Revises provisions relating to wildlife. (BDR 45-314)

REQUIRES TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY VOTE
(§§ 8, 10, 12)
S.B. 79

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SENATE BILL NO. 79–COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES

(ON BEHALF OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE)

PREFILED NOVEMBER 20, 2024
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Referred to Committee on Natural Resources

SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to wildlife.
(BDR 45-314)

FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
Effect on the State: Yes.

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

AN ACT relating to wildlife; revising requirements relating to
licenses or permits for a child who is under 12 years of
age; revising provisions relating to the deferral of the use
of a tag to hunt a big game mammal under certain
extenuating circumstances; revising provisions relating to
the issuance of duplicate licenses; revising provisions
relating to replacement tags for certain infected animals;
requiring the Board of Wildlife Commissioners to
prescribe by regulation fees for certain licenses, permit s
and tags; authorizing the Commission to adjust such fees
for inflation; revising the types of tags for which the
Commission must prescribe fees by regulation; and
providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
With cert ain exceptions, existing law requires a person to obtain a license or 1
permit to hunt or fish any wildlife. Under existing law, a child who is a resident of 2
this State and under 12 years of age, with certain exceptions, is not required to 3
obtain such a license or permit. Under existing law, a child who is not a resident of 4
this State and is under 12 years of age: (1) is required to obtain a license to hunt but 5
not a license to fish; and (2) may not take a number of fish that exceeds 50 percent 6
of the daily c reel and possession limits. (NRS 502.010) Section 2 of this bill: (1) 7
eliminates that prohibition; and (2) provides that such a child who is not a resident 8
of this State, with certain exceptions, is also not required to obtain a license to hunt. 9
Existing law authorizes the Board of Wildlife Commissioners to adopt 10
regulations establishing a program through which a person who holds a tag to hunt 11
a big game mam mal in this State and has proven that he or she qualifies for an 12

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extenuating circumstance may transfer, defer use of or return to the Department of 13
Wildlife his or her tag to hunt a big game mammal in this State. (NRS 502.103) 14
Section 4 of this bill provides that a tag may be deferred under such circumstances 15
only if there will be an open season for the tag that is identical to the current season 16
in the following year. 17
Existing law requires the Commission to adopt regulations providing for the 18
issuance of a duplicate license to replace an unexpired license that has been lost, 19
stolen or destroyed. (NRS 502.110) Section 5 of this bill also r equires the 20
Commission to adopt regulations providing for the issuance of a duplicate license 21
to replace an unexpired license that has been surrendered. 22
Existing law requires a person who possesses a tag to hunt a big game mammal 23
and kills an animal that is believed to be diseased and unfit for human consumption 24
to follow certain procedures, including a requirement to provide the whole carcass 25
of the big game mammal for inspection by certain persons. With certain exceptions, 26
if the carcass is determined to be diseased and unfit for human consumption, 27
existing law entitles the holder of the tag who provides the carcass to receive a 28
replacement tag at no charge. (NRS 502.215) Section 9 of this bill provides that, 29
under such circumstances, a person who provides for inspection the carcass of a 30
deer which is infected with chronic wasting disease is not entitled to a replacement 31
tag. 32
With certain exceptions, existing law sets forth fees for certain licenses, permits 33
and tags issued by the Department. (NRS 502.148, 502.240, 502.250) Sections 8, 34
10 and 12 of this bill remove the amounts for such fees and sections 10 and 12 35
instead require the Commission to prescribe by regulation initial reasonable fees for 36
such licenses, permits and tags, which must be equal to the fees as the fees existed 37
before the effective date of this bill. Sections 10 and 12 authorize the Commission, 38
after prescribing such initial fees, to increase or decre ase a fee adding the current 39
fee to the product obtained by multiplying the current fee by the percentage 40
increase or decrease in the Consumer Price Index between the calendar year in 41
which the fee was established or most recently adjusted, whichever is la ter, and the 42
calendar year immediately preceding the year for which the adjustment is made. In 43
making such adjustments, sections 10 and 12: (1) prohibit the Commission from 44
increasing or decreasing a fee by an amount that is less than 90 percent or more 45
than 125 percent of the current fee added to the amount calc ulated by performing 46
the inflationary adjustment; and (2) authorize the fee to be rounded to the nearest 47
whole dollar amount. Section 24 of this bill provi des that the existing fees remain 48
in effect until the Commission has established such fees by regulation. Sections 3, 49
6, 7, 11 and 13-23 of this bill make conforming changes to reflect the removal of 50
the amounts of such fees from existing law. Section 1 of this bill makes a 51
conforming change to refer to provisions that have been renumbered in section 12. 52
Section 12 also revises the types of tags for which the Commission must prescribe 53
fees by regulation. 54
Existing law requires the Department to issue a resident and nonresident 1 -day 55
permit to fish and a resident and nonresident 1 -day combination permit to fish and 56
hunt upland game birds and migratory game birds and add consecutive days on 57
such 1-day permits upon the payment of a fee for the 1 -day permit and the payment 58
of a fee for each consecutive day added to the permit. (NRS 502.240) Existing law 59
also authorizes the Commission to establish the term of a permit. (NRS 502.030) 60
Section 10 instead requires the Department to issue a resident a nd nonresident 61
limited permits to fish and nonresident limited combination permits which consist 62
of 1 or more consecutive calendar days in accordance with the term of the permit 63
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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. NRS 501.356 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1
501.356 1. Money received by the Department from: 2
(a) The sale of licenses; 3
(b) Fees described in NRS 278.337; 4
(c) Fees pursuant to the provisions of NRS 488.075 and 5
488.1795; 6
(d) Remittances from the State Treasurer pursuant to the 7
provisions of NRS 365.535; 8
(e) Appropriations made by the Legislature; and 9
(f) All other sources, including, without limitation, the Federal 10
Government, except money derived from the forfeiture of any 11
property described in NRS 5 01.3857 or money deposited in the 12
Wildlife Heritage Account pursuant to NRS 501.3575, the Wildlife 13
Trust Fund pursuant to NRS 501.3585, the Energy Planning and 14
Conservation Account created by NRS 701.630 or the Account for 15
the Recovery of Costs created by NRS 701.640, 16
 must be deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to the 17
Wildlife Account in the State General Fund. 18
2. The interest and income earned on the money in the Wildlife 19
Account, after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited to 20
the Account. 21
3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4 and NRS 22
503.597, the Department may use money in the Wildlife Account 23
only to carry out the provisions of this title and chapter 488 of NRS 24
and as provided in NRS 365.535, and the money must not be 25
diverted to any other use. 26
4. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 502.250, 502.410 and 27
504.155, all fees for the sale or issuance of stamps, tags, permits and 28
licenses that are required to be deposited in the Wildlife Account 29
pursuant to the provision s of this title and any matching money 30
received by the Department from any source must be accounted for 31
separately and must be used: 32
(a) Only for the protection, propagation and management of 33
wildlife; and 34
(b) If the fee is for the sale or issuance of a license, permit or tag 35
other than a tag specified in subsection [5] 3 or [6] 4 of NRS 36
502.250, under the guidance of the Commission pursuant to 37
subsection 2 of NRS 501.181. 38
Sec. 2. NRS 502.010 is hereby amended to read as follows: 39
502.010 1. A person who hunts or fishes any wildlife without 40
having first procured a license or permit to do so, as provided in this 41
title, is guilty of a misdemeanor, except that: 42

