Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 527 - Protection and Preservation of Timbered Lands, Trees and Flora
PERMITS
Section 527.270 - Application: Requirements; fee; waiver of fee; assistance from Division

Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 527.270

Current through September 16, 2024

1. The State Forester may issue a permit to a person, firm or other organization which authorizes the person, firm or other organization to conduct a project that may involve the taking of a plant on the list of fully protected species of native flora under such conditions as the State Forester deems necessary or practicable, including, without limitation, an agreement for establishing a management area, only if the applicant submits a completed application on a form designated by the State Forester that contains a detailed plan of the proposed project which satisfies the requirements set forth in NAC 527.280 and 527.290 or, if the project is to be conducted in whole or in part on public land, which satisfies the requirements of NAC 527.300, and specifies:

(a) The impact that will likely result from the taking;

(b) That such taking will not appreciably reduce the likelihood of the survival and recovery of the species in the wild;

(c) The best management practices and mitigation activities that will be used to avoid, minimize and mitigate the impacts from such a taking during the implementation of the proposed project; and

(d) That the applicant has funds sufficient to complete the proposed project plan and mitigation activities.

2. An application must also include a certification by the applicant that:

(a) The applicant assumes complete responsibility for the proposed project plan, mitigation activities and any resulting impacts on plants on the list of fully protected species of native flora or the habitat of such plants;

(b) The information submitted on the application is complete and accurate to the best of the knowledge and belief of the applicant;

(c) The applicant understands that any false statement in the application may result in the suspension or revocation of a permit; and

(d) The applicant has read and is familiar with the provisions of chapter 527 of NRS and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto, and that violation of or noncompliance with applicable laws may subject the applicant to criminal penalties and revocation of a permit.

3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, the fee for processing an application is $150 for each acre of the proposed project which contains any plant on the list of fully protected species of native flora or which constitutes the habitat of such a species.

4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, the minimum fee for processing an application is $150.

5. The fee for processing an application is due when the application is approved and a permit is issued.

6. The State Forester may, in his or her sole discretion, waive the fee for processing an application if a proposed project will be conducted:

(a) For the purpose of research;

(b) For a scientific purpose; or

(c) In the public interest.

7. Upon request, the Division shall assist the applicant in assessment of the proposed project site and identification of necessary elements to be addressed in the application.

Added to NAC by St. Forester Firewarden by R056-01, eff. 11-1-2001

NRS 527.050, 527.300

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