Nevada_Executive_Budget_2013-2015

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE - The Nevada Department of Agriculture promotes a sustainable agriculture and natural resources industry which works to
protect food, fiber, human health, and safety through effective service, regulatory action and agricultural literacy.
Department Budget Highlights:
1. Reorganize the Department - Administration adds eleven new administrative, fiscal,
information technology, education, and support positions as a result of the new reporting
structure reorganization and infrastructure needs.
2. Consolidate Food and Nutrition Programs - To provide improved service delivery,
efficiency, and take advantage of economic development opportunities, the department
proposes to consolidate food and nutrition programs from Administration, Dairy
Commission, and Education into the Department of Agriculture.
3. Fund Youth Livestock Programs - Administration requests $20,000 each fiscal year to
support youth livestock production programs.
4. Consolidate Divisions - As part of the department's reorganizational plan, Gas Pollution
Standards are transferred to Weights and Measures and Grade and Certification of
Agriculture Products is transferred to Registration and Enforcement.
5. Reclassify Administrative Staff - Registration and Enforcement reclassifies the Division
Administrator for Plant Industries to the Administrator for Plant Industries Division and
reclassifies the Plant Industries Regional Manager position to a Deputy Administrator for
Plant Industries as part of the agency's reorganization plan.
6. Increase Livestock Fee and Eliminate Position - Livestock Inspection proposes
increasing the fee rates for the Special Livestock Fee to fund the Animal Identification budget
of the Animal Industry Division. These fees have not been adjusted in over 50 years. The
Unclassified Division Administrator position is eliminated.
7. Establish Sagebrush Ecosystem Team - The DCNR Director heads a key Governor's
initiative establishing a 5-member multidisciplinary, inter-agency Sagebrush Ecosystem
Team (that includes Agriculture, Minerals, State Lands, and Forestry) to address the potential
listing of the Greater Sage-grouse on the federal species endangered list.
Department Biennium Total by Funding Source
Funding
85% Federal Fund
11% Other
2% Transfers
1% General Fund
Department 2014 2015
Total $ 156,656,622 158,730,945
Total FTE 127.50 127.50
Department Biennium Total by Core Function
Core Function
48% Business Development
and Services
26% Resource Management
25% Health Services
1% Public Safety
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