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(a) A license to hunt or fish is not required of a [resident of this 1
State] child who is under 12 years of age, unless required for the 2
issuance of tags as prescribed in this title or by the regulations of the 3
Commission. 4
(b) [A license to fish is not required of a nonresident of this 5
State who is under 12 years of age, but the number of fish taken by 6
the nonresident must not exceed 50 percent of the daily creel and 7
possession limits as provided by law. 8
(c)] Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6 or 7 of NRS 9
202.300 and NRS 502.066, it is unlawful for any child who is under 10
18 years of age to hunt any wildlife with any firearm, unless the 11
child is accompanied at all times by the child’s parent or guardian or 12
is accompanied at all times by an adult person authorized by the 13
child’s parent or guardian to have control or custody of the child to 14
hunt if the authorized person is also licensed to hunt. 15
[(d)] (c) A child who is under 12 years of age, whether 16
accompanied by a qualified person or not, shall not hunt big game in 17
the St ate of Nevada unless he or she participates in a program 18
established pursuant to NRS 502.104. This section does not prohibit 19
any child from accompanying an adult licensed to hunt. 20
[(e)] (d) The Commission may adopt regulations setting forth: 21
(1) The species of wildlife which may be hunted or trapped 22
without a license or permit; or 23
(2) The circumstances under which a person may fish 24
without a license, permit or stamp in a lake or pond that is located 25
entirely on private property and is stocked with lawf ully acquired 26
fish. 27
[(f)] (e) The Commission may declare 1 day per year as a day 28
upon which persons may fish without a license to do so. 29
2. This section does not apply to the protection of persons or 30
property from unprotected wildlife on or in the immed iate vicinity 31
of home or ranch premises. 32
Sec. 3. NRS 502.072 is hereby amended to read as follows: 33
502.072 The Department shall issue any license authorized 34
under the provisions of this chapter, upon payment of the applicable 35
fee prescribed by regulation and collected pursuant to NRS 36
502.240 and satisfactory proof, subject to the provisions of NRS 37
417.0187, of the requisite facts to any bona fide resident of the State 38
of Nevada who has incurred a service -connected disability which is 39
considered to be 50 percent or more by the Department of Veterans 40
Affairs and has received upon severance from service an honorabl e 41
discharge or certificate of satisfactory service from the Armed 42
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Sec. 4. NRS 502.103 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1
502.103 1. The Commission may adopt regulations 2
establishing: 3
(a) Conditions or events which are extenuating circumstances; 4
(b) A process through which a big game hunter who claims an 5
extenuating circumstance may provide documentation to the 6
Department which shows that his or her condition or event qualifies 7
as an extenuating circumstance; 8
(c) A program through which a big game hunter who has proven 9
that he or she qualifies for an extenuating circumstance pursuant to 10
paragraph (b) may: 11
(1) Transfer his or her tag to another person who is otherwise 12
eligible to hunt a big game mammal in this State; 13
(2) [Defer] If there will be an open season for the big game 14
mammal for which the tag was issued in the following year that is 15
identical to the current season, defer his or her use of the tag to the 16
next [applicable] open season; or 17
(3) Return his or her tag to the Department for restoration by 18
the Department of any bonus points that he or she used to obtain the 19
tag that is being returned; and 20
(d) A process through which a family member of a deceased big 21
game hunter may provide documentation to the Department of the 22
death of the big game hunter and transfer the tag of the deceased big 23
game hunter to another person who is otherwise eligible to hunt a 24
big game mammal in this State. 25
2. If a big game hunter transfers his or her tag to another 26
person pursuant to subparagraph (1) of paragraph (c) of subsection 27
1, the big game hunter may not charge a fee or receive any 28
compensation for such a transfer. 29
3. As used in this section: 30
(a) “Big game hunter” means a person who holds a tag. 31
(b) “Extenuating circumstance” means any injury, illness or 32
other condition or event, as determined by the Commission, of a big 33
game hunter or a family member of a big game hunter that causes 34
the big game hunter to be unable to use his or h er tag. The term 35
includes, without limitation, the death of the big game hunter. 36
(c) “Family member” means: 37
(1) A spouse of the big game hunter; 38
(2) A person who is related to the big game hunter within the 39
first degree of consanguinity; or 40
(3) A stepchild of the big game hunter. 41
(d) “Tag” means a tag to hunt a big game mammal in this State. 42

