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  • Russell Wilhelm
    Nevada Department of Agriculture - Seed Program
    405 South 21st Street
    Sparks, NV 89431
    T: 775-353-3611
    F: 775-353-3638
    E: rwilhelm@agri.nv.gov

  • Jim Barbee, Director of Agriculture
    Nevada Department of Agriculture
    405 South 21st Street
    Sparks, NV 89431
    T: 775-353-3613
    F: 775-353-3661


The following responses are provided by the Nevada Department of Agriculture in regard to general questions about the Nevada State Seed Law.

RELATIONSHIP TO RUSSL:
- Does your state seed law model RUSSL?
Answer = YES, as much as possible.

PERMIT/LICENSING REQUIREMENTS:
- Does your state law have a permit/license requirement for seedsmen to distribute seeds in your state?
Answer = NO

ARBITRATION:
- Does your state offer "Seed Arbitration" as a part of your seed law, or as a separate law?
Answer = Separate law for arbitration

- Is your arbitration law mandatory?
Answer = NO

- Does your state have "arbitration" legislation in place to arbitrate disputes between buyer and seller?
Answer = NO

- Do you allow the use of the "arbitration label notice" as referenced in RUSSL?
Answer = YES

PRE-EMPTION LEGISLATION:
- Does your state have "pre-emption" legislation to restrict local political subdivisions from regulating seed?
Answer = NO

BRAND LABELING:
- Does your law allow for "brand name" labeling?
Answer = YES

VARIETY LABELING:
- Does your state seed law require "mandatory" variety labeling for agricultural crop kinds?
Answer = NO

- Does your law allow for "variety not stated" labeling?
Answer = YES

- Does your law allow for "variety unknown" labeling?
Answer = NO

- Do you allow the use of the abbreviated term "VNS" to be used in place of the phrase "variety not stated"?
Answer = YES

- Does your state seed law allow labeling by "crop kind" only?
Answer = YES

TEST DAT:E
- What is the "TEST DATE" requirement for agricultural and vegetable seeds in your state?
Answer = 18 months

GMO REGULATIONS:
- Does your state law have any specific language regulating "GMOs"?
Answer = NO

- Does your state test for specific GMO varietal traits on official samples?
Answer = NO

UNIQUE (MISCELLANEOUS) REQUIREMENTS:
- Does your state seed law have any "unique" or special requirements and/or prohibitions?
Answer = NO