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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 503 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures › NRS 503.5835 - Suspension of permit or license for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of permit or license. [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 report issued pursuant to NRS 425.510 that provides for the suspension of all recreational licenses and permits issued to a person who is the holder of a permit or license issued pursuant to NRS 503.582 or 503.583, the Department shall deem the permit or license issued to that person to be suspended at the end of the 30th day after the date on which the report was issued unless the Department receives notice from the district attorney or other public agency pursuant to NRS 425.510 stating that the holder of the permit or license has complied with the subpoena or warrant or has satisfied the arrearage pursuant to NRS 425.560.
2. The Department shall reinstate a permit or license issued pursuant to NRS 503.582 or 503.583 that has been suspended by a district court pursuant to NRS 425.510 if the Department receives a notice issued by the district attorney or other public agency pursuant to NRS 425.510 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, 2086; A 2003, 1550; 2019, 391)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 503 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures › NRS 503.584 - Legislative finding; conservation, protection and propagation of selected species.

1. The Legislature finds that:
(a) The economic growth of the State of Nevada has been attended with some serious and unfortunate consequences. Nevada has experienced the extermination or extirpation of some of the State’s native species of animals, including fish and vertebrate wildlife. Serious losses have occurred and are occurring in other species of native wild animals with important economic, educational, historical, political, recreational, scientific and aesthetic values.
(b) The people of the State of Nevada have an obligation to conserve and protect the various species of native fish and wildlife that are threatened with extinction.
2. The purpose of NRS 503.584 to 503.589, inclusive, is to provide a program for the:
(a) Conservation, protection, restoration and propagation of selected species of native fish and other vertebrate wildlife, including migratory birds; and
(b) Perpetuation of the populations and habitats of such species.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 773)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 503 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures › NRS 503.585 - Placement of animal threatened with extinction on list of fully protected species; special permit for capture, removal or destruction.

A species or subspecies of native fish, wildlife and other fauna must be regarded as threatened with extinction when the Commission, after consultation with competent authorities, determines that its existence is endangered and its survival requires assistance because of overexploitation, disease or other factors or its habitat is threatened with destruction, drastic modification or severe curtailment. Any animal so declared to be threatened with extinction must be placed on the list of fully protected species, and no member of its kind may be captured, removed or destroyed at any time by any means except under special permit issued by the Department.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 774; A 1969, 1376; 1993, 1675; 2003, 1551)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 503 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures › NRS 503.586 - Translocation or destruction of endangered species found to be destructive.

Where any bird, mammal or other wildlife which is declared to be in danger of extinction pursuant to NRS 503.585 is found to be destructive of domestic animals or fowl or a menace to health, the Department may provide for its destruction or its removal, alive, for translocating.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 774; A 1969, 1376; 1993, 1675; 2003, 1551)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 503 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures › NRS 503.587 - Duties of Commission.

The Commission shall use its authority to manage land to carry out a program for conserving, protecting, restoring and propagating selected species of native fish, wildlife and other vertebrates and their habitats which are threatened with extinction and destruction.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 774; A 1979, 901)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 503 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures › NRS 503.588 - Duties of Governor.

The Governor shall review the programs which the Governor administers and, to the extent practicable, utilize such programs in furtherance of the purpose of NRS 503.584 to 503.589, inclusive, and shall encourage other state and federal agencies to use their authorities in such a manner.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 774)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 503 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures › NRS 503.589 - Powers and duties of Director.

In carrying out the program authorized by NRS 503.584 to 503.589, inclusive, the Director shall cooperate, to the maximum extent practicable, with other states and with the counties in the State of Nevada, and the Director may enter into agreements with such other states and counties and with other legal entities for the administration and management of any area established pursuant to NRS 503.584 to 503.589, inclusive, for the conservation, protection, restoration and propagation of species of native fish, wildlife and other fauna which are threatened with extinction.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 774; A 1993, 1676; 2003, 1551)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 503 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures › NRS 503.590 - Noncommercial collections of live wildlife; regulations concerning fencing or containment of collections of wildlife; provisions inapplicable to alternative livestock.