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Sec. 5. NRS 502.110 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1
502.110 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, 2
[no] not more than one license of each class may be issued to any 3
one person during each licensing period. 4
2. The Commission shall adopt regulations providing for the 5
issuance of a duplicate license to replace an unexpired license that 6
has been lost, stolen , surrendered or destroyed. The regulations 7
must specify a fee, which must not exceed $10, for the issuance of a 8
duplicate license. A duplicate license has the same effect, and is 9
subject to the same conditions and restrictions, as the license it 10
replaces. 11
Sec. 6. NRS 502.142 is hereby amended to read as follows: 12
502.142 1. The Commission shall adopt regulations to 13
establish a program pursuant to which the Department will issue 14
special incentive elk tags. The regulations must: 15
(a) Set forth the application and annual review processes for the 16
issuance of special incentive elk tags. 17
(b) Require that an application for a special incentive elk tag 18
must be accompanied by: 19
(1) The fee [charged] for an elk tag prescribed by regulation 20
and collected pursuant to NRS 502.250; and 21
(2) Any administrative fee charged in connection with the 22
issuance of an elk tag pursuant to this chapter. 23
(c) Provide for the issuance of a special incentive elk tag only to 24
a person who: 25
(1) Lawfully owns, leases or manages private land within an 26
actual elk use area; and 27
(2) If that private land blocks reasonable access to adjacent 28
public land, provides reasonable access through the private land to 29
allow a person or hunting party possessing a valid elk tag to hunt elk 30
on the adjacent public land. 31
(d) Establish criteria for the issuance of special incentive elk 32
tags based upon: 33
(1) The number of elk using private land controlled by the 34
applicant; 35
(2) The number of days the elk use private lands of the 36
applicant in a calendar year; 37
(3) The total number of elk; and 38
(4) Limiting the number of special incentive elk tags issued 39
in each calendar year to not more than one -half of the bull elk tags 40
issued in that calendar year, 41
 within the actual elk use area in the unit or units of the 42
management area or areas in which the private land is located. 43
(e) Provide that special incentive elk tags are valid for both 44
sexes of elk. 45

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(f) Prohibit a person who has, within a particular calend ar year, 1
applied for or received compensation pursuant to NRS 504.165 as 2
reimbursement for damage caused by elk to private land from 3
applying, within the same calendar year, for a special incentive elk 4
tag for the same private land. 5
(g) Allow a group of owners, lessees and managers of private 6
land to qualify for a special incentive elk tag for their combined 7
lands. 8
(h) Ensure that the issuance of special incentive elk tags will not 9
result in the number of bull elk tags issued in any year being 10
reduced to a number below the quota for bull elk tags established by 11
the Commission for 1997. 12
(i) Provide that a person to whom a special incentive elk tag is 13
issued by the Commission pursuant to this section may: 14
(1) If the person holds a valid hunting license issued by this 15
State, use the special incentive elk tag himself or herself; or 16
(2) Sell the special incentive elk tag to another person who 17
holds a valid hunting license issued by this State at any price upon 18
which the parties mutually agree. 19
(j) Require that a person who is issued a special incentive elk tag 20
must hunt: 21
(1) During the open season for elk. 22
(2) In the unit or units within the management area or areas 23
in which the private land is located. 24
(k) Provide for the appointment of an arbitration panel to resolve 25
disputes between persons who apply for special incentive elk tags 26
and the Department regarding the issuance of such tags. 27
2. As used in this section, “actual elk use area” means an area 28
in which elk live, as identified and designated by the Department. 29
Sec. 7. NRS 502.145 is hereby amended to read as follows: 30
502.145 1. An owner, lessee or manager of private land in 31
this State may apply to the Department for the issuance to him or 32
her of one or more deer or antelope tags as provided in this section. 33
The tags must be issued as compensation for damage caused by deer 34
or antelope to the private land or to any improvements thereon. 35
2. An application made pursuant to this section must: 36
(a) Be made in the form prescribed by the Department; 37
(b) Establish to the satisfaction of the Department that the 38
applicant has sustained damage of the kind described in subsection 39
1; and 40
(c) Be accompanied by the fee [charged] for the tags prescribed 41
by regulation and collected pursuant to NRS 502.250 and any fee 42
charged for administrative costs. 43
3. The Department shall review the application, may conduct 44
any investigation it deems appropriate and, if it approves the 45

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application, shall is sue to the applicant not more than one tag for 1
each 50 animals present on the private land owned, leased or 2
managed by the applicant. Both deer and antelope tags may be 3
issued to an applicant. 4
4. A tag issued as compensation for damage pursuant to this 5
section: 6
(a) May be used by the owner, lessee or manager of the private 7
land if the owner, lessee or manager holds a valid Nevada hunting 8
license, or may be sold by that person to any holder of a valid 9
Nevada hunting license at any price mutually agreed upon; 10
(b) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (2) of 11
paragraph (c), must be used on the private land or in the unit or units 12
within the management area or areas in which the private land is 13
located; and 14
(c) May only be used during: 15
(1) The ope n season for the species for which the tag is 16
issued; or 17
(2) A season prescribed by regulation of the Commission for 18
the use of such tags only on the private land. 19
5. As a condition of receiving a tag from the Department 20
pursuant to this section, an ow ner, lessee or manager who is 21
lawfully in control of private land that blocks access to adjacent 22
public land must provide access to the public land during the 23
hunting season to a person or hunting party with a tag for the 24
purpose of hunting on the public land. 25
6. Insofar as they are consistent with this section, the 26
provisions of this title and of the regulations adopted by the 27
Commission apply to the issuance and use of tags pursuant to this 28
section. The Commission: 29
(a) Shall by regulation establish the maximum number of tags 30
which may be issued annually by the Department pursuant to this 31
section, which must not exceed 2.5 percent of the total number of 32
deer and antelope tags which are authorized for issuance annually 33
throughout the State; and 34
(b) May adopt any other regulations it deems necessary to carry 35
out the provisions of this section. 36
Sec. 8. NRS 502.148 is hereby amended to read as follows: 37
502.148 1. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, 38
any person who wishes to apply for a restricted nonresident deer tag 39
pursuant to NRS 502.147 must complete an application on a form 40
prescribed and furnished by the Department. A licensed master 41
guide may complete the application for an applicant. The 42
application must be signed by the applicant and the master guide 43
who will be responsible for conducting the restricted nonresident 44
deer hunt. 45

