[Rev. 11/21/2013 12:15:08
PM--2013]
CHAPTER 502 - LICENSES, TAGS AND PERMITS
NRS 502.010 License
or permit required for hunting or fishing; exceptions; limitations on hunting
by minors.
NRS 502.015 Qualifications
for resident licenses, tags and permits.
NRS 502.020 Preparation
of licenses by Department.
NRS 502.030 Licenses
and permits: Form and contents; regulations.
NRS 502.035 Issuance
of licenses, stamps and permits by Department.
NRS 502.040 License
agents: Regulations; duties; fees; inspections.
NRS 502.045 Reciprocal
agreements with adjoining states for hunting and fishing licenses.
NRS 502.060 Information
to be furnished by applicant; signature and statement of parent or guardian
required for minors; penalties for false statements; use of invalid license
unlawful.
NRS 502.061 Acquisition
of license, tag or permit by person acting pursuant to power of attorney or
other written instrument.
NRS 502.063 Submission
of certain information regarding holder of license or permit to Division of
Welfare and Supportive Services of Department of Health and Human Services.
[Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law
requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and
restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child
support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to
paternity or child support proceedings.]
NRS 502.066 Issuance
of apprentice hunting license.
NRS 502.070 Issuance
of licenses and tags to members of Armed Forces assigned to permanent duty in
Nevada and their dependents.
NRS 502.072 Issuance
of licenses to certain veterans with disabilities.
NRS 502.075 Issuance
of hunting licenses to persons who are blind.
NRS 502.077 Issuance
of special fishing permits for use by certain organizations.
NRS 502.083 Issuance
of 1-day fishing permits to groups; fees; regulations.
NRS 502.090 License
authorizes hunting, fishing or trapping during specified period of open season;
date of expiration.
NRS 502.100 Licenses
nontransferable; forfeiture of license.
NRS 502.105 Alteration,
erasure or defacement of license unlawful.
NRS 502.110 Issuance
of duplicate license to replace unexpired license that has been lost, stolen or
destroyed: Regulations and fees.
NRS 502.115 Suspension
of license or permit for failure to pay child support or comply with certain
subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of license or permit. [Effective until the
date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to
establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the
professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support
arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity
or child support proceedings.]
NRS 502.118 Revocation
of license of child to hunt, fish or trap upon receipt of order from juvenile
court.
NRS 502.120 Penalty
for refusal to exhibit license, permit, wildlife or equipment on demand;
penalty for failure to have license or permit in possession.
NRS 502.130 Tags,
permits and seals required to hunt, trap, fish for or possess designated
wildlife.
NRS 502.140 Tags
used as method of enforcing limits; powers of Commission; unlawful acts.
NRS 502.142 Establishment
of program for issuance of special incentive elk tags.
NRS 502.143 Establishment
of program for issuance of special incentive deer tags.
NRS 502.145 Issuance
of deer or antelope tags as compensation for damage to private property.
NRS 502.146 Restricted
nonresident deer tags: Definitions.
NRS 502.147 Restricted
nonresident deer tags: Issuance.
NRS 502.148 Restricted
nonresident deer tags: Application; fees; eligibility for other tags.
NRS 502.149 Restricted
nonresident deer tags: Guide to accompany hunter during hunt.
NRS 502.150 Unlawful
possession of wildlife without attached tag; unlawful removal of tag.
NRS 502.160 Form
of tags; regulations concerning tags.
NRS 502.175 Drawings
to award and issue tags or permits: Contract with private entity; procedure;
regulations.
NRS 502.190 Limitations
on number of tags; scope of management area; responsibilities of Commission.
NRS 502.200 Unlawful
obtainment or use of tag or permit by hunter.
NRS 502.210 Conditions
for issuance of duplicate tags.
NRS 502.215 Tagging,
inspection and disposition of carcasses of certain diseased game; issuance and
use of replacement tags; regulations.
NRS 502.219 Dream
Tags: Establishment of program; administration of program by Department; award
of Dream Tags by raffle by certain nonprofit organizations.
NRS 502.222 Dream
Tags: Eligibility for Dream Tag raffle; resource enhancement stamps.
NRS 502.225 Dream
Tags: Advisory Board on Dream Tags; membership; duties.
NRS 502.240 Fees
for licenses and permits.
NRS 502.242 Habitat
conservation fee; Wildlife Fund Account.
NRS 502.245 Fees
for licenses for young person, elderly person or person who has severe physical
disability.
NRS 502.250 Fees
for tags and for processing certain applications; acceptance of sealed bids for
tags or award of tags by auction or drawing; disposition of proceeds;
regulations.
NRS 502.253 Additional
fee for processing application for game tag.
NRS 502.255 Disposition
of fees for processing applications for tags.
NRS 502.280 Resident
Native Americans: Exemption from fees for hunting and fishing licenses;
application for free license; requirements for big game tags.
NRS 502.290 Residents
of Nevada in Armed Forces not stationed in Nevada: Fee for fishing or hunting
license; proof of eligibility; penalty for giving false information.
NRS 502.292 Fee
to hunt certain upland game birds: Requirements regarding documentation of
payment; amount.
NRS 502.294 Fee
to hunt certain upland game birds: Deposit of proceeds; accounting records;
reimbursement of administrative costs.
NRS 502.296 Fee
to hunt certain upland game birds: Use of proceeds.
NRS 502.298 Fee
to hunt certain upland game birds: Reports to Legislature regarding program.
NRS 502.300 Duck
stamps: Unlawful to hunt certain migratory game birds without stamp;
exceptions; fees; form.
NRS 502.310 Duck
stamps: Deposit of fees; accounting records; reimbursement of administrative
costs.
NRS 502.322 Duck
stamps: Use of money received pursuant to NRS 502.300.
NRS 502.324 Duck
stamps: Reports to Legislature regarding program. [Repealed.]
NRS 502.326 Trout
stamps: Unlawful to take or possess trout without stamp or documentation;
exceptions; fees; form.
NRS 502.330 Safety
for hunters: Requirements for license; completion of course in responsibilities
of hunters.
NRS 502.340 Safety
for hunters: Course in responsibilities of hunters; certification of instructors;
issuance of certificate.
NRS 502.350 Safety
for hunters: Fees.
NRS 502.360 Safety
for hunters: Unlawful acts.
NRS 502.370 Licensing
of taxidermists.
NRS 502.390 Permit
required to develop or maintain certain bodies of water; fees and assessments;
penalties.
NRS 502.400 Carson
Lake Wildlife Management Area: Unlawful to hunt in Area without permit or
certain documentation; fees for permits. [Effective upon conveyance of the
Carson Lake Pasture to the State of Nevada.]
NRS 502.410 Carson
Lake Wildlife Management Area: Deposit of money received from sale of permits.
[Effective upon conveyance of the Carson Lake Pasture to the State of Nevada.]
NRS 502.500 Applicability
of provisions governing lotteries.
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NRS 502.010 License or permit required for hunting or fishing; exceptions;
limitations on hunting by minors.
1. A person who hunts or fishes any
wildlife without having first procured a license or permit to do so, as
provided in this title, is guilty of a misdemeanor, except that:
(a) A license to hunt or fish is not required of
a resident of this State who is under 12 years of age, unless required for the
issuance of tags as prescribed in this title or by the regulations of the
Commission.
(b) A license to fish is not required of a
nonresident of this State who is under 12 years of age, but the number of fish
taken by the nonresident must not exceed 50 percent of the daily creel and
possession limits as provided by law.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5
or 6 of NRS 202.300 and NRS 502.066, it is unlawful for any child who is under
18 years of age to hunt any wildlife with any firearm, unless the child is
accompanied at all times by the child’s parent or guardian or is accompanied at
all times by an adult person authorized by the child’s parent or guardian to
have control or custody of the child to hunt if the authorized person is also
licensed to hunt.
(d) A child under 12 years of age, whether
accompanied by a qualified person or not, shall not hunt big game in the State
of Nevada. This section does not prohibit any child from accompanying an adult
licensed to hunt.
(e) The Commission may adopt regulations setting
forth:
(1) The species of wildlife which may be
hunted or trapped without a license or permit; or
(2) The circumstances under which a person
may fish without a license, permit or stamp in a lake or pond that is located
entirely on private property and is stocked with lawfully acquired fish.
(f) The Commission may declare 1 day per year as
a day upon which persons may fish without a license to do so.
2. This section does not apply to the
protection of persons or property from unprotected wildlife on or in the
immediate vicinity of home or ranch premises.
[51:101:1947; A 1949, 292; 1951, 395]—(NRS A 1957,
516; 1965, 1441; 1969, 1350; 1979, 899; 1987, 1164; 1991, 262; 1995, 1159; 1999, 1042; 2007, 1799; 2009, 2060)
NRS 502.015 Qualifications for resident licenses, tags and permits.
1. For the purpose of issuing and using
resident licenses, tags or permits pursuant to this chapter, a person is
considered to be a resident of the State of Nevada if:
(a) The person is a citizen of, or is lawfully
entitled to remain in, the United States; and
(b) During the 6 months next preceding the
person’s application to the Department for a license, tag or permit, the
person:
(1) Maintained his or her principal and
permanent residence in this State;
(2) Was physically present in this State,
except for temporary absences; and
(3) Did not purchase or apply for any
resident license, tag or permit to hunt, fish or trap in another state, country
or province.
2. A person who does not maintain his or
her principal and permanent residence in Nevada but who is attending an
institution of higher learning in this State as a full-time student is eligible
for a resident license, tag or permit if, during the 6 months next preceding
the person’s application to the Department for a license, tag or permit, the
person:
(a) Was physically present in Nevada, except for
temporary trips outside of the State; and
(b) Did not purchase or apply for any resident
license, tag or permit to hunt, fish or trap in another state, country or
province.
3. A resident license, tag or permit
issued by this State is void if the person to whom it was issued establishes or
maintains his or her principal and permanent residence in and obtains any
hunting, fishing or trapping privilege or entitlement conditional on residency
from another state, country or province.
4. As used in this section, “principal and
permanent residence” means a place where a person is legally domiciled and
maintains a permanent habitation in which the person lives and to which the
person intends to return when he or she leaves the state in which the permanent
habitation is located. The term does not include merely owning a residence in a
state.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 1571; A 1993, 1660; 2003, 1530; 2009, 2646)
NRS 502.020 Preparation of licenses by Department. The
Department shall prepare the licenses for hunting, fishing and trapping, and
shall deliver such licenses to agents for sale to the public.