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person may maintain a noncommercial collection of legally obtained live wildlife if:
(a) Such a collection is not maintained for public display nor as a part of or adjunct to any commercial establishment; and
(b) The wildlife contained in such a collection is of a species which may be possessed in accordance with regulations adopted by the Commission pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 504.295.
2. The Commission may adopt reasonable regulations establishing minimum standards for the fencing or containment of any collection of wildlife.
3. The provisions of this section do not apply to alternative livestock and products made therefrom.
[1:72:1947; 1943 NCL § 3154.05] + [2:72:1947; 1943 NCL § 3154.06] + [3:72:1947; A 1955, 196] + [4:72:1947; 1943 NCL § 3154.08]—(NRS A 1959, 387; 1967, 1126; 1969, 1366, 1453; 1971, 1187; 1981, 609; 1993, 431)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 503 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures › NRS 503.595 - Prevention or alleviation of damage caused by wildlife.

After the owner or tenant of any land or property has made a report to the Department indicating that such land or property is being damaged or destroyed, or is in danger of being damaged or destroyed, by wildlife, the Department may, after thorough investigation and pursuant to such regulations as the Commission may promulgate, cause such action to be taken as it may deem necessary, desirable and practical to prevent or alleviate such damage or threatened damage to such land or property.
[8.5:101:1947; added 1955, 73]—(NRS A 1969, 1551; 1971, 1542; 1973, 287; 1993, 1676; 2003, 1551)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 503 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures › NRS 503.620 - Protection of birds included in Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

Except as otherwise provided by this title or a regulation adopted pursuant thereto, it is unlawful for any person to hunt or take any dead or alive birds, nests of birds or eggs of birds protected by that certain Act of Congress commonly known and referred to as the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of July 3, 1918, as amended, 16 U.S.C. §§ 703 et seq., or protected by a regulation of the Commission.
[67:101:1947; 1943 NCL § 3035.67] + [1911 C&P § 547; RL § 6812; NCL § 10493]—(NRS A 1969, 1367; 2005, 1312)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 503 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures › NRS 503.631 - Dogs running at large: Unlawful to permit tracking, harassing or killing of big game mammal.

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 503.150, it is unlawful for the owner of any dog to permit such dog to run at large if such dog is actively tracking, pursuing, harassing, attacking or killing any big game mammal within this State.
2. Any such dog running at large may be destroyed by any peace officer without criminal or civil liability therefor.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 845; A 1991, 268)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 503 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures › NRS 503.636 - Dogs running at large: Unlawful to permit tracking, harassing or killing of wildlife in state-owned area for management of wildlife.

1. It is unlawful for the owner of any dog to permit such dog to run at large if such dog is actively tracking, pursuing, harassing, attacking or killing any wildlife in a state-owned wildlife management area, as provided in NRS 504.143.
2. Any such dog running at large may be destroyed by any peace officer, without criminal or civil liability therefor.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 845)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 503 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures › NRS 503.650 - Collection or shipping of wildlife for scientific or educational purposes; fee for permit.

Nothing in this title:
1. Prohibits any person, upon the written permit of the Department, from taking, killing, possessing or banding any species of wildlife, or collecting the nest or eggs thereof, for strictly scientific or educational purposes, the number and species of wildlife to be limited by the Department.
2. Prevents shipping into any other county or state, under a written permit issued by the Department, any wildlife for scientific or educational purposes.
The amount of the fee for a permit to collect wildlife for scientific or educational purposes is $50.
[72:101:1947; 1943 NCL § 3035.72]—(NRS A 1969, 1367; 1971, 1543; 1981, 357, 609; 1991, 268; 1993, 1676; 2003, 1552, 2551)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 503 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures › NRS 503.655 - Shed antlers: Regulations.

1. The Commission shall adopt regulations for the taking of shed antlers.
2. As used in this section, "shed antlers" means antlers which have been naturally shed by any big game mammal in this State.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 1347)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 503 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures › NRS 503.660 - Unlawful manner of camping near water hole.

It is unlawful for any person to camp within 100 yards of a water hole in such a manner that wildlife or domestic stock will be denied access to such water hole.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1453)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 504 - Management and Propagation › NRS 504.140 - Agreements with landowners; closed zones; limitation on number of hunters and anglers.