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2. The application must be accompanied by [a] the fee [for the 1
tag of $300, ] prescribed by regulation pursuant to NRS 502.250, 2
plus any other fees which the Department may require. The 3
Commission shall establish the time limits and acceptable methods 4
for submitting such applications to the Department. 5
3. Any application for a restricted nonresident deer tag which 6
contains an error or omission must be rejected and the fee for the tag 7
returned to the applicant. 8
4. A person who is issued a restricted nonresident deer tag is 9
not eligible to apply for any other deer tag issued in this State for the 10
same hunting season as that restricted nonresident deer hunt. 11
5. All fees collected pursuant to this section must be deposited 12
with the State Treasurer for credit to the Wildlife Account in the 13
State General Fund. 14
Sec. 9. NRS 502.215 is hereby amended to read as follows: 15
502.215 1. If any person who possesses a tag to hunt a big 16
game mammal kills an animal that is believed to be diseased and 17
unfit for human consumption, the person shall place his or her tag 18
on the carcass or validate the tag in accordance with NRS 502.150 19
and any regulations adopted by the Commission pursuant to NRS 20
502.160 and provide the whole carcass for inspection by an 21
authorized representative of the Department or, at the person’s own 22
expense, by a veterinarian licensed to practice in Nevada. Except as 23
otherwise provided in this subsection [,] or subsection 2, the holder 24
of the tag who provides the carcass for such an inspection is entitled, 25
if the carcass is diseased and unfit for human consumption, to 26
receive at no charge another tag as a replacement for the carcass 27
determined to be diseased and unfit for consumption. The holder 28
shall choose whether the replacement tag is to be issued for the 29
current hunting season or for the next similar season in the 30
following year. If th e holder chooses to retain the head, antlers, 31
carcass, horns or hide of the animal, and the authorized 32
representative of the Department approves the retention, the holder 33
shall be deemed to waive any claim the holder may have had for the 34
issuance of a replacement tag. 35
2. A person who provides the carcass of a deer which is 36
infected with chronic wasting disease for inspection is not entitled 37
to a replacement tag issued pursuant to subsection 1. 38
3. A replacement tag issued pursuant to subsection 1 for the 39
current hunting season is valid for: 40
(a) The entire remaining portion of the season for which the 41
original tag was issued; or 42
(b) If the original tag was issued for a period of a split season, 43
the entire remaining portion of the period for which the ori ginal tag 44
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[3.] 4. A replacement tag issued pursuant to subsection 1 must 1
be: 2
(a) Issued for the same unit for which the original tag was 3
issued. 4
(b) Used in the same manner as or pursuant to the same 5
conditions or restrictions applicable to the original tag. 6
[4.] 5. The Commission shall adopt by regulation: 7
(a) A procedure for the inspection and verification of the 8
condition of such a carcass; 9
(b) Requirements for the disposal of such a carcass if i t is 10
determined to be diseased and unfit for human consumption; 11
(c) Requirements for the disposition of the hide and the antlers 12
or horns of the animal; and 13
(d) Except as otherwise provided in [subsection] subsections 2 14
[,] and 3, a procedure for the issuance of a replacement tag pursuant 15
to this section. 16
[5.] 6. For the purposes of this section, “split season” means a 17
season which is divided into two or more periods. 18
Sec. 10. NRS 502.240 is hereby amended to read as follows: 19
502.240 1. The Department shall issue: 20
(a) Resident licenses and limited permits pursuant to this section 21
to any person who is a resident of this State pursuant to 22
NRS 502.015. 23
(b) Nonresident licenses and limited permits pursuant to this 24
section to any person who does not qualify as a resident of this State 25
pursuant to NRS 502.015. 26
2. A limited permit issued pursuant to this section must be for 27
1 or more consecutive calendar days in accordance with the term 28
of the permit prescribed by th e Commission pursuant to 29
NRS 502.030. 30
3. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 504.390, the 31
Department shall issue [a license] the following licenses or [permit] 32
limited permits to any person who is 18 years or older upon the 33
payment of the [following] applicable fee prescribed by the 34
Commission pursuant to subsection 8 for: 35
(a) Fishing: 36
(1) A resident annual fishing license . [ ............................ $40] 37
(2) A resident [1-day] limited permit to fish . [ ..................... 9 38
Each consecutive day added to a resident 1 -day 39
permit to fish ..................................................................... 3 40
A] 41
(3) A nonresident annual fishing license. 42
(4) A nonresident annual license to fish solely in the 43
reciprocal waters of the Colorado River, Lake Mead, Lake Mojave, 44
Lake Tahoe and Topaz Lake. 45

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(5) A nonresident limited permit to fish. 1
(b) Hunting, a resident annual hunting license . [ ................... 38] 2
(c) A combination of hunting and fishing: 3
(1) A resident annual combination hunting and 4
fishing license . [ ............................................................................ 75] 5
(2) A nonresident annual combination hunting and fishing 6
license. 7
(3) A nonresident limited combination permit to fish and 8
hunt upland game birds and migratory game birds. 9
(d) Trapping: 10
(1) A resident trapping license . [ ....................................... 40] 11
(2) A nonresident trapping license. 12
(e) Fur dealing: 13
(1) A resident fur dealer’s license . [ .................................. 63] 14
(2) A nonresident fur dealer’s license. 15
(f) Guiding: 16
(1) A resident master guide’s license . [ ........................... 750] 17
(2) A resident subguide’s license . [ .................................. 125 18
A nonresident annual fishing license .................................... 80 19
A nonresident annual license to fish solely in the 20
reciprocal waters of the Colorado River, Lake 21
Mead, Lake Mojave, Lake Tahoe and Topaz 22
Lake ................................................................................. 30 23
A nonresident 1-day permit to fish ....................................... 18 24
Each consecutive day added to a nonresident 1 -25
day permit to fish .............................................................. 7 26
A nonresident annual combination hunting and 27
fishing license ................................................................ 155 28
A nonresident trapping license ........................................... 188 29
A nonresident fur dealer’s license ..................................... 125] 30
(3) A nonresident master guide’s license . [ .................. 1,500] 31
(4) A nonresident subguide’s license . [ ............................ 250 32
A nonresident 1 -day combination permit to fish 33
and hunt upland game birds and migratory 34
game birds ....................................................................... 23 35
Each consecutive day added to a nonresident 1 -36
day combination permit to fish and hunt 37
upland game birds and migratory game birds ................... 8 38
3.] 4. The Department shall issue [a license ] the following 39
licenses to any person who is at least 12 years of age but less than 40
18 years of age upon payment of the [following] applicable fee 41
[for:] prescribed by the Commission pursuant to subsection 8: 42
(a) A resident youth combination hunting and 43
fishing license . [ .......................................................................... $15] 44
(b) A resident youth trapping license . [ .................................. 15] 45