[Part 49:101:1947; A 1951, 507; 1953, 667]—(NRS A
1969, 1351; 1993,
1661; 2003,
1530)
NRS 502.030 Licenses and permits: Form and contents; regulations.
1. Licenses or permits granting the
privilege to hunt, fish or trap as provided in this title must be of such a
form as is deemed necessary by the Department, but must include the following information:
(a) The holder’s name, address and description.
(b) The date issued.
(c) The period of validity.
(d) The correct designation as to whether a
fishing, hunting or trapping license or permit.
(e) A statement to be signed by the holder: “I, the
signator holder in signing this license or permit, hereby state that I am
entitled to this license or permit under the laws of the State of Nevada and
that no false statement has been made by me to obtain this license or permit.”
2. The Commission may provide rules and
regulations requiring an applicant to exhibit proof of the applicant’s identity
and residence. Such information must be included on the license or permit as is
deemed necessary by the Department.
3. The Commission may provide rules and
regulations establishing a permanent licensing or permitting system. Such a
system may authorize the use of applications for the issuance of temporary
hunting, fishing and trapping licenses or permits for residents and the
issuance of annual licenses or permits therefrom. The system may provide for
the automatic renewal and validation of the annual license or permit.
4. The Commission may adopt regulations
setting forth the method of applying for, the term and expiration date of any
license or permit required by this title to be issued without the payment of a
fee.
[Part 49:101:1947; A 1951, 507; 1953, 667] + [Part
53:101:1947; 1943 NCL § 3035.53]—(NRS A 1959, 89; 1969, 1351; 1973, 670; 1975,
658; 1993, 1661;
2001, 974; 2003, 1530; 2007, 1800)
NRS 502.035 Issuance of licenses, stamps and permits by Department. Licenses, stamps and permits granting the
privilege to hunt, fish or trap during the open season as provided in this
title must be issued by the Department, upon payment of the fees required under
this title.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 88; A 1965, 1441; 1969, 1351;
1971, 940; 1979, 299; 1981, 538; 1987, 1448; 1993, 1661; 2003, 1531)
NRS 502.040 License agents: Regulations; duties; fees; inspections.
1. The Commission shall adopt regulations
establishing:
(a) The procedures for applying to become a
license agent.
(b) The standards to be met by license agents in
the performance of their duties.
(c) The requirements for the furnishing of surety
bonds by license agents.
(d) The manner of remitting money to the
Department.
(e) The manner of accounting for licenses, tags,
stamps, permits and other documents received, issued, sold or returned.
Ê A license
agent’s authority may be revoked by the Department for the agent’s failure to
abide by the regulations of the Commission. The agent may appeal to the
Commission for reinstatement.
2. An application to become a license
agent must be accompanied by a fee of $100 for processing the application.
3. A license agent designated by the
Department is responsible for the correct issuance of all licenses, tags,
stamps, permits and other documents entrusted to the agent and, so far as the
agent is able, for ensuring that no licenses are issued upon the false
statement of an applicant. Before issuing any license, the license agent shall
satisfy himself or herself of the identity of the applicant and the place of
the applicant’s residence, and may require any applicant to present proof of
the applicant’s identity and residence.
4. A license agent is responsible to the
Department for the collection of the correct and required fee, for the
safeguarding of the money collected by the agent and for the prompt remission
to the Department for deposit in accordance with NRS 501.356 of all money collected. The
Department shall furnish to the license agent receipts for all money which the
agent remits to it. A license agent shall furnish a receipt to the Department
of all licenses, tags, stamps, permits and other documents which the agent
receives from it.
5. For each license, tag, stamp, permit or
other document a license agent sells, and each apprentice hunting license the
agent issues pursuant to NRS 502.066, the license
agent is entitled to receive a service fee of:
(a) One dollar for each license, tag, permit or
other document, in addition to the fee for the license, tag, permit or other
document; and
(b) Ten cents for each stamp.
6. Any person authorized to enforce this
chapter may inspect, during the license agent’s normal business hours, any
record or document of the agent relating to the issuance of any such license,
stamp, tag, permit or other document.
7. All money collected by a license agent,
except service fees collected pursuant to subsection 5, is public money of the
State of Nevada, and the State has a prior claim for the amount of money due it
upon all assets of the agent over all creditors, assignees or other claimants.
The use of this money for private or business transactions is a misuse of
public money and punishable under the laws provided.
[Part 49:101:1947; A 1951, 507; 1953, 667]—(NRS A
1965, 217; 1969, 1351; 1971, 940; 1975, 912; 1979, 899; 1985, 1704; 1987, 1448; 1989, 1075, 1778; 1991, 489, 1572; 1993, 1661; 1995, 240; 2001, 974; 2003, 1531, 2540; 2009, 2060)
NRS 502.045 Reciprocal agreements with adjoining states for hunting and
fishing licenses.
1. The Commission is authorized to enter
into reciprocal hunting and fishing license agreements with corresponding state
or county officers of adjoining states pertaining to licensing for hunting and
fishing residents of the State of Nevada and adjoining states upon lands and waters
forming the boundary between the State of Nevada and adjoining states. Such
agreements may include, but are not limited to, provisions by which each state
shall honor the license of the other only when the licensee carries with him or
her a tag purchased from the other state or when there is affixed to the
license a stamp purchased from the other state, the charge for the tag or stamp
being set by mutual agreement of the states. Such agreements may further
include, but are not limited to, provisions specifying the portions of boundary
land or waters to which the agreements apply and providing penalties for
violations of the regulations promulgated pursuant to the agreements. All
regulations so made must be established and published in the same manner as
other hunting and fishing regulations.
2. As it pertains to fishing, it is the
primary purpose of this section to provide a method whereby the fishing
opportunities afforded by the Colorado River, Lake Mead, Lake Mohave, Lake
Topaz and Lake Tahoe may be mutually enjoyed by the residents of Nevada and the
residents of adjoining states, and it is not intended to cover the waters of
rivers which transverse laterally the border of the State of Nevada.
3. Notwithstanding the provisions of NRS 503.290 or any other law, in order to
effect conformity with the laws and regulations of an adjoining state which is
a party to such an agreement, the Commission may, by regulation, authorize the
use of hunting and fishing devices and equipment, otherwise prohibited by
Nevada law, on lands and in waters forming the subject of such an agreement.
All regulations so made must be established and published in the same manner as
other hunting and fishing regulations.
4. This section must not be construed to
abrogate, alter or annul any interstate agreement or pact concerning reciprocal
fishing licenses which was executed before March 4, 1955.
[1:23:1949; A 1955, 84]—(NRS A 1959, 362; 1989, 1779)
NRS 502.060 Information to be furnished by applicant; signature and
statement of parent or guardian required for minors; penalties for false
statements; use of invalid license unlawful.
1. A person applying for and procuring a
license, tag or permit, as provided in this chapter, shall give to the license
agent the person’s name and residence address, which must be entered by the license
agent, manually or electronically in a record specified by the Department,
together with the date of issuance and a description of the person. If a child
under the age of 18 years is applying for a license to hunt, the child’s parent
or legal guardian must sign the application and an attached statement
acknowledging that the parent or legal guardian has been advised of the
provisions of NRS 41.472.
2. Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 3, any person who makes any false statement or furnishes false
information to obtain any license, tag or permit issued pursuant to the
provisions of this title is guilty of a misdemeanor.
3. Any person who makes any false
statement or furnishes false information to obtain any big game tag issued
pursuant to the provisions of this title is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
4. It is unlawful for any person to hunt,
fish or trap using any hunting, fishing or trapping license which is invalid by
reason of expiration or a false statement made to obtain the license.
5. Any person convicted of violating the
provisions of subsection 2 or 3 forfeits any bonus point or other increased
opportunity to be awarded a tag in a subsequent drawing conducted for that tag
if the bonus point or other increased opportunity was acquired by the false
statement or false information.
6. As used in this section, “big game tag”
means a tag permitting a person to hunt any species of pronghorn antelope,
bear, deer, mountain goat, mountain lion, bighorn sheep or elk.
[52:101:1947; A 1955, 86]—(NRS A 1957, 536; 1969,
1352; 1991, 9;
1995, 1159;
2009, 2646)
NRS 502.061 Acquisition of license, tag or permit by person acting pursuant
to power of attorney or other written instrument.
1. A person, for a fee or other form of
compensation, may obtain or attempt to obtain on behalf of an applicant any
license, tag or permit issued pursuant to this chapter only if the person acts
pursuant to a power of attorney or other written instrument that:
(a) Provides that the power of attorney or other
written instrument is executed for the sole purpose of authorizing the person
to apply in the State of Nevada on behalf of the applicant for a license, tag
or permit for a specific season;
(b) Provides that the power of attorney or other
written instrument expires on February 28 of the year following the year in
which the power of attorney or other written instrument is executed; and
(c) Is acknowledged and includes a jurat as
defined in NRS 240.0035, or is
otherwise certified.
2. Any license, tag or permit which is
obtained by the use of a power of attorney or other written instrument that
does not comply with the provisions of subsection 1 is void.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 597; A 2009, 2647)
NRS 502.063 Submission of certain information regarding holder of license or
permit to Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of Department of Health
and Human Services. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666,
the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding,
suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational
licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain
processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.] The Department shall, upon request of the
Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of the Department of Health and
Human Services, submit to the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services the
name, address and social security number of each person who holds a license or
permit to hunt, fish or trap that does not expire less than 6 months after it
is issued, or a license to practice commercial taxidermy, and any pertinent
changes in that information.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 2085; A 2003, 1532)
NRS 502.066 Issuance of apprentice hunting license.
1. The Department shall issue an
apprentice hunting license to a person who:
(a) Is 12 years of age or older;
(b) Has not previously been issued a hunting
license by the Department, another state, an agency of a Canadian province or
an agency of any other foreign country, including, without limitation, an
apprentice hunting license; and
(c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5,
is otherwise qualified to obtain a hunting license in this State.
