{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-528.048","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 528.048","heading":"Variance required for operating ground-based equipment on certain slopes.","body":"1. No person may operate ground-based equipment on a slope that is greater than 30 percent without first obtaining a variance from the State Forester Firewarden.\n2. The State Forester Firewarden shall act on a request for a variance within 45 days after receipt of a proper application, which shall include the information required by subsection 2 of NRS 528.043. If a variance is granted, it is subject to such conditions and requirements as the State Forester Firewarden may prescribe.\n3. In acting on a request for a variance, the State Forester Firewarden shall consider the following factors:\n(a) The extent to which ground-based equipment may destroy advanced regeneration and litter cover;\n(b) The extent to which ground-based equipment may cause soils to be displaced or erode; and\n(c) The extent to which ground-based equipment may cause siltation and eroded soils to infiltrate the 50-foot stream buffer.\n4. An applicant may request a hearing before the State Forester Firewarden within 10 days after the denial of a request for a variance.\n5. Upon any final denial, any performance bond shall be returned to the applicant.","path":["TITLE 47 — FORESTRY; FOREST PRODUCTS AND FLORA","CHAPTER 528 - FOREST PRACTICE AND REVEGETATION","FOREST PRACTICE"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-528.html#NRS528Sec048","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:42Z","sha256":"3c1f7fe95d717a89842e55289037bfa1102da482b3c5c6028525949142254721","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-528.047","next":"us-nv/nrs-528.050"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}