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(c) A nonresident youth combination hunting and 1
fishing license . [ ............................................................................ 15] 2
[4.] 5. Except as otherwise provided in subsection [5,] 6, the 3
Department shall issue an annual resident specialty combination 4
hunting and fishing license pursuant to this chapter upon satisfactory 5
proof of the requisite facts and the payment of a fee [of $15 ] 6
prescribed by the Commission pursuant to subsection 8 to: 7
(a) Any person who has been considered to be a resident of thi s 8
State pursuant to NRS 502.015 immediately preceding the date of 9
application for the license and is 65 years of age or older. 10
(b) Any person who is a resident of this State pursuant to NRS 11
502.015 and who has a severe physical disability. 12
(c) Any person who is a resident of this State pursuant to NRS 13
502.015 and who has incurred a service -connected disability 14
specified in NRS 502.072. 15
[5.] 6. The Department shall issue an annual resid ent specialty 16
combination hunting and fishing license pursuant to this chapter 17
upon satisfactory proof of the requisite facts and the payment of a 18
fee [of $10] prescribed by the Commission pursuant to subsection 19
8 to any resident Native American of this State pursuant to 20
NRS 502.280. 21
[6.] 7. The Department shall issue to any person, without 22
regard to residence, upon the payment of [a] the applicable fee [of: 23
For a ] prescribed by the Commission pursuant to 24
subsection 8: 25
(a) A noncommercial license for the possession of 26
live wildlife . [ ............................................................................... $15 27
For a] 28
(b) A commercial or private shooting preserve . [ .................. 125 29
For a] 30
(c) A commercial license for the possession of live 31
wildlife . [ ...................................................................................... 500 32
For a] 33
(d) A live bait dealer’s permit . [............................................... 44 34
For a] 35
(e) A competitive field trials permit . [ ..................................... 31 36
For a] 37
(f) A permit to train dogs or falcons . [ ..................................... 15 38
For a] 39
(g) A 1-year falconry license . [ ................................................ 38 40
For a] 41
(h) A 3-year falconry license . [ ................................................ 94 42
For an] 43
(i) An importation permit . [ ..................................................... 15 44
For an] 45

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(j) An import eligibility permit . [ ............................................. 31 1
For an] 2
(k) An exportation permit . [ ..................................................... 15 3
For any] 4
(l) Any other special permit . [issued by the Department, a fee 5
not to exceed the highest fee established for any other special permit 6
set by the Commission. 7
7.] 8. The Commission shall prescribe by regulation 8
reasonable initial fees for the licenses and permits described in 9
this section. The initial fees prescribed by the Commission must be 10
equal to the fees established in this section or prescribed by 11
regulation, as applicable, as such fees existed on the day before 12
the effective date of this act. 13
9. After the Commission prescribes the initial fees pursuant 14
to subsection 8, the Commission may increase or decrease a fee in 15
an amount rounded to the nearest whole dol lar that is not less 16
than 90 percent and not more than 125 percent of the amount 17
calculated by adding the current fee to the product of the current 18
fee multiplied by the percentage increase or decrease in the 19
annual average consumer price inflation index from: 20
(a) For the first adjustment of the fee, the year in which the fee 21
was established in statute or regulation, as applicable, and the 22
calendar year immediately preceding the year in which the 23
adjustment is made; and 24
(b) For all adjustments of the fee after the first adjustment, the 25
calendar year immediately preceding the year in which the 26
previous adjustment was made and the calendar year immediately 27
preceding the year in which the current adjustment is made. 28
10. As used in this section [, “severe] : 29
(a) “Consumer price inflation index” means the Consumer 30
Price Index for All Urban Consumers, West Region (All Items) as 31
published by the United States Department of Labor or, if that 32
index ceases to be published by the United States Department of 33
Labor, the published index selected by the Department of Taxation 34
pursuant to subsection 11 of NRS 361.091. 35
(b) “Severe physical disability” means a physical disability 36
which materially limits a person’s ability to engage in gainful 37
employment. 38
Sec. 11. NRS 502.242 is hereby amended to read as follows: 39
502.242 1. On or before August 30 of each year, an amount 40
of money which is equal to 5.25 percent of the fees [charged] 41
prescribed by regulation and collected pursuant to NRS 502.240 42
during the immediately preceding fiscal year for hunting, trapping, 43
fishing or combination hunting and fishing licenses or limited 44
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separately, deposited with the State Treasurer for cr edit to the 1
Wildlife Account and, except as otherwise provided in this 2
subsection and NRS 502.294 and 502.310, used by the Department 3
for the purposes of wildlife habitat rehabilitation and restoration. 4
Each year, not more than 18 percent of the money cred ited to the 5
Wildlife Account from any revenue received pursuant to this 6
subsection may be used to monitor wildlife and its habitat for those 7
purposes. 8
2. The money in the Wildlife Account credited pursuant to this 9
section remains in the Account and does not revert to the State 10
General Fund at the end of any fiscal year. 11
Sec. 12. NRS 502.250 is hereby amended to read as follows: 12
502.250 1. The [amount of the fee that must be charged ] 13
Commission shall prescribe by regulation reasonable initial fees , 14
which must be equal to the fees established in this section or 15
prescribed by regulation, as applicable, as such fees existed on the 16
day before the effective date of this act, for the following tags [is:] : 17
(a) Resident deer tag . [.......................................................... $30] 18
(b) Resident antelope with horns shorter than its 19
ears tag . [ ...................................................................................... 60] 20
(c) Resident antelope with horns longer than its ears tag. 21
(d) Resident antlered elk tag . [ ............................................. 120] 22
(e) Resident antlerless elk tag. 23
(f) Resident spike tag. 24
(g) Resident ewe bighorn sheep tag . [ ................................... 120] 25
(h) Resident ram bighorn sheep tag. 26
(i) Resident mountain goat tag . [ .......................................... 120] 27
(j) Resident mountain lion tag . [ ............................................. 25] 28
(k) Resident black bear tag. 29
(l) Resident moose tag. 30
(m) Resident turkey tag. 31
(n) Nonresident deer tag . [ .................................................... 240] 32
(o) Restricted nonresident deer tag. 33
(p) Nonresident antelope with horns shorter than 34
its ears tag . [................................................................................ 300] 35
(q) Nonresident antelope with horns longer than its ears tag. 36
(r) Nonresident antlered elk tag . [ ...................................... 1,200] 37
(s) Nonresident antlerless elk tag . [ ...................................... 500] 38
(t) Nonresident ewe bighorn sheep tag . [ ........................... 1,200] 39
(u) Nonresident ram bighorn sheep tag. 40
(v) Nonresident mountain goat tag . [ ................................. 1,200] 41
(w) Nonresident mountain lion tag . [ .................................... 100] 42
(x) Nonresident black bear tag. 43
(y) Nonresident moose tag. 44
(z) Nonresident turkey tag. 45