2. Except as otherwise provided in this
subsection, the Department shall not impose a fee for the issuance of an
apprentice hunting license. For each apprentice hunting license issued, the
applicant or the mentor hunter for the applicant shall pay:
(a) Any service fee required by a license agent
pursuant to NRS 502.040;
(b) The habitat conservation fee required by NRS 502.242; and
(c) Any transaction fee that is set forth in a
contract of this State with a third-party electronic services provider for each
online transaction that is conducted with the Department.
3. An apprentice hunting license
authorizes the apprentice hunter to hunt in this State as provided in this
section.
4. It is unlawful for an apprentice hunter
to hunt in this State unless a mentor hunter accompanies and directly
supervises the apprentice hunter at all times during a hunt. During the hunt,
the mentor hunter shall ensure that:
(a) The apprentice hunter safely handles and
operates the firearm or weapon used by the apprentice hunter; and
(b) The apprentice hunter complies with all
applicable laws and regulations concerning hunting and the use of firearms.
5. A person is not required to complete a
course of instruction in the responsibilities of hunters as provided in NRS 502.340 to obtain an apprentice hunting license.
6. The issuance of an apprentice hunting
license does not:
(a) Authorize the apprentice hunter to obtain any
other hunting license;
(b) Authorize the apprentice hunter to hunt any
animal for which a tag is required pursuant to NRS
502.130; or
(c) Exempt the apprentice hunter from any
requirement of this title.
7. The Commission may adopt regulations to
carry out the provisions of this section.
8. As used in this section:
(a) “Accompanies and directly supervises” means
maintains close visual and verbal contact with, provides adequate direction to
and maintains the ability readily to assume control of any firearm or weapon
from an apprentice hunter.
(b) “Apprentice hunter” means a person who
obtains an apprentice hunting license pursuant to this section.
(c) “Mentor hunter” means a person 18 years of
age or older who holds a hunting license issued in this State and who
accompanies and directly supervises an apprentice hunter. The term does not
include a person who holds an apprentice hunting license pursuant to this
section.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 2057;
A 2009,
2647)
NRS 502.070 Issuance of licenses and tags to members of Armed Forces
assigned to permanent duty in Nevada and their dependents.
1. The Department shall issue to any
member of the Armed Forces of the United States who has been assigned to
permanent duty, as opposed to temporary or casual duty, within the State of
Nevada all necessary hunting or fishing licenses, tags or permits for fishing,
hunting or trapping in the State of Nevada. A like privilege must be extended
to spouses and dependents, under the age of 21, of such members of the Armed
Forces. All such licenses, tags or permits must be issued on the same terms and
conditions and at the same costs as licenses, tags or permits are issued to
Nevada residents, except that the 6 months’ residence requirement must be
waived.
2. The issuance of all such licenses, tags
and permits must be made by application upon a form provided for that purpose
by the Department. The application must include such proof of assignment to
permanent duty within the State of Nevada as may be deemed necessary by the
Department to determine whether or not an applicant is actually so assigned.
[1:207:1955] + [2:207:1955] + [3:207:1955]—(NRS A
1957, 703; 1969, 1352; 1973, 670; 1993, 1662; 2003, 1532)
NRS 502.072 Issuance of licenses to certain veterans with disabilities. The Department shall issue without charge any
license authorized under the provisions of this chapter, upon satisfactory
proof of the requisite facts to any bona fide resident of the State of Nevada
who has incurred a service-connected disability which is considered to be 50
percent or more by the Department of Veterans Affairs and has received upon
severance from service an honorable discharge or certificate of satisfactory
service from the Armed Forces of the United States.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1176; A 1979, 677; 1993, 1663; 1995, 1092; 2003, 1532)
NRS 502.075 Issuance of hunting licenses to persons who are blind. The Department shall issue to a person who is
blind, as defined in subsection 6 of NRS
361.085, a hunting license which:
1. Authorizes a person selected by the
person who is blind to hunt on his or her behalf if:
(a) The person selected is a resident of the
State of Nevada and possesses a valid Nevada hunting license; and
(b) The person who is blind is in the company of
or in the immediate area of the person selected.
2. Is issued pursuant and subject to
regulations prescribed by the Commission.
3. Contains the word “Blind” printed on
the face of the license.
(Added to NRS by 1961, 25; A 1969, 1353; 1979, 34; 1993, 1663; 1995, 1930; 2003, 1532, 2791; 2005, 2670)
NRS 502.077 Issuance of special fishing permits for use by certain
organizations.
1. The Department shall issue special
fishing permits to each public and private nonprofit:
(a) Mental health facility or hospital that
provides mental health services;
(b) Facility for the detention or correctional
care of juveniles;
(c) Rehabilitation center within a hospital;
(d) Facility or establishment that provides care
for older persons;
(e) Facility which provides temporary foster care
for children who are not delinquent;
(f) Club, foundation, program, educational
institution or other social group operated for the benefit of children; and
(g) Club, foundation, program, educational
institution or other social group that will use the permit for the benefit of
adults with disabilities.
2. A special fishing permit issued
pursuant to this section:
(a) Must be in the possession of an officer or
employee of the organization who is supervising a member, adult with a
disability, student, pupil, patient or child while the member, adult with a
disability, student, pupil, patient or child is fishing.
(b) Authorizes a member, adult with a disability,
student, pupil, patient or child to fish in a legal manner if:
(1) The member, adult with a disability,
student, pupil, patient or child is in the company of an officer or employee of
one of the organizations listed in this section; and
(2) At least one officer or employee of
the organization described in subparagraph (1) is both in possession of a valid
Nevada fishing license and present at the site of the event at which fishing is
occurring pursuant to the special fishing permit.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5,
must be issued pursuant and subject to regulations prescribed by the
Commission.
(d) Must contain the words “Nevada Special
Fishing Permit” and the number of the permit printed on the face of the permit.
3. Each organization shall pay to the
Department an annual fee of $25 for each permit issued to the organization
pursuant to this section.
4. It is unlawful for any person other than
a member, adult with a disability, student, pupil, patient or child who is in
one of these organizations or who is supervised by and in the company of an
officer or employee of one of these organizations pursuant to paragraphs (a)
and (b) of subsection 2 to fish with a permit issued by the Department pursuant
to this section.
5. The Director or his or her designee may
require the Department to expedite an application for and the approval of the
issuance of a special fishing permit pursuant to subsection 1 if the Director
or his or her designee determines that special circumstances exist which
require such an action.
6. As used in this section, “disability”
means, with respect to a person:
(a) A physical or mental impairment that
substantially limits one or more of the major life functions of the person;
(b) A record of having such an impairment; or
(c) Being regarded as having such an impairment.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 683; A 1969, 1353; 1973, 118,
805; 1975, 1558; 1981, 2027; 1987, 1449; 1989, 1963; 1993, 1663; 1999, 115; 2001, 1117; 2003, 1158, 1532, 2541; 2011, 601; 2013, 510)
NRS 502.083 Issuance of 1-day fishing permits to groups; fees; regulations.
1. The Department shall issue a 1-day
group fishing permit to a group upon the payment of the fee required pursuant
to this section. A 1-day group fishing permit authorizes each member of the
group to fish during the period specified on the permit in accordance with the
regulations adopted by the Commission pursuant to this section. Each group that
applies for the issuance of a 1-day group fishing permit pursuant to this section
must designate a person who is at least 18 years of age to act as the primary
adult for that group.
2. Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 3, the fees for the issuance of a 1-day group fishing permit are:
(a) If at least one member of the group is a bona
fide resident of this State pursuant to NRS 502.015:
(1) Eight dollars for the primary adult
for the group;
(2) Five dollars for each other adult in
the group; and
(3) Four dollars for each child in the
group.
(b) If no member of the group is a bona fide
resident of this State pursuant to NRS 502.015:
(1) Seventeen dollars for the primary
adult for the group;
(2) Eleven dollars for each other adult in
the group; and
(3) Five dollars for each child in the group.
3. The fees specified in subsection 2 are
payable only with respect to each member of the group who does not hold a
license or permit to fish issued pursuant to NRS
502.240.
4. The Commission shall adopt regulations
to carry out the provisions of this section, including, without limitation, the
requirements for using a 1-day group fishing permit.
5. As used in this section:
(a) “Adult” means a person who is at least 16
years of age.
(b) “Child” means a person who is at least 12
years of age but less than 16 years of age.
(c) “Group” means a group of persons consisting
of at least one adult and one child at the time the 1-day group fishing permit
is purchased.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1799)
NRS 502.090 License authorizes hunting, fishing or trapping during specified
period of open season; date of expiration.
1. Each license issued as provided in this
chapter is valid, and authorizes the person to whom it is issued to hunt, to
fish or to trap during open seasons only during the period specified on the
license.
2. Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 3 of NRS 502.015 and unless suspended or
revoked, each fishing license, hunting license and combined hunting and fishing
license is valid:
(a) From the date the license is issued until the
last day of the next succeeding February; or
(b) From the first day of March immediately
following the date the license is issued until the last day of the next
succeeding February,
Ê as specified
on the license.
[Part 53:101:1947; 1943 NCL § 3035.53]—(NRS A 1969,
1353; 1977, 1090; 1981, 357; 1993, 68; 2001, 975)
NRS 502.100 Licenses nontransferable; forfeiture of license.
1. No license provided by this title shall
be transferable or used by any person other than the person to whom it was
issued.
2. Every person lawfully having such
licenses who transfers or disposes of the same to another person to be used as
a hunting, trapping or fishing license shall forfeit the same.
[Part 54:101:1947; A 1955, 242] + [Part 55:101:1947;
A 1955, 86]
NRS 502.105 Alteration, erasure or defacement of license unlawful. It is unlawful for any person to alter, erase
or deface any license after purchase and issuance. The legal validation of big
game tags or other tags shall not be considered as an alteration, erasure or
defacement.
(Added to NRS by 1957, 536)
NRS 502.110 Issuance of duplicate license to replace unexpired license that
has been lost, stolen or destroyed: Regulations and fees.
1. Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 2, no more than one license of each class may be issued to any one
person during each licensing period.
2. The Commission shall adopt regulations
providing for the issuance of a duplicate license to replace an unexpired
license that has been lost, stolen or destroyed. The regulations must specify a
fee, which must not exceed $10, for the issuance of a duplicate license. A
duplicate license has the same effect, and is subject to the same conditions
and restrictions, as the license it replaces.
