Section 472.160 - Formation and establishment within county fire protection district; approval of petition; recommendations; annual evaluation1. Any business entity or cooperative or any two or more persons who own, lease, produce agriculture on or occupy property located in a county fire protection district described in NRS 474.010 to 474.450, inclusive, may establish a rangeland fire protection association by filing a petition for approval with the board of directors of such a county fire protection district.2. Any business entity or cooperative or any two or more persons who own, lease, produce agriculture on or occupy property located in a county fire protection district described in NRS 474.460 may establish a rangeland fire protection association by filing a petition for approval with the board of fire commissioners of such a county fire protection district.3. A board of directors or board of fire commissioners of a county fire protection district may approve a petition filed pursuant to subsection 1 or 2 and NRS 474.323 or 474.518, if the proposed rangeland fire protection association meets those requirements established by that board for the creation, operation and duties of a rangeland fire protection association, including, without limitation, requirements regarding management structure, insurance requirements, training requirements, maintenance of equipment and vehicles and scope of operations of the association.4. The State Forester Firewarden will provide the recommendations developed pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 472.210 to a board of directors or board of fire commissioners of a county fire protection district regarding the management structure, insurance requirements, training requirements, maintenance of equipment and vehicles and scope of operations of a rangeland fire protection association. A board of directors or board of fire commissioners of a county fire protection district is not bound by the recommendations of the State Forester Firewarden or NAC 472.110 to 472.150, inclusive.5. A board of directors or board of fire commissioners of a county fire protection district may delegate, in writing, the evaluation of a proposed rangeland fire protection association or any subsequent evaluations required by that board to the State Forester Firewarden, who will report the results of the evaluation to that board.Nev. Admin. Code § 472.160
Added to NAC by Div. of Forestry by R037-15, eff. 10/27/2015