Nevada § 568.060 - State grazing boards: Members; qualifications; election; terms; vacancy
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§ 568.060. State grazing boards: Members; qualifications; election; terms; vacancy
1. Each state grazing board must consist of not less than five nor more than 12 persons
who graze livestock upon the public lands within the grazing district for which such
state grazing board is created. Officers and directors of corporations and partners of partnerships which conduct
such grazing are qualified to be elected to serve on such boards on behalf of such
corporation or partnership. The term of each member is 3 years, beginning on January 1 next after the member's
election. 2. In November of each third year, each state grazing board shall specify the number
of members to serve on that state grazing board for the following term. Thereafter, the board shall conduct an election of the members to serve for that
term. 3. If a new grazing district is established, the Central Committee of Nevada State
Grazing Boards shall, within 90 days after the order establishing the district appears
in the Federal Register, specify the number of members to serve on the state grazing
board for the new district. Thereafter the Central Committee of the Nevada State Grazing Boards shall conduct
an election of the board members to serve for the balance of the current 3-year term. 4. If any vacancy occurs on a state grazing board for any reason, the remaining board
members shall elect a qualified successor to fill the vacancy for the unexpired term. 5. A duly qualified person elected to serve as a member of a state grazing board shall
assume office after taking the oath of office contained in NRS 282.020 . 6. The persons, partnerships, associations or corporations holding licenses or permits
to graze livestock on the public lands within the grazing district served by a state
grazing board shall elect the members to serve on that state grazing board, except
as otherwise provided in this section, and each such permittee is entitled to one
vote. The particular state grazing board shall supply the names of eligible persons to
be elected to serve on the board to each permittee within the district so that each
permittee may cast his or her vote for a candidate of the permittee's choice. The secretary of the state grazing board for such grazing district shall certify
the results of the election.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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