[Part 54:101:1947; A 1955, 242]—(NRS A 1959, 89;
1967, 164; 1971, 1539; 1973, 671; 1977, 1091; 1993, 67, 1664; 1995, 579, 1930; 2001, 975)
NRS 502.115 Suspension of license or permit for failure to pay child support
or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of license or
permit. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal
law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending
and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for
child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating
to paternity or child support proceedings.]
1. If the Department receives a copy of a
court order issued pursuant to NRS 425.540
that provides for the suspension of all professional, occupational and
recreational licenses, certificates and permits issued to a person who is the
holder of a license or permit to hunt, fish or trap that does not expire less
than 6 months after it is issued, or a license to practice commercial
taxidermy, the Department shall deem the license or permit issued to that
person to be suspended at the end of the 30th day after the date on which the
court order was issued unless the Department receives a letter issued to the
holder of the license or permit by the district attorney or other public agency
pursuant to NRS 425.550 stating that
the holder of the license or permit has complied with the subpoena or warrant
or has satisfied the arrearage pursuant to NRS
425.560.
2. The Department shall reinstate a
license or permit to hunt, fish or trap or a license to practice commercial
taxidermy that has been suspended by a district court pursuant to NRS 425.540 if the Department receives a
letter issued by the district attorney or other public agency pursuant to NRS 425.550 to the person whose license or
permit was suspended stating that the person whose permit or license was
suspended has complied with the subpoena or warrant or has satisfied the
arrearage pursuant to NRS 425.560.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 2085; A 2003, 1533)
NRS 502.118 Revocation of license of child to hunt, fish or trap upon
receipt of order from juvenile court. Upon
receipt of a copy of an order of the juvenile court, entered pursuant to NRS 62E.660 or 62E.685, to revoke the license of a
child to hunt, fish or trap, the Department shall revoke the license. The
revocation of the license shall be deemed effective as of the date of the
order. The Department shall retain the copy of the order.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 1158; A 2003, 1158, 1529; 2011, 601)—(Substituted
in revision for NRS 502.012)
NRS 502.120 Penalty for refusal to exhibit license, permit, wildlife or
equipment on demand; penalty for failure to have license or permit in
possession.
1. Each person required to have a license
or permit as provided in this title who, while engaged in any activity
regulated by this title, refuses to exhibit the license or permit, any wildlife
which the person may have in his or her possession, or any weapon, ammunition,
device or apparatus in his or her possession which may be used for any activity
regulated by this title, upon the demand of any officer authorized to enforce
the fish and game laws of this State, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
2. Each person required to have a license
or permit as provided in this chapter who, while engaged in any activity
regulated by this title, fails to have the license or permit in his or her
possession is guilty of a misdemeanor. A person charged with violating this
subsection may not be convicted if the person produces in court a license or
permit previously issued to the person and valid at the time of his or her
arrest.
[Part 55:101:1947; A 1955, 86]—(NRS A 1969, 1354;
1981, 543; 1991,
262; 2005,
1311)
NRS 502.130 Tags, permits and seals required to hunt, trap, fish for or
possess designated wildlife.
1. In addition to the regular hunting
licenses and trapping licenses provided for in this chapter, additional
licenses, to be known as tags, are required to hunt any deer, elk, antelope,
mountain sheep or bear.
2. Whenever it is determined by the
Commission that it is necessary for correct management:
(a) Tags also may be required to hunt, trap or
fish for any other species of wildlife. The Commission may limit the number of
tags to be used in a management area.
(b) Permits and seals may be required to hunt,
trap, fish or to possess any species of wildlife.
3. The Commission shall set the fee for
all permits and seals issued pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 2.
[Part 86:101:1947; A 1949, 292; 1951, 494; 1955,
242]—(NRS A 1969, 1354; 1981, 543; 2003, 2542)
NRS 502.140 Tags used as method of enforcing limits; powers of Commission;
unlawful acts.
1. Tags may be used as a method of
enforcing a limit of the number of any species which may be taken by any one
person in any one season or year, and may be issued in such a manner that only
a certain number may be used in any one management area, or that one tag may be
used in several management areas, as designated by the Commission.
2. The Commission shall designate the
number of tags for any species which may be obtained by any one person, and it
is unlawful for any person to obtain tags for the person’s use in excess of
this number. Except as otherwise provided in NRS
502.145, it is unlawful for any person to use or possess tags issued to any
other person, or to transfer or give tags issued to him or her to any other
person.
[Part 86:101:1947; A 1949, 292; 1951, 494; 1955,
242]—(NRS A 1971, 1539; 1981, 607; 1991, 2156; 1995, 54)
NRS 502.142 Establishment of program for issuance of special incentive elk
tags.
1. The Commission shall adopt regulations
to establish a program pursuant to which the Department will issue special
incentive elk tags. The regulations must:
(a) Set forth the application and annual review
processes for the issuance of special incentive elk tags.
(b) Require that an application for a special
incentive elk tag must be accompanied by:
(1) The fee charged for an elk tag
pursuant to NRS 502.250; and
(2) Any administrative fee charged in
connection with the issuance of an elk tag pursuant to this chapter.
(c) Provide for the issuance of a special
incentive elk tag only to a person who:
(1) Lawfully owns, leases or manages
private land within an actual elk use area; and
(2) If that private land blocks reasonable
access to adjacent public land, provides reasonable access through the private
land to allow a person or hunting party possessing a valid elk tag to hunt elk
on the adjacent public land.
(d) Establish criteria for the issuance of
special incentive elk tags based upon:
(1) The number of elk using private land
controlled by the applicant;
(2) The number of days the elk use private
lands of the applicant in a calendar year;
(3) The total number of elk; and
(4) Limiting the number of special
incentive elk tags issued in each calendar year to not more than one-half of
the bull elk tags issued in that calendar year,
Ê within the
actual elk use area in the unit or units of the management area or areas in
which the private land is located.
(e) Provide that special incentive elk tags are
valid for both sexes of elk.
(f) Prohibit a person who has, within a
particular calendar year, applied for or received compensation pursuant to NRS 504.165 as reimbursement for damage
caused by elk to private land from applying, within the same calendar year, for
a special incentive elk tag for the same private land.
(g) Allow a group of owners, lessees and managers
of private land to qualify for a special incentive elk tag for their combined
lands.
(h) Ensure that the issuance of special incentive
elk tags will not result in the number of bull elk tags issued in any year
being reduced to a number below the quota for bull elk tags established by the
Commission for 1997.
(i) Provide that a person to whom a special
incentive elk tag is issued by the Commission pursuant to this section may:
(1) If the person holds a valid hunting
license issued by this State, use the special incentive elk tag himself or
herself; or
(2) Sell the special incentive elk tag to
another person who holds a valid hunting license issued by this State at any
price upon which the parties mutually agree.
(j) Require that a person who is issued a special
incentive elk tag must hunt:
(1) During the open season for elk.
(2) In the unit or units within the
management area or areas in which the private land is located.
(k) Provide for the appointment of an arbitration
panel to resolve disputes between persons who apply for special incentive elk
tags and the Department regarding the issuance of such tags.
2. As used in this section, “actual elk
use area” means an area in which elk live, as identified and designated by the
Department.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1379; A 1999, 1226; 2003, 1534)
NRS 502.143 Establishment of program for issuance of special incentive deer
tags.
1. The Commission may adopt regulations
establishing a program pursuant to which the Department may issue special
incentive deer tags to owners, lessees and managers of private land in this
State for use on the private land of such owners, lessees or managers.
2. The regulations must:
(a) Require that the owner, lessee or manager who
is lawfully in control of private land must, before the owner, lessee or
manager is issued a special incentive deer tag:
(1) Allow the hunting and viewing of
wildlife on his or her land by the general public; or
(2) Enter into a cooperative agreement
with the Department to improve deer or other wildlife habitat on his or her
land.
(b) Allow the owner, lessee or manager to sell
any special incentive deer tag that the owner, lessee or manager is issued
pursuant to the program.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1380; A 2003, 1535)
NRS 502.145 Issuance of deer or antelope tags as compensation for damage to
private property.
1. An owner, lessee or manager of private
land in this State may apply to the Department for the issuance to him or her
of one or more deer or antelope tags as provided in this section. The tags must
be issued as compensation for damage caused by deer or antelope to the private
land or to any improvements thereon.
2. An application made pursuant to this
section must:
(a) Be made in the form prescribed by the Department;
(b) Establish to the satisfaction of the
Department that the applicant has sustained damage of the kind described in
subsection 1; and
(c) Be accompanied by the fee charged for the
tags pursuant to NRS 502.250 and any fee charged
for administrative costs.
3. The Department shall review the
application, may conduct any investigation it deems appropriate and, if it
approves the application, shall issue to the applicant not more than one tag
for each 50 animals present on the private land owned, leased or managed by the
applicant. Both deer and antelope tags may be issued to an applicant.
4. A tag issued as compensation for damage
pursuant to this section:
(a) May be used by the owner, lessee or manager
of the private land if the owner, lessee or manager holds a valid Nevada
hunting license, or may be sold by that person to any holder of a valid Nevada
hunting license at any price mutually agreed upon;
(b) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph
(2) of paragraph (c), must be used on the private land or in the unit or units
within the management area or areas in which the private land is located; and
(c) May only be used during:
(1) The open season for the species for
which the tag is issued; or
(2) A season prescribed by regulation of
the Commission for the use of such tags only on the private land.
5. As a condition of receiving a tag from
the Department pursuant to this section, an owner, lessee or manager who is
lawfully in control of private land that blocks access to adjacent public land
must provide access to the public land during the hunting season to a person or
hunting party with a tag for the purpose of hunting on the public land.
6. Insofar as they are consistent with
this section, the provisions of this title and of the regulations adopted by
the Commission apply to the issuance and use of tags pursuant to this section.
The Commission:
(a) Shall by regulation establish the maximum
number of tags which may be issued annually by the Department pursuant to this
section, which must not exceed 1.5 percent of the total number of deer and
antelope tags which are authorized for issuance annually throughout the State;
and
(b) May adopt any other regulations it deems
necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 2155; A 1993, 1190, 1664; 1995, 53, 54, 555; 2001, 1070; 2003, 1535, 2543; 2013, 1628)
NRS 502.146 Restricted nonresident deer tags: Definitions. As used in NRS 502.146
to 502.149, inclusive:
1. “Restricted nonresident deer hunt”
means a deer hunt in which a restricted nonresident deer hunter hunts with a
licensed master guide or licensed subguide.
