Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 586 - Pesticides
PESTICIDES GENERALLY
Section 586.151 - Seed not intended for human or animal consumption: Requirements of owner of crop; exemption
Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 586.151
Current through September 16, 2024
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2:
(a) The
owner of any crop grown to produce seed which is not intended for human
consumption or as feed for animals shall:
(1)
Provide all of the seed screening to a seed conditioner for disposal in a
manner that ensures the seed screening cannot be distributed as food for human
consumption or as feed for animals.
(2) Inform the seed conditioner of the
pesticides applied to the crop.
(b) The seed conditioner shall keep records
of the disposal of the seed screening for not less than 3 years after the date
of the disposal. The seed conditioner shall provide copies of these records to
the Department upon its request. The records must contain the following
information:
(1) Verification of shipment to a
site where disposal occurred, including the date and the source of the
shipment.
(2) The location of the
site where disposal occurred.
(3)
The method of disposal, including, but not limited to, burial, composting or
incineration.
(4) The amount and
type of material disposed.
(c) Any seed which is not intended for human
consumption or as feed for animals:
(1) Must
not be distributed as food for human consumption or as feed for
animals.
(2) Must be distributed in
containers bearing a tag giving notice that the seed must not be used as food
for human consumption or as feed for animals.
(d) Any crop grown to produce seed which is
not intended for human consumption or as feed for animals, and any by-product
of such a crop, including, but not limited to, green chop, hay, pellets, meal,
whole seed and cracked seed, must not be distributed as food for human
consumption or as feed for animals.
2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply to any crop or by-product of a crop grown in this State to which:
(a) No pesticide has been applied;
or
(b) Only pesticides registered
and labeled for application to that crop have been applied, if the residue of
the pesticides is within the allowable amounts prescribed by the Environmental
Protection Agency.
3. As used in this section:
(a) "Seed conditioner"
means a person who disposes of seed screening in compliance with state and
federal laws and regulations.
(b)
"Seed screening" means all matter separated from the seeds through the process
of using screens.
Added to NAC by Div. of Agriculture, eff. 11-12-93
NRS 586.401
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