Enforcement: Duties of Director and district attorney.
1. The examination of pesticides or devices must be made under the direction of the Director to determine whether they comply with the requirements of NRS 586.010 to 586.450, inclusive. If it appears from the examination that a pesticide or device fails to comply with the provisions of NRS 586.010 to 586.450, inclusive, and the Director contemplates instituting criminal proceedings against any person, the Director shall cause appropriate notice to be given to the person. Any person so notified must be given an opportunity to present his views, orally or in writing, with regard to those contemplated proceedings, and if thereafter in the opinion of the Director it appears that the provisions of NRS 586.010 to 586.450, inclusive, have been violated by the person, the Director shall refer the facts to the district attorney of the county in which the violation occurred with a copy of the results of the analysis or the examination of the article. The provisions of NRS 586.010 to 586.450, inclusive, do not require the Director to report any act or failure to act for prosecution or for the institution of libel proceedings, or to report minor violations of NRS 586.010 to 586.450, inclusive, if he believes that the public interest will be best served by a suitable notice of warning in writing.
2. Each district attorney to whom any such violation is reported shall cause appropriate proceedings to be instituted and prosecuted in a court of proper jurisdiction without delay.
3. The Director shall, by publication in such manner as he may prescribe, give notice of all judgments entered in actions instituted under the authority of NRS 586.010 to 586.450, inclusive.
Last modified: February 26, 2006