2. “Restricted nonresident deer hunter”
means a person who is not a resident of this State and is issued a restricted
nonresident deer tag.
3. “Restricted nonresident deer tag” means
a tag which is issued to a nonresident for a restricted nonresident deer hunt.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 427)
NRS 502.147 Restricted nonresident deer tags: Issuance.
1. The Department shall make available
restricted nonresident deer tags in an amount not to exceed the amount set
forth in this section. If the number of persons who apply for restricted
nonresident deer tags is greater than the number of tags to be issued, the
Department shall conduct a drawing to determine the persons to whom to issue
the tags.
2. The number of restricted nonresident
deer tags must:
(a) Be subtracted from the quota of rifle deer
tags for nonresidents; and
(b) Not exceed 16 percent of the deer tags issued
to nonresidents during the previous year or 400 tags, whichever is greater.
3. The number of restricted nonresident
deer tags issued for any management area or unit must not exceed 37.5 percent,
rounded to the nearest whole number, of the rifle deer tags issued to
nonresidents during the previous year for that management area or unit.
4. The Department shall mail the tags to
the successful applicants.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 427; A 1995, 513, 1924; 2003, 1536)
NRS 502.148 Restricted nonresident deer tags: Application; fees; eligibility
for other tags.
1. Except as otherwise provided in this
subsection, any person who wishes to apply for a restricted nonresident deer
tag pursuant to NRS 502.147 must complete an
application on a form prescribed and furnished by the Department. A licensed
master guide may complete the application for an applicant. The application
must be signed by the applicant and the master guide who will be responsible
for conducting the restricted nonresident deer hunt.
2. The application must be accompanied by
a fee for the tag of $300, plus any other fees which the Department may
require. The Commission shall establish the time limits and acceptable methods
for submitting such applications to the Department.
3. Any application for a restricted
nonresident deer tag which contains an error or omission must be rejected and
the fee for the tag returned to the applicant.
4. A person who is issued a restricted
nonresident deer tag is not eligible to apply for any other deer tag issued in
this State for the same hunting season as that restricted nonresident deer
hunt.
5. All fees collected pursuant to this
section must be deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to the Wildlife
Fund Account in the State General Fund.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 428; A 1995, 513, 1925; 2003, 1536; 2011, 3150)
NRS 502.149 Restricted nonresident deer tags: Guide to accompany hunter
during hunt. A restricted
nonresident deer hunter must be accompanied at all times during the restricted
nonresident deer hunt by the licensed master guide who cosigned the application
or one of the master guide’s licensed subguides.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 428)
NRS 502.150 Unlawful possession of wildlife without attached tag; unlawful
removal of tag.
1. Whenever tags are required for any
species of wildlife, it is unlawful to have any of that species in possession
without the tag attached thereto and such possession without an attached tag is
prima facie evidence that the game is illegally taken and possessed.
2. It is unlawful to remove any tag from
any wildlife for reuse or to be in possession of excess tags or used tags.
3. Whenever tags are required for any
species of fur-bearing mammal, possession of a pelt of that species without the
tag attached thereto is prima facie evidence that such pelt is illegally taken
and possessed.
[Part 86:101:1947; A 1949, 292; 1951, 494; 1955,
242]—(NRS A 1969, 1354; 1991, 263)
NRS 502.160 Form of tags; regulations concerning tags.
1. The Department shall designate the form
of the tag, requiring such numbering or other manner of identification as is
necessary to designate the name or hunting license number of the person to whom
it is issued. Each tag must show the game for which it may be used, the year
and, whenever necessary, the management area in which it may be used.
2. The Commission may adopt any
regulations necessary relative to the manner of qualifying and applying for,
using, completing, attaching, filling out, punching, inspecting, validating or
reporting such tags. It is unlawful for any person to fail to abide by any such
regulation.
[Part 86:101:1947; A 1949, 292; 1951, 494; 1955,
242]—(NRS A 1969, 1354; 1971, 1539; 1991, 1573; 1993, 1665; 2003, 1537)
NRS 502.175 Drawings to award and issue tags or permits: Contract with
private entity; procedure; regulations.
1. The
Department shall contract with a private entity to conduct a drawing and to
award and issue the tags or permits as established by the Commission. The
drawing must be conducted using a computer program that awards tags or permits
based on a random order of selection. The contract must provide for the
acquisition by the Department of the ownership of the computer program at the
end of the term of the contract. The Department shall solicit bids for the contract
pursuant to the provisions of chapter 333 of
NRS.
2. The
Department shall:
(a) Provide
to the private entity to whom a contract is awarded pursuant to the provisions
of subsection 1 any applications for tags, permits, documents or other
information required by the private entity to conduct the drawing; and
(b) Otherwise
cooperate with the private entity in conducting the drawing.
3. As
soon as practicable after the drawing is completed, the private entity shall
submit the results of the drawing to the Department.
4. If
no private entity qualifies for the awarding of the contract specified in
subsection 1, the Department shall conduct a drawing to award tags or permits
in the manner set forth in the regulations adopted by the Commission pursuant
to the provisions of subsection 5.
5. The Commission shall adopt regulations
necessary to carry out the provisions of this section, including regulations
that prescribe the manner in which the Department shall conduct a drawing
specified in subsection 1 if no private entity qualifies for the awarding of
the contract.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 1662; A 2003, 1537, 2544)
NRS 502.190 Limitations on number of tags; scope of management area;
responsibilities of Commission.
1. Tags for hunting wildlife may be
limited to a certain number in any management area, which management area may
include all of any county, any portion of any county or any continuous area in
adjacent counties.
2. Whenever a limit is placed upon the
number of tags available to hunters in any management area, the Commission
shall determine the manner in which the tags are issued, whether by lot or by
sale to first applicants, the manner of application, the manner of delivering
the tags and other necessary matters.
3. Whenever applications, money or tags
and licenses are entrusted to the mails, the Commission is not responsible for
loss or delay in the mails.
[Part 86:101:1947; A 1949, 292; 1951, 494; 1955,
242]—(NRS A 1971, 1539; 1981, 608; 1991, 1573; 2003, 2544)
NRS 502.200 Unlawful obtainment or use of tag or permit by hunter. Except as otherwise authorized pursuant to
regulations adopted by the Commission, it is unlawful for any hunter:
1. To obtain tags or permits for more than
one management area.
2. To use tags in any management area or
at any time other than at the time and place intended.
[Part 86:101:1947; A 1949, 292; 1951, 494; 1955,
242]—(NRS A 1971, 1539; 1979, 900; 2003, 2544)
NRS 502.210 Conditions for issuance of duplicate tags.
1. A duplicate tag may not be issued
except as follows:
(a) Upon receiving an affidavit of an applicant
that a tag previously issued has been lost, stolen or destroyed and upon
payment of a fee of $10, the Department shall issue a duplicate tag to the
applicant.
(b) Upon receiving an affidavit of an applicant
that the applicant has not received the tag for which the applicant applied and
paid the required fee, the Department may issue a duplicate tag to the
applicant upon payment of a fee of $10.
2. The provisions of this section do not
affect the issuance of a replacement tag pursuant to NRS
502.215.
[Part 86:101:1947; A 1949, 292; 1951, 494; 1955,
242]—(NRS A 1969, 1355; 1987, 1450; 1991, 1573; 1993, 440, 1665; 1995, 579; 2003, 1537, 2544)
NRS 502.215 Tagging, inspection and disposition of carcasses of certain
diseased game; issuance and use of replacement tags; regulations.
1. If any person who possesses a tag to
hunt a big game mammal kills an animal that is believed to be diseased and
unfit for human consumption, the person shall place his or her tag on the
carcass in the manner provided by law or regulation and provide the whole
carcass for inspection by an authorized representative of the Department or, at
the person’s own expense, by a veterinarian licensed to practice in Nevada.
Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the holder of the tag who
provides the carcass for such an inspection is entitled, if the carcass is
diseased and unfit for human consumption, to receive at no charge another tag
as a replacement for the one the holder placed on the carcass pursuant to this
subsection. The holder shall choose whether the replacement tag is to be issued
for the current hunting season or for the next similar season in the following
year. If the holder chooses to retain the head, antlers, carcass, horns or hide
of the animal, and the authorized representative of the Department approves the
retention, the holder shall be deemed to waive any claim the holder may have
had for the issuance of a replacement tag.
2. A replacement tag issued pursuant to
subsection 1 for the current hunting season is valid for:
(a) The entire remaining portion of the season
for which the original tag was issued; or
(b) If the original tag was issued for a period
of a split season, the entire remaining portion of the period for which the
original tag was issued or the entire following period, if any.
3. A replacement tag issued pursuant to
subsection 1 must be:
(a) Issued for the same unit for which the
original tag was issued.
(b) Used in the same manner as or pursuant to the
same conditions or restrictions applicable to the original tag.
4. The Commission shall adopt by
regulation:
(a) A procedure for the inspection and
verification of the condition of such a carcass;
(b) Requirements for the disposal of such a
carcass if it is determined to be diseased and unfit for human consumption;
(c) Requirements for the disposition of the hide
and the antlers or horns of the animal; and
(d) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2,
a procedure for the issuance of a replacement tag pursuant to this section.
5. For the purposes of this section,
“split season” means a season which is divided into two or more periods.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 440; A 1995, 153, 649; 2003, 1538)
NRS 502.219 Dream Tags: Establishment of program; administration of program
by Department; award of Dream Tags by raffle by certain nonprofit
organizations.
1. A program is hereby established for the
issuance of additional big game tags each year to be known as “Dream Tags.” The
program must provide:
(a) For the issuance of Dream Tags to either a
resident or nonresident of this State;
(b) For the issuance of one Dream Tag for each
species of big game for which 50 or more tags were available under the quota
established for the species by the Commission during the previous year; and
(c) For the sale of Dream Tags to a nonprofit
organization pursuant to this section.
2. The Department shall administer the
program and shall take such actions as the Department determines are necessary
to carry out the provisions of this section and NRS
502.222 and 502.225.
