Nev. Admin. Code § 587.477 - Requirements for isolation; request for variance

1. Each isolation area required pursuant to subsection 4 must be kept free of industrial hemp plants and must be in place before the time of flowering and inspection of the agricultural hemp seed crop. Not more than three plants for each 11 square feet of harmful contaminating plants are authorized within the required isolation distance adjacent to the inspected crop pursuant to subsection 3. The condition of each crop must be assessed by the certifying agency, which may alter this standard by reducing the number of harmful contaminating plants permitted per square yard based upon the risk of contamination of such plants.

2. If a dioecious male industrial hemp plant begins to flower before the plant is removed from the field in which it is grown, each industrial hemp plant must be destroyed for a radius of 10 feet for foundation seed and 6 feet for registered seed.

3. The minimum distance a field of industrial hemp must be from a different variety of industrial hemp or a field of the same variety of industrial hemp that does not meet the requirements for the same class designation is:

Inspected Crop	Other Crop	Isolation Distance Required (Feet)
Dioecious Type - Registered and Foundation	(1) Different varieties of industrial hemp (2) Noncertified crop of same kind (3) Lower certified class seed crop of same variety (4) Same class of certified seed of same variety	16,150 16,150 6,640 3
Dioecious Type - Certified	(1) Different varieties of industrial hemp (2) Noncertified crop of same kind (3) Lower certified class seed crop of same variety (4) Same class of certified seed of same variety	3,320 3,320 646 3
Monoecious Type and Hybrids - Registered and Foundation	(1) Dioecious variety of industrial hemp (2) Noncertified crop of same kind (3) Different varieties of the same type of industrial hemp (monoecious or female hybrid) (4) Lower certified class seed crop of same variety (5) Same class of certified seed of same variety	16,150 16,150 6,460 3,230 3
Monoecious Type and Hybrids -Certified	(1) Dioecious variety of industrial hemp (2) Noncertified crop of same kind (3) Different varieties of the same type of industrial hemp (monoecious or female hybrid) (4) Lower certified class seed crop of same variety (5) Same class of certified seed of same variety	3,230 3,230 646 646 3

4. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, each agricultural hemp seed crop that is entered for certification must be grown at least 5 miles from any area in which any marijuana is cultivated. Upon request by a person, the Department may grant a variance relating to isolation areas concerning indoor versus outdoor cultivation of cannabis.

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Nev. Admin. Code § 587.477

Added to NAC by Dep't of Agriculture by R066-17, eff. 5-16-2018

NRS 557.260, 587.077, 587.083