[Rev. 11/4/2011 4:02:47 PM]

CHAPTER 551 - FAIRS AND EXHIBITS

NRS 551.010             Nevada Fair of Mineral Industries.

NRS 551.020             State Advisory Board of Trustees for Trust Relating to Fairground: Creation; number, appointment and qualifications of members; duties.

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     NRS 551.010  Nevada Fair of Mineral Industries.

     1.  A statewide mining, petroleum and industrial exhibition, to be known as the Nevada Fair of Mineral Industries, shall be held at Ely, Nevada, annually, under the administration of the District Board of Agriculture of Agricultural District No. 13, and may, at the discretion of the Board, be held in connection with an agricultural district exhibition to include other fields of endeavor.

     2.  In addition to its other responsibilities, the Agricultural District shall use all suitable means to collect and disseminate, throughout the State, information calculated to educate and benefit the mineral industries within the State of Nevada, including the petroleum industry.

     [1:302:1955]—(NRS A 1979, 794)

     NRS 551.020  State Advisory Board of Trustees for Trust Relating to Fairground: Creation; number, appointment and qualifications of members; duties.

     1.  The State Advisory Board of Trustees for the Trust Relating to the Fairground, consisting of ten members appointed by the Governor, is hereby created.

     2.  The Governor shall appoint:

     (a) As representatives of the Nevada State Fair Board, its President and Manager.

     (b) As representatives of the Reno Rodeo Association, its President and Vice President.

     (c) A representative of the 4-H Club Leaders’ Council.

     (d) A representative of the Nevada Junior Livestock Show Board.

     (e) A member of the Legislature.

     (f) A representative of the Nevada State Horsemen’s Association.

     (g) A prominent member of one of the cattle breeders’ associations in the State, to represent those associations.

     (h) A person engaged in a business related to farming or ranching.

     3.  The Board shall review:

     (a) All uses of the real property leased to Washoe County for use as a fairground.

     (b) Any physical improvements or changes to the facilities at the fairground,

Ê to ensure that the use of the property for purposes related to agriculture and livestock continues in compliance with the trust provisions imposed upon the conveyance.

     (Added to NRS by 1981, 1363)