3. A nonprofit organization established
through the Community Foundation of Western Nevada which is exempt from
taxation pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3) and which has as its principal purpose
the preservation, protection, management or restoration of wildlife and its
habitat may purchase such Dream Tags from the Department, at prices established
by the Department, subject to the following conditions:
(a) The nonprofit organization must agree to
award the Dream Tags by raffle, with unlimited chances to be sold for $5 each
to persons who purchase a resource enhancement stamp pursuant to NRS 502.222.
(b) The nonprofit organization must agree to
enter into a contract with a private entity that is approved by the Department
which requires that the private entity agree to act as the agent of the
nonprofit organization to sell chances to win Dream Tags, conduct any required
drawing for Dream Tags and issue Dream Tags. For the purposes of this
paragraph, a private entity that has entered into a contract with the
Department pursuant to NRS 502.175 to conduct a
drawing and to award and issue tags or permits as established by the Commission
shall be deemed to be approved by the Department.
(c) All money received by the nonprofit
organization from the proceeds of the Dream Tag raffle, less the cost of the
Dream Tags purchased by the nonprofit organization and any administrative costs
charged by the Community Foundation of Western Nevada, must be used for the
preservation, protection, management or restoration of game and its habitat, as
determined by the Advisory Board on Dream Tags created by NRS 502.225.
4. All money received by the Department
for Dream Tags pursuant to this section must be deposited with the State
Treasurer for credit to the Wildlife Fund Account in the State General Fund.
5. The nonprofit organization shall, on or
before February 1 of each year, report to the Department and the Interim
Finance Committee concerning the Dream Tag program, including, without
limitation:
(a) The number of Dream Tags issued during the
immediately preceding calendar year;
(b) The total amount of money paid to the
Department for Dream Tags during the immediately preceding calendar year;
(c) The total amount of money received by the
nonprofit organization from the proceeds of the Dream Tag raffle, the amount of
such money expended by the nonprofit organization and a description of each
project for which the money was spent; and
(d) Any recommendations concerning the program or
necessary legislation.
6. As used in this section, “big game tag”
means a tag permitting a person to hunt any species of pronghorn antelope,
bear, deer, mountain goat, mountain lion, bighorn sheep or elk.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 2058;
A 2009,
2648; 2011,
1640, 3150)
NRS 502.222 Dream Tags: Eligibility for Dream Tag raffle; resource
enhancement stamps.
1. To be eligible to participate in the
Dream Tag raffle, a person must purchase a resource enhancement stamp.
2. Resource enhancement stamps must be
sold for a fee of $10 each by the Department and by persons authorized by the
Department to sell the stamps. All money received by the Department for
resource enhancement stamps pursuant to this section must be deposited with the
State Treasurer for credit to the Wildlife Fund Account in the State General
Fund.
3. The Department shall determine the form
of the stamps.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 2059;
A 2009,
2650; 2011,
3151)
NRS 502.225 Dream Tags: Advisory Board on Dream Tags; membership; duties.
1. There is hereby created the Advisory
Board on Dream Tags, consisting of the following five members:
(a) One member appointed by the Governor;
(b) One member appointed by the Majority Leader
of the Senate;
(c) One member appointed by the Speaker of the
Assembly;
(d) One member appointed by the Director of the
State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources; and
(e) The Vice Chair of the Commission, who serves
as an ex officio member of the Board.
2. Each appointed member of the Board must
be a resident of this State and, following the initial terms, serves a term of
2 years.
3. At its first meeting each year, the
members of the Board shall elect a Chair, who shall serve until the next Chair
is elected. The Board shall meet as necessary at the call of the Chair.
4. A majority of the members of the Board
constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business, and a majority of those
members present at any meeting is sufficient for any official action taken by
the Board.
5. While engaged in the business of the
Board, to the extent of legislative appropriation, each member of the Board is
entitled to receive the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided for
state officers and employees generally.
6. To the extent of legislative
appropriation, the Department shall provide the Board with such staff as is
necessary to carry out the duties of the Board.
7. The Board shall, in accordance with the
requirements of paragraph (c) of subsection 3 of NRS
502.219, determine the appropriate use of money received by a nonprofit
organization from the proceeds of a Dream Tag raffle.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 2059;
A 2009,
2650; 2011,
2479)
NRS 502.240 Fees for licenses and permits. The
Department shall issue annual licenses and limited permits:
1. To any person who has not attained his
or her 16th birthday and who has been a bona fide resident of the State of
Nevada for 6 months immediately preceding the person’s application for a
license, upon payment of a fee of $10 for an annual trapping license.
2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 502.083, 502.245 and 504.390, to any person who has attained
his or her 16th birthday and who has been a bona fide resident of the State of
Nevada for 6 months immediately preceding the person’s application for a
license, upon the payment of a fee of:
For an annual fishing license................................................................................ $25
For a 1-day permit to fish.......................................................................................... 8
For each consecutive day added to a
1-day permit to fish................................. 3
For a hunting license................................................................................................. 29
For a combined hunting and fishing
license......................................................... 50
For a trapping license............................................................................................... 38
For a fur dealer’s license.......................................................................................... 63
For an annual master guide’s license.................................................................. 750
For an annual subguide’s license......................................................................... 125
3. To any person who has attained his or
her 12th birthday but who has not attained his or her 16th birthday, and who is
not a bona fide resident of the State of Nevada, upon the payment of a fee of
$17 for an annual fishing license.
4. Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 3 and NRS 502.083, to any person who is
not a bona fide resident of the State of Nevada, upon the payment of a fee of:
For an annual fishing
license................................................................................ $65
For a 1-day permit to fish........................................................................................ 17
For each consecutive day added to a
1-day permit to fish................................. 7
For an annual license
to fish solely in the reciprocal waters of the Colorado River, Lake Mead, Lake
Mohave, Lake Tahoe and Topaz Lake................................................................................................. 25
For a hunting license.............................................................................................. 138
For a combined hunting and fishing
license...................................................... 195
For an annual trapper’s license............................................................................ 188
For a fur dealer’s license........................................................................................ 125
For an annual master guide’s license............................................................... 1,500
For an annual subguide’s license......................................................................... 250
For a 1-day permit to hunt upland
game and migratory game birds.............. 20
For each consecutive
day added to a 1-day permit to hunt upland game and migratory game birds 8
5. To any person, without regard to
residence, upon the payment of a fee of:
For a noncommercial license for the
possession of live wildlife.................... $15
For a commercial or private shooting
preserve................................................. 125
For a commercial license for the
possession of live wildlife........................... 500
For a live bait dealer’s permit................................................................................. 44
For a competitive field trials
permit....................................................................... 31
For a permit to train dogs or
falcons..................................................................... 15
For a 1-year falconry license.................................................................................. 38
For a 3-year falconry license.................................................................................. 94
For an importation permit....................................................................................... 15
For an import eligibility permit............................................................................... 31
For an exportation permit....................................................................................... 15
For any other special
permit issued by the Department, a fee not to exceed the highest fee
established for any other special permit set by the Commission.
[Part 50:101:1947; A 1949, 292; 1951, 395; 1953, 667;
1955, 602]—(NRS A 1957, 536; 1965, 1442; 1967, 134; 1969, 1148; 1971, 1540;
1973, 364, 725; 1975, 1174; 1977, 1091; 1979, 923, 1359; 1981, 355; 1985, 1705; 1987, 561, 1450; 1989, 1477, 1779; 1991, 1573; 1993, 1666; 1995, 1092, 1930; 2003, 1539, 2545; 2007, 1800; 2011, 602)
NRS 502.242 Habitat conservation fee; Wildlife Fund Account.
1. In addition to any fee charged and
collected for an annual hunting, trapping, fishing or combined hunting and
fishing license pursuant to NRS 502.240, a habitat
conservation fee of $3 must be paid.
2. Revenue from the habitat conservation
fee must be accounted for separately, deposited with the State Treasurer for
credit to the Wildlife Fund Account and, except as otherwise provided in this
subsection and NRS 502.294 and 502.310, used by the Department for the purposes of
wildlife habitat rehabilitation and restoration. Each year, not more than 18
percent of the money credited to the Wildlife Fund Account from any revenue
received pursuant to subsection 1 may be used to monitor wildlife and its
habitat for those purposes.
3. The money in the Wildlife Fund Account
remains in the Account and does not revert to the State General Fund at the end
of any fiscal year.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 2540; A 2011, 2878,
3152)
NRS 502.245 Fees for licenses for young person, elderly person or person who
has severe physical disability.
1. The Department shall issue any hunting
or fishing license or combined hunting and fishing license authorized under the
provisions of this chapter, upon proof satisfactory of the requisite facts and
payment of the applicable fee, to any person who has resided in this State:
(a) For the 6-month period immediately preceding
the date of the person’s application for a license and:
(1) Has a severe physical disability; or
(2) Has attained his or her 12th birthday
but has not attained his or her 16th birthday; or
(b) Continuously for 5 years immediately
preceding the date of this application for a license and is 65 years of age or
older.
2. The Department shall charge and collect
a fee of:
For a hunting license................................................................................................. $9
For a fishing license..................................................................................................... 9
For a combined hunting and fishing
license......................................................... 17
3. For the purposes of this section,
“severe physical disability” means a physical disability which materially
limits the person’s ability to engage in gainful employment.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 922; A 1979, 922; 1981, 320;
1983, 852; 1985,
1707; 1993,
1667; 1995,
1932; 2003,
1540, 2546)
NRS 502.250 Fees for tags and for processing certain applications;
acceptance of sealed bids for tags or award of tags by auction or drawing;
disposition of proceeds; regulations.
1. The amount of the fee that must be
charged for the following tags is:
Resident deer tag.................................................................................................... $30
Resident antelope tag............................................................................................... 60
Resident elk tag....................................................................................................... 120
Resident bighorn sheep tag................................................................................... 120
Resident mountain goat tag................................................................................. 120
Resident mountain lion tag..................................................................................... 25
Nonresident deer tag.............................................................................................. 240
Nonresident antelope tag...................................................................................... 300
Nonresident antlered elk tag.............................................................................. 1,200
Nonresident antlerless elk tag............................................................................... 500
Nonresident bighorn sheep tag.......................................................................... 1,200
Nonresident mountain goat tag........................................................................ 1,200
Nonresident mountain lion tag............................................................................. 100
2. The amount of the fee for other
resident or nonresident big game tags must not exceed the highest fee for a
resident or nonresident big game tag established pursuant to this section.
