SB 443 — Makes various changes relating to agriculture. (BDR 51-1084)

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443–COMMITTEE ON F INANCE (O NB EHALF OF THE OFFICE OF FINANCE IN THE OFFICE OF THE G OVERNOR ) M AY 10, 2021 ____________ Referred to Committee on Natural Resources SUMMARY—Makes various changes relating to agriculture.

(BDR 51-1084) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

Executive Budget.

~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

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

(NRS 587.015- 587.123) Sections 2-11 of this bill define certain terms that apply to the standards that govern seeds, including, without limitation, terms such as “complete records”dsrecords” and “conditioning,” which appear in existing sections of Nevada Revised Statutes but not in the new language of this bill.

and (2) replacing certain phrases in existing law with the newlyregulations definedto terms.account for the new provisions.xpands the scope of required Existing law defines “certifying agency,” in part, to mean an agency that is authorized under the laws of a state, territory or possession of the United States to officially certify seed.

(NRS 587.023) Section 1413 of this bill expands the scope of required regExisting law defines “certifyinga agency,”certifying agency, in part, toas mean an agency that is authorized under the laws of a state, territory or possession of the United States to officially certify seed.seed and which has procedures and standards approved by the United States Secretary of Agriculture to assure the puriExisting law requires each container of seeds of agricultural crops, flowers, vegetables, herbs, trees and shrubs which is sold, offered for sale or transported within this State for sowing purposes to bear or have attached to it a plainly written label or tag that complies with certain requirements.

(NRS 587.023)587.091) Section 1315 of this bill definesrequires asuch certifyingcontainers agency,to inadditionally part,bear asor anhave agencyattached that is authorized under the laws of a state,plainly territorywritten orsell-by possessiondate of the United States to officially certify seed and which hascontains proceduresthe andphrase standards“sell approved by the____” United States Secretary of Agriculture to assure the purity and identitya ofdate certifiedwhich: seed.

- *SB443* – 2 – Existing law requires each container of seeds of agricultural crops, flowers, vegetables, herbs, trees and shrubs which is sold, offered for sale or transported within this State for sowing purposes to bear or have attached to it a plainly written this bill requires such containers to additionally bear or have attached a plainly written sell-by date which contains the phrase “sell by ____” and a date which:

and (2) for seeds of flowers, vegetables, herbs,for treesgermination andwas shrubs,completed.be must be not more than 12 months after the date of the test forExistingExisting law requires the labeling of containers for seeds of agricultural crops to state certain information.

- 81st Session (2021) – 2 – EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

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

-florets, *SB443*chaff, –fungus 3bodies –and 2.stones, as determined by methodsle set forth in regulations.

The term includes, without limitation, broken seeds, sterile florets, chaff, fungus bodies and stones, as determined by methods set forth in regulations.

- 81st Session (2021) – 3 – Sec.

“Prohibited noxious weed seed” means the seeds of noxious weeds which are prohibited from being present in agricultural, vegetable, flower, tree or shrub seed due to being highly destructive and difficult to control in this State by ordinary goodgooSec. cultural or chemical practice.

10.al “Pure seed” means seed that does not contain inert matter and does not contain any other type of seed, as determined by methods set forth in regulations.

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“Pure seed” means seed that does not contain inert matter and does not contain any other type of seed, as determined by methods set forth in regulations.

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An agency of a foreign country determined by the United States Secretary of Agriculture to adhere to procedure and standards for seed certification comparable to those adhered to generally by seed-certifyingseeSec. agencies under subsection 1.

Sec.14.yinNRS 587.083 is hereby amended to read as follows:

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NRS 587.083 is hereby amended to read as follows:

(b) Establishing a list of prohibited and restricted noxious weeds , prohibited noxious weed seeds and restricted noxious weed seeds and prescribing the maximum rate of occurrence per pound of seeds - *SB443* – 4 – of restricted noxious weeds which may be associated with any seeds.

- 81st Session (2021) – 4 – (c) Establishing minimum standards of germination for seeds of vegetables, herbs and flowers.

(e) Establishing a list of the species of trees and shrubs subject toNRS the587.105.ing labeling requirements set forth in subsection 7 of (f) Establishing the duration of the validity of testing to determine the percentage of germination of seeds subject to the requirements for labeling as set forth in NRS 587.105.587.091 to 587.105, inclusive, before the sale, offering for sale or transporting of those seeds.

(f) Establishing the duration of the validity of testing to determine the percentage of germination of seeds subject to the requirements for labeling as set forth in NRS 587.091 to 587.105, inclusive, before the sale, offering for sale or transporting of those seeds.

(a) Label or tag in the English language, giving the net weight of the seed and the information specified for the respective classes of seed in subsection 2 and in NRS 587.093 to 587.105, inclusive, which information must not be modified or denied in the labeling or on another label attached to the container [.] ;

(2) For a container of seeds of flowers, vegetables, herbs, trees and shrubs, must be not more than 12 months after the date - *SB443* – 5 – of the test for germination was completed, not including the month in which the test occurred.

- 81st Session (2021) – 5 – (b) The commonly accepted coined, chemical, generic or abbreviated chemical or generic name of the substance used for treatment, or the description of the process used for treatment;

(c) If the substance applied to the seed for treatment is in an amount which may be harmful to human or other vertebrate animals, a caution, stating:

The origin, state or foreign country, if known, of alfalfa, red cloverunknown, andthis fieldfact corn,must butbe notstated.hybrid of hybrid corn.

If the origin is unknown,4. this fact must be stated.