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NRS 586.550

Requirements for use of certain pesticides by cannabis establishments; publication of list of approved pesticides for use on cannabis and cannabis products

Known as the Nevada Pesticides Act

The act spans §§ 586–586 (61 sections).

(Added to NRS by 2015, 3103; A 2017, 3724; 2019, 3884)

1. A cannabis establishment may use a pesticide in the cultivation and production of cannabis and cannabis products if the pesticide:

(a) Is exempt from registration pursuant to 40 C.F.R. § 152.25 or allowed to be used on Crop Group 19, as defined in 40 C.F.R. § 180.41(c)26, hops or unspecified crops or plants;

(b) Has affixed a label which allows the pesticide to be used at the intended site of application; and

(c) Has affixed a label which allows the pesticide to be used on crops and plants intended for human consumption.

2. The State Department of Agriculture shall, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, establish and publish a list of pesticides allowed to be used on cannabis or cannabis products pursuant to this section and accept requests from pesticide manufacturers and cannabis establishments, or a representative thereof, to add pesticides to the list.

3. As used in this section:

(a) “Cannabis establishment” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 678A.095.

(b) “Cannabis products” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 678A.120.

Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.