3. The amount of the fee for a tag
determined to be necessary by the Commission for other species pursuant to NRS 502.130 must not exceed the highest fee for a
resident or nonresident tag established pursuant to this section.
4. A fee not to exceed $10 may be charged
for processing an application for a game species or permit other than an
application for an elk. A fee of not less than $5 but not more than $15 must be
charged for processing an application for an elk, $5 of which must be deposited
with the State Treasurer for credit to the Wildlife Fund Account in the State
General Fund and used for the prevention and mitigation of damage caused by elk
or game mammals not native to this State. A fee of not less than $15 and not
more than $50 must be charged for processing an application for a Silver State
Tag.
5. The Commission may accept sealed bids
for, or award through an auction or a Silver State Tag Drawing, or any
combination thereof, not more than 15 big game tags and not more than 5 wild
turkey tags each year. To reimburse the Department for the cost of managing
wildlife and administering and conducting the bid, auction or Silver State Tag
Drawing, not more than 18 percent of the total amount of money received from
the bid, auction or Silver State Tag Drawing may be deposited with the State
Treasurer for credit to the Wildlife Fund Account in the State General Fund.
Any amount of money received from the bid, auction or Silver State Tag Drawing
that is not so deposited must be deposited with the State Treasurer for credit
to the Wildlife Heritage Trust Account in the State General Fund in accordance
with the provisions of NRS 501.3575.
6. The Commission may by regulation
establish an additional drawing for big game tags, which may be entitled the
Partnership in Wildlife Drawing. To reimburse the Department for the cost of
managing wildlife and administering and conducting the drawing, not more than
18 percent of the total amount of money received from the drawing may be
deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to the Wildlife Fund Account in
the State General Fund. Except as otherwise provided by regulations adopted by
the Commission pursuant to subsection 7, the money received by the Department
from applicants in the drawing who are not awarded big game tags must be
deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to the Wildlife Heritage Trust
Account in accordance with the provisions of NRS 501.3575.
7. The Commission may adopt regulations
which authorize the return of all or a portion of any fee collected from a
person pursuant to the provisions of this section.
[86 1/2:101:1947; added 1949, 292; A 1951, 494; 1955,
602]—(NRS A 1957, 537; 1965, 1443; 1969, 1149; 1971, 1541; 1973, 727; 1975,
1176; 1979, 1360; 1981, 356; 1985, 1707; 1987, 556, 1452; 1989, 1475, 2019; 1991, 263, 786, 1575; 1995, 864; 1997, 785, 1108, 1109; 2003, 1540, 2546; 2007, 1802; 2009, 2061;
2011, 3152)
NRS 502.253 Additional fee for processing application for game tag.
1. In addition to any fee charged and
collected pursuant to NRS 502.250, a fee of $3 must
be charged for processing each application for a game tag, the revenue from
which must be accounted for separately, deposited with the State Treasurer for
credit to the Wildlife Fund Account in the State General Fund and used by the
Department for costs related to:
(a) Programs for the management and control of
injurious predatory wildlife;
(b) Wildlife management activities relating to
the protection of nonpredatory game animals, sensitive wildlife species and
related wildlife habitat;
(c) Conducting research, as needed, to determine
successful techniques for managing and controlling predatory wildlife,
including studies necessary to ensure effective programs for the management and
control of injurious predatory wildlife; and
(d) Programs for the education of the general
public concerning the management and control of predatory wildlife.
2. The Department of Wildlife is hereby
authorized to expend a portion of the money collected pursuant to subsection 1
to enable the State Department of Agriculture to develop and carry out the programs
described in subsection 1.
3. Any program developed or wildlife
management activity or research conducted pursuant to this section must be
developed or conducted under the guidance of the Commission pursuant to
subsection 2 of NRS 501.181.
4. The money in the Wildlife Fund Account
remains in the Account and does not revert to the State General Fund at the end
of any fiscal year.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 1213; A 2003, 1541; 2009, 464; 2011, 3153)
NRS 502.255 Disposition of fees for processing applications for tags. The Department shall account separately for
the money received from fees for processing applications for tags and, except
as otherwise provided in NRS 502.253, use that
money only for the Department’s direct and indirect costs associated with:
1. The system of applications and drawings
for tags;
2. The Department’s automated program for
licensing and registration and titling of vessels; and
3. The issuance of licenses, permits and
tags.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 1571; A 1993, 1668; 2001, 1214; 2003, 1542; 2010, 26th
Special Session, 91)
NRS 502.280 Resident Native Americans: Exemption from fees for hunting and
fishing licenses; application for free license; requirements for big game tags.
1. All resident Native Americans of the
State of Nevada are exempt from the payment of fees for fishing and hunting
licenses.
2. When applying for a free fishing or
hunting license, a resident Native American of the State of Nevada shall
exhibit a document issued in this State by the chair of a tribal council or
chief of a Native American tribe, or an officer of a reservation, colony or
educational institution, stating that the bearer is a resident Native American
of the State of Nevada.
3. Before hunting for deer or big game off
an Indian reservation in this State, all Native Americans, otherwise exempt
under subsection 1, must secure resident deer tags or other resident big game
tags and pay the fee provided therefor in NRS 502.250.
[1:198:1923; NCL § 3149]—(NRS A 1965, 1443; 1969,
1150; 2003,
2548)
NRS 502.290 Residents of Nevada in Armed Forces not stationed in Nevada: Fee
for fishing or hunting license; proof of eligibility; penalty for giving false
information.
1. The Commission is authorized to issue
to those persons serving in the Armed Forces of the United States who are bona
fide residents of the State of Nevada fishing or hunting licenses, upon the
payment of $5 for each license, provided those persons requesting the licenses
are at the time on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States and are
not stationed in the State of Nevada.
2. The Commission may require whatever
proof it deems necessary to determine whether such persons come within the
provisions of this section.
3. Any person who is guilty of giving
false information to obtain a license as provided in this section is guilty of
a misdemeanor.
[1:186:1951] + [2:186:1951] + [3:186:1951]—(NRS A
1967, 598; 1969, 1150; 1985, 1707)
NRS 502.292 Fee to hunt certain upland game birds: Requirements regarding
documentation of payment; amount.
1. Except as otherwise provided in this
section, it is unlawful for any person to hunt any upland game bird, except
turkey and crow, unless at the time the person is hunting he or she carries on
his or her person such documentation as the Department provides as proof that
the person has paid to the Department, for the licensing period that includes
the time the person is hunting, the fee required pursuant to this section.
2. The provisions of this section do not
apply to a person who is under the age of 12 years.
3. The documentation required pursuant to
this section must be sold by the Department, and persons authorized by the
Department to sell hunting licenses, for a fee of $10.
4. The Department shall determine the form
of the documentation.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 2540)
NRS 502.294 Fee to hunt certain upland game birds: Deposit of proceeds;
accounting records; reimbursement of administrative costs. All money received pursuant to NRS 502.292 must be deposited with the State Treasurer
for credit to the Wildlife Fund Account in the State General Fund. The
Department shall maintain separate accounting records for the receipt and
expenditure of that money. An amount not to exceed 10 percent of that money may
be used to reimburse the Department for the cost of administering the program
of documentation. This amount is in addition to compensation allowed persons authorized
to issue and sell licenses.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 2540; A 2011, 3154)
NRS 502.296 Fee to hunt certain upland game birds: Use of proceeds.
1. Before the Department may undertake any
project using money received pursuant to NRS 502.292,
it must analyze the project and provide the Commission with recommendations as
to the need for the project and its feasibility.
2. Money received pursuant to NRS 502.292 must be used for projects approved by the
Commission for the protection and propagation of upland game birds and for the
acquisition, development and preservation of the habitats of upland game birds
in this State.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 2540)
NRS 502.298 Fee to hunt certain upland game birds: Reports to Legislature
regarding program. The Department
shall, not later than the fifth calendar day of each regular session of the
Legislature, submit to it a report summarizing any projects undertaken and the
receipt and expenditure of money and public benefits achieved by the program
for the sale of documentation to hunt any upland game bird, except turkey and
crow.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 2540)
NRS 502.300 Duck stamps: Unlawful to hunt certain migratory game birds
without stamp; exceptions; fees; form.
1. Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 2, it is unlawful for any person to hunt any migratory game bird,
except jacksnipe, coot, gallinule, western mourning dove, white-winged dove and
band-tailed pigeon unless at the time the person is hunting he or she carries
on his or her person:
(a) An unexpired state duck stamp validated by
the person’s signature in ink across the face of the stamp; or
(b) Such documentation as the Department provides
as proof that the person has paid to the Department, for the licensing period
that includes the time the person is hunting, the same fee as that required
pursuant to subsection 3 for the purchase of an unexpired state duck stamp for
that period.
2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not
apply to a person who:
(a) Is under the age of 12 years; or
(b) Is 65 years of age or older.
3. Unexpired duck stamps must be sold for
a fee of not more than $10 each by the Department and by persons authorized by
the Department to sell hunting licenses. The Commission shall establish the
price to be charged by the Department or agents of the Department for expired
duck stamps.
4. The Department shall determine the form
of the stamps.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 939; A 1973, 671; 1979, 299;
1981, 539; 1983, 852; 1985, 1708; 1993, 1668; 1995, 1932; 2001, 976; 2003, 1542, 2548)
NRS 502.310 Duck stamps: Deposit of fees; accounting records; reimbursement
of administrative costs. All money
received pursuant to NRS 502.300 must be deposited
with the State Treasurer for credit to the Wildlife Fund Account in the State
General Fund. The Department shall maintain separate accounting records for the
receipt and expenditure of that money. An amount not to exceed 10 percent of
that money may be used to reimburse the Department for the cost of
administering the state duck stamp programs. This amount is in addition to
compensation allowed persons authorized to issue and sell licenses.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 940; A 1979, 300, 900; 1981,
539; 1985, 1708;
1993, 1668;
2001, 976; 2003, 1542, 2548; 2011, 3154)
NRS 502.322 Duck stamps: Use of money received pursuant to NRS
502.300.