1. The Department is authorized, subject to approval by the Commission, to enter into agreements with landowners, individually or in groups, to establish wildlife management areas and to enforce regulations necessary thereto for the purpose of providing greater areas for the public to hunt or fish on private lands and to protect the landowner or lessee from damage due to trespass or excessive hunting or fishing pressure.
2. Such an agreement must require that the Department designate certain portions of the area as closed zones for the protection of livestock, buildings, persons and other properties.
3. The zones must be posted conspicuously along all boundaries and it is unlawful to hunt, fish or trespass therein or to hunt or fish on any cooperative area contrary to the regulations provided.
4. The agreement may designate the number of hunters or anglers who may be admitted to the area, if such limitation is necessary or desirable.
[10.1:101:1947; added 1951, 544]—(NRS A 1969, 1368; 1993, 1677; 2003, 1552)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 504 - Management and Propagation › NRS 504.143 - Creation and maintenance by Commission; power to permit access to and use of area; regulations.

1. To effectuate a coordinated and balanced program resulting in the maximum revival of wildlife in the State and in the maximum recreational advantages to the people of the State, the Commission has created and maintains state-owned wildlife management areas, and, in cooperation with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Department of Interior and other federal agencies, has created and maintains other cooperative wildlife management areas.
2. The Commission may permit hunting, fishing or trapping on or within, or access to, occupancy and use of, areas so created and maintained.
3. The Commission may by regulation:
(a) Establish, extend, shorten or abolish open seasons and closed seasons within such areas.
(b) Establish, change or abolish bag and creel limits and possession limits in such areas.
(c) Prescribe the manner and the means of taking wildlife in such areas.
(d) Establish, change or abolish restrictions in such areas based upon sex, maturity or other physical distinctions.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 87; A 1969, 1368)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 504 - Management and Propagation › NRS 504.147 - Leases of grazing rights and sales of agricultural products by Department.

Except as otherwise provided in a special act pertaining to a particular area:
1. The Department may, if such leases or sales do not interfere with the use of such real property for wildlife management or for hunting or fishing thereon:
(a) Lease, for a term not exceeding 5 years, grazing or pasturage rights in and to real property which is assigned to the Department for administration.
(b) Sell crops or agricultural products of whatever kind produced on such real property.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, whenever the Department intends to lease grazing or pasturage rights or to sell or offer for sale agricultural products as provided in subsection 1, the Department may do so only by advertising for bids, reserving in such advertising the right to reject any or all bids.
3. The Department may enter into such a lease with or make such a sale to a state agency without advertising for bids if the rent agreed to be paid for the lease or the sale price agreed to be paid for any agricultural commodities to be sold is, in the opinion of the Department, equal to the amount that would be obtained by advertising for bids.
4. If the Department finds that the highest or best bid is less than the amount that should be paid, the Department may reject all bids and negotiate with interested persons for such lease or sale, but shall not accept any negotiated price if it is less in amount than the highest bid tendered for the same lease or sale.
5. If the deed to real property assigned to the Department for administration contains a covenant or provision giving to the grantor an option to meet the highest bid for any lease by the Department of grazing or pasturage rights to the real property or the sale of agricultural products from it, the Department shall comply with the terms of the covenant or provision in the deed.
(Added to NRS by 1961, 665; A 1969, 1549; 1979, 901; 1993, 447, 1677; 1995, 521; 2003, 1553)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 504 - Management and Propagation › NRS 504.155 - Receipt of money by Department; accounting and disbursement.

All gifts, grants, fees and appropriations of money received by the Department for the prevention and mitigation of damage caused by elk or game mammals not native to this State, and the interest and income earned on the money, less any applicable charges, must be accounted for separately within the Wildlife Account and may only be disbursed as provided in the regulations adopted pursuant to NRS 504.165.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 2020; A 1991, 268; 1993, 1678; 2003, 1553; 2011, 3154; 2015, 101)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 504 - Management and Propagation › NRS 504.185 - Inapplicability to certain alternative livestock and game mammals.

The provisions of this section and NRS 504.155 and 504.165 do not apply to:
1. Alternative livestock; or
2. Game mammals not native to this State,
that are held in captivity for purposes other than as required by the Department.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 431; A 1995, 514; 2003, 1554)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 504 - Management and Propagation › NRS 504.245 - Authority and immunity of Department; duty and liability of owner or possessor of wildlife.

