BOA - Meeting Notice and Agenda - March 14, 2018


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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 12, 2017 meeting minutes (for possible action)    

          4. Director's Report


          A. Introduction of new administrators, Jennifer Ott and Cadence Matijevich  
          B. Report - Jim Barbee, Director (for information)

            5. Animal Industry


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

              6. Plant Industry


              A. Board update - Jennifer Ott, Administrator (for information)

              B. *Request for Board input on Director amendments to NAC 587 (LCB File No. R066-17) - An amendment related to agricultural hemp seed. Director's authority. A copy of the final language is included in the board packet - Jennifer Ott, Administrator (for possible action)

              C.  *Request to go to workshop and hearing to amend NAC 554 - An amendment to change the taxonomy of the tomato plant from Lycopersicon to Solanum based on new phylogeny studies. Draft of language changes is included in the board packet - Jennifer Ott, Administrator (for possible action)

              D. Range monitoring application presentation - Dave Voth, Agriculturist 3 (for information)

                7. Administration


                A.  Board update - Debra Crowley, Fiscal Administrator (for information)

                B.  Board update - Rebecca Allured, Public Information Officer II (for information)

                  8. Consumer Equitability


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

                    9. Food & Nutrition


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

                      10. Board Presentations


                      A.  Ethics in Government Training - Yvonne Nevarez-Goodson, Executive Director of the Nevada Commission on Ethics (for information)

                        11. Public Comment


                          12. Adjornment