BOA - Meeting Notice and Agenda - March 4, 2020


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Below is an agenda of all items to be considered. Action may be taken on items preceded by an asterisk (*).  Items on the agenda may be taken out of the order presented, items may be combined for consideration by the public body; and items may be pulled or removed from the agenda at any time at the discretion of the Chairperson.

    1. Open Meeting


    Call meeting to order by Chair Paul Anderson

    A. Pledge of Allegiance

    B. Roll Call

      2. Public Comment


        3. Minutes


        A. *Approve December 4, 2019 meeting minutes (for possible action)

          4. Director's Report


          A.  Report - Jennifer Ott, Director (for information)

            5. Food & Nutrition


            A. Board update – Homa Anooshehpoor, Administrator (for information)

              6. Plant Industry


              A. Board update – Meghan Brown, Deputy Administrator (for information)

              B. *Proposed revisions to NAC 557 to adopt regulations in response to SB 347 and address

              C. *Proposed revisions to NAC 555 to incorporate fees for pathology and entomology – Meghan Brown, Deputy Administrator (for information)

                7. Administration


                A. Board update – Jerri Conrad, Deputy Director (for information) 

                B. *Department Travel policy revision – Jerri Conrad, Deputy Director (for possible action)

                C. *Department Record Retention and Request policy revision – Jerri Conrad, Deputy Director (for possible action) 

                D. *Department Employee Report on Performance policy revision – Jerri Conrad, Deputy Director (for possible action)

                  8. Consumer Equitability


                  A. Board update – Cadence Matijevich, Administrator (for information)

                  B. * Request approval from the board to initiate the administrative rulemaking process to amend and update Nevada Administrative Code Chapter 590 – MOTOR VEHICLE FUEL, PETROLEUM PRODUCTS AND ANTIFREEZE - Amendments related to establishing a fee schedule for civil penalties for violation of the provisions of the Chapter; establishing a fee schedule for resampling and/or retesting of fuel(s) in the case of violation; establishing a fee schedule for reinspection to verify correction of violations; adding the address of the NDA office in Elko; amending the titles of adopted ASTM documents; and updating the prices for purchase of adopted ASTM documents. – Cadence Matijevich, Administrator (for possible action)

                    9. Animal Industry


                    A. Board update – Doug Farris, Administrator (for information)

                    B. Discussion of concerns and possible policy to improve animal quarantines – Doug Farris, Administrator (for information)

                      10. Public Comment


                        11. Adjournment