1. Any species of wildlife, including alternative livestock, that:
(a) Is released from confinement without the prior written authorization of the Department; or
(b) Escapes from the possessor’s control,
may be captured, seized or destroyed by the Department if the Department determines that such actions are necessary to protect wildlife and the habitat of wildlife in this State.
2. The owner or possessor of such wildlife:
(a) Shall report its escape immediately after receiving knowledge of the escape; and
(b) Is liable for the costs incurred by the Department to capture, maintain and dispose of the wildlife and for any damage caused by the wildlife.
3. The Department is not liable for any damage to wildlife, or caused by wildlife, in carrying out the provisions of this section.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 432; A 1995, 514; 2003, 1555)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 504 - Management and Propagation › NRS 504.295 - Prohibited acts; regulations; licenses; inapplicability to alternative livestock.

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 503.590, or unless otherwise specified by a regulation adopted by the Commission, no person may:
(a) Possess any live wildlife unless the person is licensed by the Department to do so.
(b) Capture live wildlife in this State to stock a commercial or noncommercial wildlife facility.
(c) Possess or release from confinement any mammal for the purposes of hunting.
2. The Commission shall adopt regulations for the possession of live wildlife. The regulations must set forth the species of wildlife which may be possessed and propagated, and provide for the inspection by the Department of any related facilities.
3. In accordance with the regulations of the Commission, the Department may issue commercial and noncommercial licenses for the possession of live wildlife upon receipt of the applicable fee.
4. The provisions of this section do not apply to alternative livestock and products made therefrom.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 563; A 1993, 432, 1679; 1995, 514; 2003, 1555)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 504 - Management and Propagation › NRS 504.300 - Establishment of commercial or private shooting preserve.

Any person who owns or controls the shooting rights or privileges on an enclosed tract of land may establish a commercial or private shooting preserve for the propagation, culture and maintenance of upland game birds pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and commission regulations.
[Part 83.1:101:1947; added 1951, 443]—(NRS A 1957, 262; 1969, 1372; 1981, 610)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 504 - Management and Propagation › NRS 504.310 - License: Application; issuance; fee.

1. Before being entitled to the benefits of any commercial or private shooting preserve, the owner or proprietor thereof must make application to the Department. The application must set forth:
(a) The name and location of the shooting preserve.
(b) A legal description of the area included in the preserve.
(c) A statement whether the preserve is to be a commercial or private preserve.
(d) If the application is for a commercial shooting preserve, a statement of fees that are to be collected for the privilege of shooting on the preserve.
2. If, after investigation, the Department is satisfied that the tract is suitable for the purpose, and that the establishment of such a preserve will not conflict with the public interest, the Department may issue a commercial or private shooting preserve license upon the payment of a license fee as provided in NRS 502.240.
[Part 83.1:101:1947; added 1951, 443]—(NRS A 1969, 1372; 1993, 1679; 2003, 1555)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 504 - Management and Propagation › NRS 504.320 - Rules and regulations governing species that may be taken.

The Commission may establish rules and regulations governing the species of upland game birds that may be taken on a commercial or private shooting preserve.
[Part 83.1:101:1947; added 1951, 443]—(NRS A 1957, 262; 1959, 86; 1969, 1373; 1993, 1679; 2003, 1556, 2552)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 504 - Management and Propagation › NRS 504.340 - Private preserves open to public during regular open season; charge may be made.

Any private shooting preserve licensed under NRS 504.300 to 504.380, inclusive, shall not be closed to the general public during the regular open season, but a charge may be made for hunting on such preserve during the regular open season.
[Part 83.1:101:1947; added 1951, 443]—(NRS A 1957, 263)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 504 - Management and Propagation › NRS 504.350 - Invoices for birds taken.

1. No game bird taken in accordance with the provisions of NRS 504.300 to 504.380, inclusive, may be removed from the licensed premises until the licensee or the licensee’s agent has attached thereto an invoice, signed by the licensee or the licensee’s agent, stating:
(a) The number of the licensee’s license.
(b) The name of the shooting preserve.
(c) The date that the birds were killed.
(d) The kind and number of such birds.
(e) The name and address of the hunter killing such birds.
2. The invoice must authorize transportation and use of the birds.
3. Within 1 week thereafter, the licensee or the licensee’s agent shall mail, postpaid, a duplicate of the invoice to the Department.
[Part 83.1:101:1947; added 1951, 443]—(NRS A 1957, 263; 1969, 1373; 1993, 1679; 2003, 1556)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 504 - Management and Propagation › NRS 504.360 - Records and reports of licensees; inspections.