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2. [The amount of the fee for other resident or nonresident big 1
game tags must not exceed the highest fee for a resident or 2
nonresident big game tag established pursuant to this section. 3
3. The amount of the fee for a tag determined to be necessary 4
by the Commission for other species pursuant to NRS 502.130 must 5
not exceed the highest fee for a resident or nonresident tag 6
established pursuant to this section. 7
4.] A fee not to exceed $10 may be char ged for processing an 8
application for a game species or permit other than an application 9
for an elk. A fee of not less than $5 but not more than $15 must be 10
charged for processing an application for an elk, $5 of which must 11
be deposited with the State Trea surer for credit to the Wildlife 12
Account in the State General Fund and used for the prevention and 13
mitigation of damage caused by elk or game mammals not native to 14
this State. A fee of not less than $15 and not more than $50 must be 15
charged for processing an application for a Silver State Tag. 16
[5.] 3. The Commission may accept sealed bids for, or award 17
through an auction or a Silver State Tag Drawing, or any 18
combination thereof, not more than 15 big game tags and not more 19
than 5 wild turkey tags each year . To reimburse the Department for 20
the cost of managing wildlife and administering and conducting the 21
bid, auction or Silver State Tag Drawing, not more than 18 percent 22
of the total amount of money received from the bid, auction or 23
Silver State Tag Drawing may be deposited with the State Treasurer 24
for credit to the Wildlife Account in the State General Fund. Any 25
amount of money received from the bid, auction or Silver State Tag 26
Drawing that is not so deposited must be deposited with the State 27
Treasurer for c redit to the Wildlife Heritage Account in the State 28
General Fund in accordance with the provisions of NRS 501.3575. 29
[6.] 4. The Commission may by regulation establish an 30
additional drawing for big game tags, which may be entitled the 31
Partnership in Wildl ife Drawing. To reimburse the Department for 32
the cost of managing wildlife and administering and conducting the 33
drawing, not more than 18 percent of the total amount of money 34
received from the drawing may be deposited with the State 35
Treasurer for credit to the Wildlife Account in the State General 36
Fund. Except as otherwise provided by regulations adopted by the 37
Commission pursuant to subsection [7,] 5, the money received by 38
the Department from applicants in the drawing who are not awarded 39
big game tags must be deposited with the State Treasurer for credit 40
to the Wildlife Heritage Account in accordance with the provisions 41
of NRS 501.3575. 42
[7.] 5. The Commission may adopt regulations which 43
authorize the return of all or a portion of any fee collected from a 44
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6. After the Commission prescribes the initial fees pursuant 1
to subsection 1, the Commission may increase or decrease a fee in 2
an amount rounded to the nearest whole dollar that is not less 3
than 90 perce nt and not more than 125 percent of the amount 4
calculated by adding the current fee to the product of the current 5
fee multiplied by the percentage increase or decrease in the 6
annual average consumer price inflation index from: 7
(a) For the first adjustment of the fee, the year in which the fee 8
was established in statute or regulation, as applicable, and the 9
calendar year immediately preceding the year for which the 10
adjustment is made; and 11
(b) For all adjustments of the fee after the first adjustment, the 12
calendar year immediately preceding the year in which the 13
previous adjustment was made and the calendar year immediately 14
preceding the year in which the current adjustment is made. 15
7. As used in this section: 16
(a) “Antelope with horns longer than its ears ” means any 17
pronghorn antelope having at least one horn that is longer than 18
either ear of the antelope. 19
(b) “Antelope with horns shorter than its ears” means any 20
pronghorn antelope without horns or with both horns that are 21
shorter than its ears. 22
(c) “Consumer price inflation index” means the Consumer 23
Price Index for All Urban Consumers, West Region (All Items) as 24
published by the United States Department of Labor or , if that 25
index ceases to be published by the United States Department of 26
Labor, the published index selected by the Department of Taxation 27
pursuant to subsection 11 of NRS 361.091. 28
Sec. 13. NRS 502.253 is hereby amended to read as follows: 29
502.253 1. In addition to any fee [charged] prescribed by 30
regulation and collected pursuant to NRS 502.250, a fee of $3 must 31
be charged for processing each application for a game tag, the 32
revenue from which must be accounted for separately, deposited 33
with the State Treasurer for credit to the Wildlife Account in the 34
State General Fund and used by the Department, at the direction of 35
the applicant, for costs related to: 36
(a) Developing and implementing an annual program for the 37
lethal removal of predatory wildlife; or 38
(b) Developing and implementing an annual program for the 39
improvement of wildlife habitat and research or management 40
activities beneficial to nonpredatory game species. 41
2. The Department of Wildlife is hereby authorized to expend a 42
portion of the money collected pursuant to subsection 1 to enable 43
the State Depa rtment of Agriculture to develop and carry out the 44
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3. Any program developed or wildlife management activity or 1
research conducted pursuant to this section must be developed or 2
conducted under the guidance of the Commis sion in accordance 3
with the provisions of subsection 4 and the policies adopted by the 4
Commission pursuant to NRS 501.181. 5
4. The Department, in adopting any program for the lethal 6
removal of predatory wildlife developed pursuant to this section, 7
shall first consider the recommendations of the Commission and the 8
State Predatory Animal and Rodent Committee created by 9
NRS 567.020. 10
5. The money in the Wildlife Account credited pursuant to this 11
section remains in the Account and does not revert to the Stat e 12
General Fund at the end of any fiscal year. 13
Sec. 14. NRS 502.280 is hereby amended to read as follows: 14
502.280 1. Any resident Native American of the State of 15
Nevada may apply for a specialty combination fishing and hunting 16
license. When applying for a specialty combination fishing and 17
hunting license, the resident Native American shall exhibit a 18
document issued in this State by the chair of a tribal council or chief 19
of a Native American tribe, or an officer of a rese rvation, colony or 20
educational institution, stating that the bearer is a resident Native 21
American of the State of Nevada. 22
2. The Department shall issue a specialty combination fishing 23
and hunting license to a resident Native American pursuant to 24
subsection [5] 6 of NRS 502.240 pursuant to the same methods as 25
the Department issues a specialty combination fishing and hunting 26
license to a person pursuant to subsection [4] 5 of NRS 502.240. 27
3. Before hunting for deer or big game off an Indian 28
reservation in this State, all Native Americans must secure resident 29
