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- 83rd Session (2025)
Senate Bill No. 235–Senator Hansen
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AN ACT relating to wildlife; authorizing under certain
circumstances a person to take shed antlers or a skull, head or
bones of a wildlife species without a tag for non -commercial
purposes; and providing other matters properly relating
thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
In addition to regular licenses or permits to hunt, fish or trap, existing law
provides for additional license s, known as tags, to hunt, trap or fish designated
species of wildlife. (NRS 502.130) Under existing law, whenever tags are required
for any species of wildlife, it is unlawful to possess any of that species without the
correct tag. (NRS 502.150) Section 3 of this bill authorizes a person, for non -
commercial purposes and without the required tag, to take shed antlers or a skull or
head, with or without antlers or horns attached, or bones from the carcass of any
wildlife species for which a tag is required under certain circumstances.
EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Sections 1 and 2. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 3. NRS 502.150 is hereby amended to read as follows:
502.150 1. [Whenever] Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 4, whenever tags are required for any species of wildlife,
it is unlawful to have any of that species in possession without the
correct tag. Before tr ansporting any species of wildlife, or parts
thereof, for which a tag is required, the holder of:
(a) A paper tag must attach the tag to the animal; or
(b) An electronic tag must validate the tag in accordance with
the regulations adopted by the Commissi on pursuant to
NRS 502.160.
Possession of any species of wildlife, or parts thereof, for which a
tag is required without an attached or validated tag, as applicable, 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 or valid ated, as applicable, is prima facie evidence
that such pelt is illegally taken and possessed.
4. A person may, for non -commercial purposes and without
obtaining the required tag, take shed antlers or a skull or head ,
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with or without antlers or horns atta ched, or bones from the
carcass of any species of wildlife for which a tag is required if
such a part of the carcass is exposed , dry bone resulting from
natural processes, including, without limitation, scavenging,
decomposition or weathering.
Sec. 4. (Deleted by amendment.)
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