Every licensee of a commercial or private shooting preserve under this chapter shall keep records and make an annual report to the Department of the number of birds released and the number of birds killed on the preserve. The report must be verified by the affidavit of the licensee or the licensee’s agent. The record must be continuous and kept on the premises described in the application for license, and the licensee shall allow any person authorized to enforce the provisions of this Title to enter such premises and inspect the licensee’s operations and records at all reasonable hours.
[Part 83.1:101:1947; added 1951, 443]—(NRS A 1969, 1373; 1993, 1680; 2003, 1556)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 504 - Management and Propagation › NRS 504.370 - Rules and regulations for operation and maintenance of preserves.

1. The Commission is authorized to prescribe rules and regulations for the operation and maintenance of commercial and private shooting preserves so as to provide for the manner of taking, possession and disposal of game birds therefrom, the kind and type of records to be kept by the licensee and the manner of enclosing and posting the licensed premises, not inconsistent with the provisions of NRS 504.300 to 504.380, inclusive.
2. No rules and regulations shall be prescribed by the Commission fixing the daily bag limit on such birds.
[Part 83.1:101:1947; added 1951, 443]—(NRS A 1957, 263; 1969, 1373)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 504 - Management and Propagation › NRS 504.380 - Penalties.

The violation of any of the provisions of NRS 504.300 to 504.370, inclusive, or the rules and regulations prescribed by the Commission is punishable in accordance with the provisions of NRS 501.385, and in addition thereto any license issued under the provisions of NRS 504.300 to 504.370, inclusive, may be revoked by the Commission or by a court of competent jurisdiction for the balance of the license term, and no new license may be issued during the same license year.
[Part 83.1:101:1947; added 1951, 443]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 504 - Management and Propagation › NRS 504.393 - Submission of certain information regarding holder of license 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 master guide license or subguide license and any pertinent changes in that information.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 2086; A 2003, 1557)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 504 - Management and Propagation › NRS 504.395 - Acting as guide without license; penalty; forfeiture; revocation.

1. Any person who purposefully or knowingly acts as a master guide or as a subguide without first obtaining a license pursuant to NRS 504.390 is guilty of:
(a) For a first offense, a gross misdemeanor.
(b) For a second or subsequent offense, a category E felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.
2. Any vessel, vehicle, aircraft, pack or riding animal or other equipment used by a person operating in violation of subsection 1 is subject to forfeiture upon the conviction of that person of a gross misdemeanor or felony if that person knew or should have known that the vessel, vehicle, aircraft, animal or equipment would be used in violation of subsection 1.
3. In addition to any penalty imposed pursuant to subsection 1, if a person is convicted of violating a provision of that subsection, the Commission shall:
(a) Revoke any license, permit or privilege issued to that person pursuant to this title; and
(b) Refuse to issue any new license, permit or privilege to the person for 5 years after the date of the conviction.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1454; A 2009, 449)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 504 - Management and Propagation › NRS 504.397 - Compensation of master guide or subguide; proof of licensure; penalty.

1. A person shall not, directly or indirectly, knowingly compensate a person who holds himself or herself out as providing guide service or engaging in business as a master guide or subguide, or acting in any other capacity for which a master guide license or subguide license is required pursuant to NRS 504.390, unless the person acting in that capacity provides proof that he or she is a holder of such a master guide license or subguide license to the person providing the compensation.
2. A person who violates the provisions of subsection 1 is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 446)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 504 - Management and Propagation › NRS 504.398 - Suspension of license for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of license. [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 master guide license or subguide license, the Department shall deem the license 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 by the district attorney or other public agency pursuant to NRS 425.550 stating that the holder of the license has complied with the subpoena or warrant or has satisfied the arrearage pursuant to NRS 425.560.
2. The Department shall reinstate a master guide license or subguide license 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 was suspended stating that the person whose 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, 2086; A 2003, 1557)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 504 - Management and Propagation › NRS 504.490 - Unlawful acts; penalty.

