stock.of supplemental nutrition distribution.

(j) One member who is workingactively engaged in thefood fieldmanufacturing ofor supplementalanimal nut(k)processing. Onedistmemberon.

(k) One member who ishas activelyveterinary engagedexperience in fooda manufacturingmixed- animal or animallarge-animal processing.practice and is licensed to practice veterinary medicine pursuant to chapter 638 of NRS.

(l) One member who has veterinary experience in a mixed- animal or large-animal practice and is licensed to practice veterinary medicine pursuant to chapter 638 of NRS.

The members of the Board may meet at such times and at such places as may be specified by the call of the Chair or a majority of the Board, and a meeting of the Board may be held -special *SB54_R1*meetings –may 3be –called regularlyby atthe leastChair onceor everyby 3the months.Director., 2.

In case of an emergency, special meetings may be called by the Chair or by the Director.

2.

The amendatory provisions of section 2 of this act do not affect the current term of any person who, on June 30, 2022, is a member of the State Board of Agriculture, and each such member2,member is a continues to serve until the expiration of his or her current term or until a vacancy occurs, whichever occurs first.

- 81st Session (2021) – 3 – 1.

One person who satisfies the qualifications set forth in paragraph (j)(i) of subsection 1 of NRS 561.055, as amended by section 2 of this act, to a term commencing on July 1, 2022;

One person who satisfies the qualifications set forth in paragraph (k) of subsection 1 of NRS 561.055, as amended by section 2 of this act, to a term commencing on July 1, 2022;