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CHAPTER 235 - STATE EMBLEMS
MISCELLANEOUS STATE EMBLEMS
NRS 235.020
State flag. The official flag of the State of Nevada is hereby created.
The body of the flag must be of solid cobalt blue. On the field in the upper
left quarter thereof must be two sprays of sagebrush with the stems crossed at
the bottom to form a half wreath. Within the sprays must be a five-pointed
silver star with one point up. The word “Nevada” must also be inscribed below
the star and above the sprays, in a semicircular pattern with the letters
spaced apart in equal increments, in the same style of letters as the words
“Battle Born.” Above the wreath, and touching the tips thereof, must be a
scroll bearing the words “Battle Born.” The scroll and the word “Nevada” must
be golden-yellow. The lettering on the scroll must be black-colored sans serif
gothic capital letters.
[1:147:1929; NCL § 7020]—(NRS A 1991, 773)
NRS 235.025
State colors. The colors silver and blue are hereby
designated as the official state colors of the State of Nevada.
(Added to NRS by 1983, 1347)
NRS 235.030
State song. The song entitled “Home Means Nevada,” written by Mrs.
Bertha Raffetto, of Reno, Nevada, is hereby adopted and declared to be the
official state song of the State of Nevada.
[2:6:1933; 1931 NCL § 7615]—(NRS A 1959, 107)
NRS 235.040
State trees. The trees known as the single-leaf pinon (Pinus monophylla) and the bristlecone
pine (Pinus longaeva) are hereby designated as the official state trees of the State of Nevada.
[1:72:1953]—(NRS A 1959, 107; 1987, 785; 1997, 1604)
NRS 235.050
State flower. The shrub known as sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata or trifida) is hereby designated as the
official state flower of the State of Nevada.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 107; A 1967, 702)
NRS 235.055
State grass. The grass known as Indian ricegrass (Oryzopsis hymenoides) is hereby designated as the official state
grass of the State of Nevada.
(Added to NRS by 1977, 386)
NRS 235.060
State bird. The bird known as the mountain bluebird (Sialia currucoides) is hereby designated
as the official state bird of the State of Nevada.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 702)
NRS 235.065
State reptile. The reptile known as the desert
tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) is hereby designated as the official state reptile of the State of Nevada.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1094)
NRS 235.070
State animal. The animal known as the desert bighorn
sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni) is hereby designated as the official state animal of the State of Nevada.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 315)
NRS 235.075
State fish. The fish known as the Lahontan cutthroat trout (Salmo clarki henshawi) is hereby
designated as the official state fish of the State of Nevada.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 684)
NRS 235.080
State fossil. The prehistoric marine reptile known
as the ichthyosaur (genus Shonisaurus), now extinct, is hereby designated as the official state fossil of the State of Nevada.
(Added to NRS by 1977, 272; A 1989, 1038)
NRS 235.085
State artifact. The object of human workmanship known
as the tule duck decoy is hereby designated as the official state artifact of the State of Nevada.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 97)
NRS 235.090
State metal. The metallic element known as silver (Ag) is hereby
designated as the official state metal of the State of Nevada.
(Added to NRS by 1977, 355)
NRS 235.100
State precious gemstone. The precious gemstone known as the
Virgin Valley black fire opal is hereby designated as the official state precious gemstone of the State of Nevada.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 456)
NRS 235.110
State semiprecious gemstone. The semiprecious gemstone known as
Nevada turquoise is hereby designated as the official state semiprecious gemstone of the State of Nevada.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 456)
NRS 235.120
State rock. The rock known as sandstone is hereby designated as the
official state rock of the State of Nevada.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 539)
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