504.460 - Appointment and duties of Administrator of Commission; prerequisites to filing of certain protests or appeals on behalf of Commission; review by Commission.

504.460  Appointment and duties of Administrator of Commission; prerequisites to filing of certain protests or appeals on behalf of Commission; review by Commission.

      1.  The Director shall appoint an Administrator who is in the unclassified service of the State and serves at the pleasure of the Director. The Administrator must have substantial knowledge of wild horses and their habitat and an interest in their protection. The Administrator shall appoint any clerical or technical employees necessary to carry out the Administrator’s duties.

      2.  The Administrator shall:

      (a) Carry out the policies of the Commission; and

      (b) Act as the recording secretary for the Commission.

      3.  No written protest, petition for judicial review or appeal of an administrative decision concerning the management of wild horses may be filed in any action or proceeding on behalf of the Commission by the Administrator or any other person unless the filing is approved by the Director and a copy of the filing is provided to:

      (a) Each person who is authorized to graze livestock on the public land which is the subject of the filing;

      (b) The chair of the board of county commissioners of each county where any part of the public land that is the subject of the filing is located; and

      (c) Each member of the Commission.

Ê The Commission shall review the matter concerning the filing at its next meeting.

      (Added to NRS by 1985, 1888; A 1997, 2534)