1. 1. NRS 528.010 to 528.090, inclusive, are adopted:

   1. (a) To establish minimum standards of forest practice and to require compliance therewith by every timber owner or operator.
   2. (b) To promote the sustained productivity of the forests of the Sierra Nevada Mountains in Nevada.
   3. (c) To preserve the natural water supply of the State in the interests of the economic welfare of the State.
2. 2. The provisions of NRS 528.010 to 528.090, inclusive, shall not be construed in any way to condone any activity which causes significant degradation of water quality.

[3:355:1955]—(NRS A 1971, 1448; 1973, 1154; 2019, 735)