1. Any person, not authorized to do so, who:
(a) Removes or attempts to remove a wild horse from the public lands;
(b) Converts a wild horse to private use;
(c) Harasses a wild horse or, except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, kills a wild horse;
(d) Uses an aircraft or a motor vehicle to hunt any wild horse;
(e) Pollutes or causes the pollution of a watering hole on public land to trap, wound, kill or maim a wild horse;
(f) Makes or causes the remains of a wild horse to be made into any commercial product; or
(g) Sells a wild horse which strays onto private property,
is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
2. A person who willfully and maliciously kills a wild horse is guilty of a category C felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 1889; A 1999, 2516; 2011, 2480)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 505 - Fur Dealers › NRS 505.010 - License required to engage in business as fur dealer; resident or nonresident dealer; regulations.

1. It is unlawful for any person to engage in, carry on or conduct wholly or in part the business of buying, selling, trading or dealing, within this State, in the raw skins or pelts of any wild mammal without first obtaining a fur dealer’s license pursuant to NRS 502.240.
2. If the dealer resides in, or if the dealer’s principal place of business is within this State, the dealer is a resident fur dealer.
3. All other fur dealers are nonresident fur dealers.
4. The Commission may adopt regulations concerning the licensing, operating and recordkeeping of fur dealers.
[Part 1:122:1941; 1931 NCL § 3155]—(NRS A 1969, 1375; 1981, 543; 1987, 563; 1991, 270, 1576)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 505 - Fur Dealers › NRS 505.015 - Application for license: Inclusion of social security number of applicant. [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.]

An application for the issuance of a fur dealer’s license must include the social security number of the applicant.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 2088)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 505 - Fur Dealers › NRS 505.025 - Submission of certain information regarding holder of license 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 fur dealer’s license and any pertinent changes in that information.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 2088; A 2003, 1558)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 505 - Fur Dealers › NRS 505.035 - Suspension of license for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of license. [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 fur dealer’s license, the Department shall deem the license 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 by the district attorney or other public agency pursuant to NRS 425.550 stating that the holder of the license has complied with the subpoena or warrant or has satisfied the arrearage pursuant to NRS 425.560.
2. The Department shall reinstate a fur dealer’s license 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 was suspended stating that the person whose 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, 2088; A 2003, 1558)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 505 - Fur Dealers › NRS 505.045 - Renewal of license: Requirements.

1. In addition to any other requirements set forth in this chapter, an applicant for the renewal of a fur dealer’s license must indicate in the application submitted to the Department whether the applicant has a state business license. If the applicant has a state business license, the applicant must include in the application the business identification number assigned by the Secretary of State upon compliance with the provisions of chapter 76 of NRS.
2. A fur dealer’s license may not be renewed by the Department if:
(a) The applicant fails to submit the information required by subsection 1; or
(b) The State Controller has informed the Department pursuant to subsection 5 of NRS 353C.1965 that the applicant owes a debt to an agency that has been assigned to the State Controller for collection and the applicant has not:
(1) Satisfied the debt;
(2) Entered into an agreement for the payment of the debt pursuant to NRS 353C.130; or
(3) Demonstrated that the debt is not valid.
3. As used in this section:
(a) "Agency" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 353C.020.
(b) "Debt" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 353C.040.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 2736)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 506 - Wildlife Violator Compact › NRS 506.020 - Appointment of Compact Administrator for State.

The Director shall appoint a person to serve on the Board of Compact Administrators as the Compact Administrator for this State as required by section 1 of article VII of the Wildlife Violator Compact.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 756; A 1993, 1681; 2003, 1558)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 512 - Inspection and Safety of Mines › NRS 512.003 - "Accident" defined.

"Accident" means any unplanned event which caused or could have caused death or bodily injury or which endangered or could have endangered human life and includes any mine fire, mine explosion, mine ignition, unplanned initiation of explosives, entrapment or falls of ground or inundation by water, dust or gas.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 515)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 512 - Inspection and Safety of Mines › NRS 512.005 - "Imminent danger" defined.

"Imminent danger" means the existence of any condition or practice in a mine which could reasonably be expected to cause death or serious physical harm to any worker if mine operations were to proceed in the affected area or if workers were to enter the affected area before the condition or practice was eliminated.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 515)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 512 - Inspection and Safety of Mines › NRS 512.006 - "Mine" defined.

