1.  The board of county commissioners of any county in which a rodent control district has been created shall appoint a board of directors of the district composed of three persons who:

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 555.520

  • Control: means to cut, destroy or eradicate established noxious weed populations in order to prevent:

    (a) The spread, maturation and dispersal of any propagative part of the noxious weed; and

    (b) The reproduction and spread of the noxious weed. See Nevada Revised Statutes 555.005

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • county: includes Carson City. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.033
  • Director: means the Director of the Department. See Nevada Revised Statutes 555.005
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.

(a) Are landowners in the district, whether or not they signed the petition for its creation. For the purpose of this paragraph, if any corporation or partnership owns land in the district, a partner or a director, officer or beneficial owner of 10 percent or more of the stock of the corporation shall be deemed a landowner.

(b) Fairly represent the agricultural economy of the district.

2.  The initial appointments to the board of directors shall be for terms of 1, 2 and 3 years respectively. Each subsequent appointment shall be for a term of 3 years. Any vacancy shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired term.

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