1. Before the Department may undertake any
project using money received pursuant to NRS 502.300,
it shall analyze the project and provide the Commission with recommendations as
to the need for the project and its feasibility.
2. Money received pursuant to NRS 502.300 must be used for projects approved by the
Commission for the protection and propagation of migratory game birds, and for
the acquisition, development and preservation of wetlands in Nevada.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 300; A 1981, 539; 1985, 1708; 1993, 1668; 2001, 976; 2003, 1542)
NRS 502.324 Duck stamps: Reports to Legislature regarding program. Repealed. (See chapter 337, Statutes of Nevada
2013, at page 1634.)
NRS 502.326 Trout stamps: Unlawful to take or possess trout without stamp or
documentation; exceptions; fees; form.
1. Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 2, it is unlawful for any person to take or possess trout unless at
the time the person is fishing he or she carries on his or her person:
(a) An unexpired state trout stamp affixed to his
or her fishing license and validated by the person’s signature in ink across
the face of the stamp; or
(b) Such documentation as the Department provides
as proof that the person has paid to the Department, for the licensing period
that includes the time the person is fishing, the same fee as that required
pursuant to subsection 3 for the purchase of a state trout stamp for that
period.
2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not
apply to a person who:
(a) Is under the age of 12; or
(b) Is fishing:
(1) Under the authority of a valid 1-day
permit to fish or during a consecutive day validly added to that permit;
(2) Under the authority of a valid 1-day
group fishing permit; or
(3) In accordance with regulations adopted
by the Commission pursuant to subparagraph (2) of paragraph (e) of subsection 1
of NRS 502.010.
3. State trout stamps must be sold for a
fee of $10 each by the Department and by persons authorized by the Department
to sell hunting, fishing and trapping licenses.
4. The Department shall determine the form
of the stamps.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 1864; A 1993, 1668; 1995, 1933; 1999, 1043; 2001, 976; 2003, 1543, 2549; 2007, 1803)
NRS 502.330 Safety for hunters: Requirements for license; completion of
course in responsibilities of hunters.
1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 502.066, no hunting license may be obtained by any
person born after January 1, 1960, unless the person presents to the
Department, or one of its authorized licensing agents:
(a) A certificate of successful completion of a
course of instruction in the responsibilities of hunters as provided by NRS 502.340;
(b) An equivalent certificate of completion of a
course in the responsibilities of hunters provided by:
(1) Another state;
(2) An agency of a Canadian province for
the management of wildlife; or
(3) An agency of a foreign country whose
course of instruction meets or exceeds the standards established by the
International Hunter Education Association, or its successor organization; or
(c) A hunting license issued to the person in a
previous year by the Department, another state or an agency of a Canadian
province, which bears a number or other unique mark evidencing successful
completion of a course of instruction in the responsibilities of hunters.
2. Any person who has been convicted of
violating NRS 503.165 or 503.175 may not obtain a hunting license
until the person has successfully completed a course in the responsibilities of
hunters conducted pursuant to NRS 502.340.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 826; A 1975, 894; 1979, 901;
1983, 852; 1987,
595; 1993,
1669; 1997,
1027; 2003,
1543; 2009,
2062)
NRS 502.340 Safety for hunters: Course in responsibilities of hunters;
certification of instructors; issuance of certificate. The
Department shall certify instructors who will, with the cooperation of the
Department, provide instruction in the responsibilities of hunters established
by the Department to all eligible persons who, upon the successful completion
of the course, must be issued a certificate. Persons who are disqualified from
obtaining a hunting license, pursuant to NRS 502.330,
are eligible for the course.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 826; A 1975, 894; 1983, 852; 1987, 595; 1993, 1669; 2003, 1544)
NRS 502.350 Safety for hunters: Fees.
1. The Commission may authorize an
instructor to collect a fee of not more than $10 from each person obtaining
instruction in the responsibilities of hunters.
2. The Commission may authorize the
imposition of an administrative fee of not more than $10 for the issuance of a
duplicate certificate of successful completion of the course.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 827; A 1979, 901; 1983, 853; 1987, 596; 1989, 1781; 2003, 2549)
NRS 502.360 Safety for hunters: Unlawful acts. It
is unlawful to obtain a hunting license in violation of NRS
502.330.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 827; A 1991, 1575)
NRS 502.370 Licensing of taxidermists.
1. A license to practice taxidermy is
required before any person may perform taxidermal services for others on any
wildlife or their parts, nests or eggs.
2. Annual licenses must be issued by the
Department to applicants who satisfy the requirements established by the
Department and pay a fee of:
Fee to practice commercial taxidermy............................................................... $44
Fee to practice noncommercial
taxidermy.......................................................... 20
3. Any person who wishes to obtain a
license to practice taxidermy must apply for the license on an application form
provided by the Department. The applicant must provide such information on the
form as the Commission may require by regulation.
4. The Commission may adopt regulations
governing the licensing of taxidermists and the practice of taxidermy,
including:
(a) The receipt, possession, transportation,
identification, purchase and sale of wildlife or parts thereof to be or which
have been processed by a taxidermist;
(b) The maintenance and submission of written
records; and
(c) Any other matter concerning the practice,
conduct and operating procedures of taxidermists as the Commission may deem
necessary.
5. A person who is authorized to enforce the
provisions of this title may enter the facilities of a licensee at any
reasonable hour and inspect the licensee’s operations and records.
6. If a licensee is convicted of a
violation of any provision of this title or the regulations adopted by the Commission,
the Commission may revoke his or her license and may refuse to issue another
license to him or her for a period not to exceed 5 years.
7. The provisions of this section do not
apply to institutions of learning of this State or of the United States, or to
research activities conducted exclusively for scientific purposes, or for the
advancement of agriculture, biology or any of the sciences.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 421; A 1983, 853; 1991, 263; 1993, 1669; 2003, 1544, 2549)
NRS 502.390 Permit required to develop or maintain certain bodies of water;
fees and assessments; penalties.
1. Any:
(a) Person who develops or maintains an
artificial or artificially created body of water, other than a body of water
maintained for agricultural or recreational purposes, containing chemicals or
substances in quantities which, with the normal use of the body of water,
causes or will cause the death of any wildlife; or
(b) Operator of a mining operation which develops
or maintains an artificial body of water containing chemicals directly
associated with the processing of ore,
Ê must first
obtain a permit from the Department authorizing the development or maintenance
of the body of water.
2. Within 30 working days after receiving an
application for a permit, the Department shall issue the permit or deny the
application and list the reasons for denial. An applicant may appeal the denial
of a permit to the Commission. A permit may be valid for up to 5 years. The
applicant must pay a fee for a permit of not more than $125 per year, except
that the fee for a permit issued for a period of less than 6 months is $68.
3. Upon the transfer of ownership of any
artificial or artificially created body of water as to which a permit issued
pursuant to this section is in force at the time of the transfer, the permit
remains in effect for 30 days after the transfer of ownership.
4. A person holding a permit issued
pursuant to this section shall, in addition to the fee for the permit, pay to
the Department an assessment. The amount of the assessment must be determined
pursuant to regulations adopted by the Commission. The assessment must be no
more than $10,000 per year for each permit.
5. Any person who fails to obtain a permit
or pay an assessment as required by this section and the regulations adopted
pursuant thereto or who fails to comply with the provisions of a permit is
guilty of a misdemeanor for the first offense and a gross misdemeanor for any
subsequent offense.
6. As used in this section:
(a) “Mining operation” means any activity
conducted in this State by a person on or beneath the surface of land for the
purpose of, or in connection with, the development or extraction of any
mineral.
(b) “Operator” means any person who owns, controls
or manages a mining operation.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1269; A 1991, 2286; 1993, 1326, 1670; 1995, 579; 2003, 1545, 2550)
NRS 502.400 Carson Lake Wildlife Management Area: Unlawful to hunt in Area
without permit or certain documentation; fees for permits. [Effective upon
conveyance of the Carson Lake Pasture to the State of Nevada.]
1. Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 2, it is unlawful for any person to hunt in the Carson Lake Wildlife
Management Area unless, at the time of entry and while hunting, the person
carries upon his or her person:
(a) An unexpired permit issued for that purpose
on a form specified by the Department; or
(b) Any other documentation specified by the
Department as proof that the person has paid to the Department, for the period
of licensing that includes the time the person is hunting, a fee that is equal
to the amount of the fee required pursuant to subsection 4 for a seasonal
permit or daily permit, as appropriate.
2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not
apply to a person under 16 years of age who is accompanied by a person who is carrying
upon his or her person the permit or documentation required pursuant to
subsection 1.
3. A permit issued pursuant to subsection
1 may be sold only by the Department or a person designated by the Department.
4. The Department shall charge and collect
the following fees for issuing a permit pursuant to subsection 1:
(a) Sixty dollars for a seasonal permit, the
effective dates of which must, as determined by the Department, coincide with
the license to hunt of the person purchasing the permit.
(b) Fifteen dollars for a daily permit. The
Department shall not make a daily permit specified in this paragraph available
for purchase before the second Monday of the open season for ducks.
5. The fee required pursuant to subsection
4 is in addition to any fee required for a license or permit to hunt pursuant
to NRS 502.240.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 306,
effective upon conveyance of the Carson Lake Pasture to the State of Nevada in
accordance with chapter 209, Statutes of Nevada
1993, at page 447)
NRS 502.410 Carson Lake Wildlife Management Area: Deposit of money received
from sale of permits. [Effective upon conveyance of the Carson Lake Pasture to
the State of Nevada.]
1. Any money received by the Department
pursuant to NRS 502.400 must be deposited with the
State Treasurer for credit to the Wildlife Fund Account in the State General
Fund.
2. The Department:
(a) Shall maintain separate accounting records
for the receipt and expenditure of any money pursuant to this section or NRS 502.400; and
(b) Must use the money to operate and manage the
Carson Lake Wildlife Management Area.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 306;
A 2011,
3154, effective upon conveyance of the Carson Lake Pasture to the State of
Nevada in accordance with chapter 209, Statutes of Nevada
1993, at page 447)
NRS 502.500 Applicability of provisions governing lotteries. The provisions of chapter
462 of NRS do not apply to the distribution of any tags pursuant to this
chapter, regardless of the manner in which the tags are distributed or the
entity that distributes the tags.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 2060)