deer tags or other resident big game tags and pay the fee [provided 30
therefor in ] prescribed by regulation and collected pursuant to 31
NRS 502.250. 32
4. If the Department is considering whether to make an y 33
recommendations for proposed legislation relating to any fishing 34
and hunting rights of a resident Native American or any Native 35
American tribe in this State, the Department shall, in accordance 36
with regulations adopted by the Commission: 37
(a) Provide notice of the proposed action to each of those tribes 38
or any other person specified in those regulations; and 39
(b) Consult with each of those tribes and persons concerning the 40
proposed action. 41
5. Upon request by the Department, the Department of Native 42
American Affairs may provide information or assistance to the 43
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6. The Commission shall adopt regulations to carry out the 1
provisions of this section. 2
Sec. 15. NRS 502.294 is hereby amended to read as follows: 3
502.294 On or before August 30 of each year, an amount of 4
money which is equal to 3.5 percent of the fees [charged] prescribed 5
by regulation and collected pursuant to NRS 502.240 during the 6
immediately preced ing fiscal year for hunting, fishing or 7
combination hunting and fishing licenses or limited permits 8
[pursuant to NRS 502.240 ] must be deposited with the State 9
Treasurer for credit to the Wildlife Account in the State General 10
Fund. The Department shall main tain separate accounting records 11
for the receipt and expenditure of that money. An amount not to 12
exceed 10 percent of that money may be used to reimburse the 13
Department for the cost of administering any project approved 14
pursuant to NRS 502.296. This amount is in addition to 15
compensation allowed persons authorized to issue and sell licenses. 16
Sec. 16. NRS 502.310 is hereby amended to read as follows: 17
502.310 On or before August 30 of each year, an amount of 18
money which is equal to 1 percent of the fees [charged] prescribed 19
by regulation and collected pursuant to NRS 502.240 during the 20
immediately preceding fiscal year for hunting, fishing or 21
combination hunting and fishing licenses or limited permits 22
[pursuant to NRS 502.240 ] must be deposited with the State 23
Treasurer for credit to the Wildlife Account in the State General 24
Fund. The Department shall maintain separate accounting records 25
for the receipt and expenditure of that money. An amount not to 26
exceed 10 percent of that money may be used to reimburse the 27
Department for the cost of administering any projects for waterfowl 28
approved pursuant to NRS 502.322. This amount is in addition to 29
compensation allowed persons authorized to issue and sell licenses. 30
Sec. 17. NRS 502.3262 is hereby amended to read as follows: 31
502.3262 On or before August 30 of each year, an amount of 32
money which is equal to 8.5 percent of the fees [charged] prescribed 33
by regulation and collected pursuant to NRS 502.240 during the 34
immediately preceding fiscal year for hunting, fishing or 35
combination hunting and fishing licenses or limited permits 36
[pursuant to NRS 502.240 ] must be deposited with the State 37
Treasurer for credit to the Wildlife Account in the State General 38
Fund. The Department shall maintain separate accounting records 39
for the receipt and expenditure of that money. An amount not to 40
exceed 10 percent of that money may be used to reimburse the 41
Department for the cost of administering the trout program and any 42
purpose specified in NRS 502.3264. This amount is in addition to 43
the compensation allowed persons authorized to issue and sell 44
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Sec. 18. NRS 502.400 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1
502.400 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, it is 2
unlawful for any person to hunt in the Carson Lake Wildlife 3
Management Area unless, at the time of entry and while hunting, the 4
person carries upon his or her person: 5
(a) An unexpired permit issued for that purpose on a form 6
specified by the Department; or 7
(b) Any other documentation specified by the Department as 8
proof that the person has paid to the Department, for the period of 9
licensing that includes the time the person is hunting, a fee that is 10
equal to the amount of the fee required pursuant to subsection 4 for 11
a seasonal permit or daily permit, as appropriate. 12
2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply to a person 13
under 16 years of age who is accompanied by a person who is 14
carrying upon his or her person th e permit or documentation 15
required pursuant to subsection 1. 16
3. A permit issued pursuant to subsection 1 may be sold only 17
by the Department or a person designated by the Department. 18
4. The Department shall charge and collect the following fees 19
for issuing a permit pursuant to subsection 1: 20
(a) Sixty dollars for a seasonal permit, the effective dates of 21
which must, as determined by the Department, coincide with the 22
license to hunt of the person purchasing the permit. 23
(b) Fifteen dollars for a daily per mit. The Department shall not 24
make a daily permit specified in this paragraph available for 25
purchase before the second Monday of the open season for ducks. 26
5. The fee required pursuant to subsection 4 is in addition to 27
any fee required for a license or permit to hunt which is prescribed 28
by regulation and collected pursuant to NRS 502.240. 29
Sec. 19. NRS 503.200 is hereby amended to read as follows: 30
503.200 1. The Department is empowered to authorize, under 31
permit and for such fee as may be [provided in ] prescribed by 32
regulation and collected pursuant to NRS 502.240, competitive 33
field trials for hunting dogs or competitive field trials for falconry. 34
The Commission shall prescribe the rules and regulations to be 35
followed by those in charge of such trials insofar as conduct of the 36
field trials has any effect or bearing upon wildlife and the laws of 37
this State respecting closed and open seasons. 38
2. For the purpose of permitting such field trials, the 39
Department may authorize shooting of legally acquired upland game 40
birds during any closed season on the species of bird or birds to be 41
hunted. 42
3. All legally acquired upland game birds used in a field trial or 43
for the purpose of training hunting dogs and for falconry training 44
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trial or training. Such birds may only be released in an area first 1
approved by the Department, after which the Department shall 2
authorize, under permit and under such rules and regulations as the 3
Commission may prescribe, the releasing of such legally acquired 4
upland game birds for the foregoing purposes. 5
4. All birds killed under the provisions of this section must be 6
accompanied by a receipt, giving the permit number, the date, the 7
name of the person in possession, and signed by the permit holder. 8
Birds killed and accompanied by a receipt under the provisions of 9
this section may be legally possessed. 10
Sec. 20. NRS 503.310 is hereby amended to read as follows: 11
503.310 1. The Commission may regulate or prohibit the use 12
of live bait in fishing so that no undesirable species are introduced 13
into the public waters of this State. 14
2. Any person engaged in the sale of live bait must first obtain 15