"Mine" means:
1. An area of land:
(a) Where exploration is conducted to discover or delineate minerals or mineral commodities in any deposit;
(b) Where development is conducted to prepare or open any deposit of minerals or mineral commodities other than solid fuels for extraction; or
(c) Where exploitation or extraction of minerals or mineral commodities other than solid fuels is conducted from any deposit;
2. Private ways and roads appurtenant to such areas;
3. Structures, equipment, machinery, apparatus or other property, upon the surface or underground, used or to facilitate the work of exploring, developing or extracting minerals or mineral commodities other than solid fuels in or from any deposit; or
4. Beneficiation plants, mills, smelters, refineries or other property used or to facilitate the treatment or reduction of any minerals or mineral commodities, whether or not contiguous to an area where exploitation or extraction of minerals or mineral commodities is conducted from any deposit.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 515)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 512 - Inspection and Safety of Mines › NRS 512.007 - "Operator" defined.

"Operator" means any person or organization operating, controlling or supervising a mine and owning the right to do so, and includes any individual, owner, lessor, lessee, agent, manager, worker, contractor, subcontractor, independent contractor, partnership, association or corporation or subsidiary of a corporation charged with the responsibility for the operation of such mine.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 515)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 512 - Inspection and Safety of Mines › NRS 512.008 - "Unwarrantable failure of an operator to comply" defined.

"Unwarrantable failure of an operator to comply" means the failure of an operator to prevent the occurrence of or to abate a violation of a health or safety standard or regulation adopted pursuant to the provisions of this chapter due to indifference, lack of diligence or lack of reasonable care.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 515)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 512 - Inspection and Safety of Mines › NRS 512.020 - Qualifications of employees.

1. Any person employed by the Administrator pursuant to the provisions of this chapter must not:
(a) Be an officer, director or employee, or have any personal or private interest in any operating mine, mill, smelter or ore reduction plant or the products thereof;
(b) Hold, directly or indirectly, any financial interest in any company, partnership, organization or corporation or subsidiary of a corporation, which owns, operates or has a financial interest in any mines which are subject to the provisions of this chapter; or
(c) Be an officer or employee of any labor organization.
2. A person appointed as the Assistant Administrator responsible for the inspection of mines must have at least 7 years of technical, operational or management experience in at least two of the following areas:
(a) Mines;
(b) Mills;
(c) Beneficiation plants; or
(d) Smelters,
at least 3 years of which must be in underground mining.
[Part 3:176:1909; RL § 4200; NCL § 4210]—(NRS A 1969, 1002; 1973, 1480; 1975, 517; 1981, 1530; 1991, 65; 1993, 1681)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 512 - Inspection and Safety of Mines › NRS 512.090 - Office.

The Administrator is entitled to be provided with a properly furnished office in Carson City, Nevada.
[Part 6:176:1909; A 1917, 29; 1919 RL § 4203; NCL § 4213]—(NRS A 1981, 1531)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 512 - Inspection and Safety of Mines › NRS 512.120 - Authority regarding employees and representatives.

The Administrator may:
1. Employ necessary clerks, technicians, specialists, engineers or consultants.
2. Authorize representatives to perform all duties required of the Administrator.
[Part 2:176:1909; A 1925, 230; 1945, 244; 1943 NCL § 4209]—(NRS A 1975, 518; 1981, 1531; 1985, 434; 1991, 66)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 512 - Inspection and Safety of Mines › NRS 512.131 - Regulations: Adoption; copies to be furnished to operators and representatives of workers.

1. The Administrator shall adopt regulations for mine health and safety as necessary to provide safe and healthful working conditions at mines. The regulations must provide protection that is at least equal to the protection provided by the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act, 30 U.S.C. §§ 801 et seq., as amended. The Administrator may consider the following sources in adopting the regulations:
(a) Common practices of the mining industry;
(b) The American National Standards Institute;
(c) The American Society of Mechanical Engineers;
(d) The American Society for Testing and Materials International;
(e) Applicable provisions contained in the Code of Federal Regulations;
(f) The National Fire Protection Association, including, without limitation, the National Electrical Code;
(g) Any national consensus standard; and
(h) Any safety order legally adopted by the Administrator.
2. The Administrator shall forward a copy of each regulation adopted under this section to the operator of each mine and to the representative of the workers, if any, at the mine. Failure to receive a copy of the regulation does not relieve anyone of the obligation to comply with it.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 516; A 1977, 77; 1979, 85; 1981, 1531; 2007, 3310)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 512 - Inspection and Safety of Mines › NRS 512.140 - Annual report.