a permit from the Department for the fee [provided in] prescribed by 16
regulation and collected pursuant to NRS 502.240. The permit 17
may be revoked for any violation of regulations. 18
3. The Commis sion may prescribe the species which may be 19
held or sold by the permittee. 20
Sec. 21. NRS 503.583 is hereby amended to read as follows: 21
503.583 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, any 22
person who practices falc onry or trains birds of prey must obtain a 23
falconry license from the Department upon payment of a license fee 24
[as provided in] prescribed by regulation and collected pursuant to 25
NRS 502.240. 26
2. The licensee, under permit, may obtain from the wild only 27
two birds per year. All such birds of prey must be banded in 28
accordance with regulations adopted by the Commission. 29
3. Birds of prey may not be taken, captured or disturbed during 30
the months in which they breed. 31
4. This section does not prohibit the capt ure or killing of a 32
hawk or an owl by holders of scientific collecting permits. 33
5. The Commission may adopt regulations authorizing a person 34
to practice falconry or train birds of prey without obtaining a 35
falconry license pursuant to the provisions of subsection 1. 36
Sec. 22. NRS 504.310 is hereby amended to read as follows: 37
504.310 1. Before being entitled to the benefits of any 38
commercial or private shooting preserve, the owner or proprietor 39
thereof must make application to the Department. The application 40
must set forth: 41
(a) The name and location of the shooting preserve. 42
(b) A legal description of the area included in the preserve. 43
(c) A statement whether the preserve is to be a commercial or 44
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(d) If the application is for a commercial shooting preserve, a 1
statement of fees that are to be collected for the privilege of 2
shooting on the preserve. 3
2. If, after investigation, the Department is satisfied that the 4
tract is suitable for the purp ose, and that the establishment of such a 5
preserve will not conflict with the public interest, the Department 6
may issue a commercial or private shooting preserve license upon 7
the payment of a license fee [as provided in ] prescribed by 8
regulation and collected pursuant to NRS 502.240. 9
Sec. 23. NRS 504.390 is hereby amended to read as follows: 10
504.390 1. As used in this section, unless the context 11
otherwise requires: 12
(a) “Compensation” means any remuneration given in excha nge 13
for providing guide service which is predicated on a business 14
relationship between the parties. The term does not include any 15
reimbursement for shared trip expenses, including, without 16
limitation, expenses for gasoline, food or any other costs that are 17
generally associated with persons who are engaging in recreational 18
hunting or fishing together. 19
(b) “Guide” means to assist another person for compensation in 20
hunting wild mammals or wild birds and fishing and includes the 21
transporting of another person or the person’s equipment to hunting 22
and fishing locations within a general hunting and fishing area 23
whether or not the guide determines the destination or course of 24
travel. 25
2. Each person who provides guide service for compensation or 26
provides guide service as an incidental service to customers of any 27
commercial enterprise, whether a direct fee is charged for the guide 28
service or not, must obtain a master guide license from the 29
Department. Such a license must not be issued to any person who 30
has not reached 21 years of age. 31
3. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, each person 32
who assists a person who is required to have a master guide license 33
and acts as a guide in the course of that activity must obtain a 34
subguide license from the Departme nt. Such a license must not be 35
issued to any person who has not reached 18 years of age. The 36
provisions of this subsection do not apply to a person who: 37
(a) Is employed by or assists a person who holds a master guide 38
license solely for the purpose of cook ing, cutting wood, caring for, 39
grooming or saddling livestock, or transporting a person by motor 40
vehicle to or from a public facility for transportation, including, 41
without limitation, a public airport. 42
(b) Holds a master guide license which authorizes th e person to 43
provide services for the same species and in the same areas as the 44
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and has submitted to the Department a notarized statement which 1
indicates that the person is employed by or prov ides assistance to 2
the guide. The statement must be signed by both guides. 3
4. Fees for master guide and subguide licenses must be [as 4
provided in ] prescribed by regulation and collected pursuant to 5
NRS 502.240. 6
5. Any person who desires a master guide license must apply 7
for the license on a form prescribed and furnished by the 8
Department. The application must contain the social security 9
number of the applicant and such other information as the 10
Commission may require by regulation. If that person was not 11
licensed as a master guide during the previous licensing year, the 12
person’s application must be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of 13
$1,500. 14
6. Any person who desires a subguide license must apply for 15
the license on a form prescribed and furnished by the Department. If 16
that person was not licensed as a subguide during the previous 17
licensing year, the person’s application must be accompanied by a 18
nonrefundable fee of $50. 19
7. It is unlawful for the holder of a master guide license to 20
operate in any area where a special use permit is required without 21
first obtaining a permit unless the holder is employed by or 22
providing assistance to a guide pursuant to subsection 3. 23
8. The holder of a master guide license shall maintain records 24
of the number of hunters and anglers served, and any other 25
information which the Department may require concerning fish and 26
game taken by such persons. The information must be furnished to 27
the Department on request. 28
9. If any licensee under this section, or person served by a 29
licensee, is convicted of a violation of any provision of this title or 30
chapter 488 of NRS, the Commission may revoke the license of the 31
licensee and may refuse issuance of another license to the licensee 32
for a period not to exceed 5 years. 33
10. The Commis sion may adopt regulations covering the 34
conduct and operation of a guide service. 35
11. The Department may issue master guide and subguide 36
licenses that are valid only in certain management areas, 37
management units or administrative regions in such a manner as 38
may be determined by the regulations of the Commission. 39
Sec. 24. Notwithstanding the amendatory provisions of this 40
act, the fees set forth in NRS 502.148, 502.240 and 502.250, as 41
those sections existed on the day before the effective date of this act, 42
remain in effect until the regulations establishing fees pursuant to 43
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this act, respectively, are adopted by the Board of Wildlife 1
Commissioners and filed with the Secretary of State. 2
Sec. 25. This act becomes effective upon passage and 3
approval. 4

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