The Administrator shall submit annually to the Governor, and to the Mining Oversight and Accountability Commission created by NRS 514A.040, as soon as practicable after the beginning of each calendar year, a full report of the administration of the Administrator’s functions under this chapter during the preceding calendar year. The report must include, either in summary or detailed form, the information obtained by the Administrator under this chapter together with such findings and comments thereon and such recommendations as the Administrator may deem proper.
[11:176:1909; A 1951, 169]—(NRS A 1975, 518; 1981, 1531; 2011, 2698)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 512 - Inspection and Safety of Mines › NRS 512.151 - Duties: Educational and training programs; technical assistance to operators; collection of information and statistics; acceptance and administration of grants.

1. The Administrator shall:
(a) Develop and conduct programs for the education and training of operators and workers in the recognition, avoidance and prevention of accidents or unsafe or unhealthful working conditions in mines which are subject to the provisions of this chapter;
(b) To the greatest extent possible, provide technical assistance to operators in meeting the requirements of this chapter and in further improving the health and safety conditions and practices in mines which are subject to the provisions of this chapter; and
(c) Collect information and statistics relative to mines, mining and the minerals industry of the State.
2. The Administrator may accept and administer grants and other money received from any private or public source, including the Federal Government, for the purposes of administering the provisions of this chapter.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 515; A 1979, 85; 1981, 1532)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 512 - Inspection and Safety of Mines › NRS 512.160 - Records and reports of operators; compilation and publication of reported information by Administrator; notification to Administrator of opening or closing of mine operations.

1. Operators shall maintain records and reports and shall submit, at least annually and at such other times as the Administrator deems necessary, and in the form the Administrator prescribes, reports of production, employment, mine activity and status, accidents, bodily injuries, loss of life, occupational illnesses and related data.
2. The Administrator shall compile, keep and analyze and may publish, either in summary or detailed form, the information obtained pursuant to the provisions of subsection 1.
3. Operators shall notify the Administrator before opening and upon closing mine operations. The notice must include the name and location of the mine, the name and address of the operator, the name of the person in charge of the operation, a statement of whether the operation will be continuous or intermittent, and upon closing, a statement of whether the closing is temporary or permanent.
[Part 6:176:1909; A 1917, 29; 1919 RL § 4203; NCL § 4213]—(NRS A 1975, 519; 1979, 85; 1981, 1532)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 512 - Inspection and Safety of Mines › NRS 512.170 - Annual inspection and investigation of mines by Administrator or designee.

At least once a year and at such other times as required the Administrator, or the Administrator’s designee, shall visit each mining county in this state and thoroughly inspect and investigate all such mines therein as, in the Administrator’s judgment, may require inspection and investigation for the purposes of:
1. Determining whether there has been compliance with health and safety regulations or standards adopted or notices or orders issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter;
2. Determining whether an imminent danger exists;
3. Determining the cause or causes of accidents, bodily injuries, loss of lives or occupational illnesses which have occurred in such mines;
4. Determining if there are dangerous conditions or practices with respect to the condition or manner of use of equipment, machinery or apparatus; and
5. Obtaining such other information for any other purpose as the Administrator may deem advisable.
[Part 4:176:1909; A 1915, 9; 1955, 148]—(NRS A 1975, 520; 1981, 1532)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 512 - Inspection and Safety of Mines › NRS 512.180 - Power of Administrator to inspect mines; operator to render assistance; advance notice of inspection prohibited; participation by representative of workers.

1. The Administrator may enter all mines in this state subject to the provisions of this chapter, for the purposes of inspections, investigations or access to records and reports required to be maintained or for any other purpose necessary in the proper discharge of the Administrator’s official duties. Operators shall render the Administrator such assistance as may be required to enable the Administrator to make a full, thorough and complete inspection or investigation of each and every part of such mine or mines. No advance notice of an inspection must be provided to any operator, worker, or representative of the workers, if any, at such mine.
2. At the commencement of any inspection of a mine by the Administrator, the authorized representative of the workers at the mine must be given an opportunity to accompany the Administrator on the inspection and to participate in any conference held at the conclusion of the inspection. If there is no representative of the workers, the Administrator shall consult with a reasonable number of workers concerning matters of health and safety at the mine.
[Part 5:176:1909; A 1911, 402; 1925, 13; 1947, 680; 1951, 246]—(NRS A 1967, 600; 1971, 141; 1975, 520; 1981, 1533)