Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - GAME AND PARKS COMMISSION › Title 163 - Nebraska Game and Parks Commission › Chapter 4 - Wildlife Regulations › Section 163-4-001 - General Regulations Governing Wildlife Species

Current through June 17, 2024
The following regulations are prescribed by the Game and
				  Parks Commission, State of Nebraska in accordance with Neb. Rev. Stat.
				  §§
									37-301 through
				  37-316,
				  37-353,
				  37-401,
				  37-403 through
				  37-406,
				  37-411,
				  37-412,
				  37-413,
				  37-414,
				  37-418,
				  37-426 through
				  37-429,
				  37-447 through
				  37-453,
				  37-457,
				  37-455 through
				  37-461,
				  37-463,
				  37-464,
				  37-477 through
				  37-479,
				  37-482.01,
				  37-497,
				  37-498,
				  37-501 through
				  37-503,
				  37-508,
				  37-509,
				  37-512,
				  37-514,
				  37-520,
				  37-525,
				  37-527,
				  37-529,
				  37-532,
				  37-534,
				  37-537,
				  37-540,
				  37-547,
				  37-560,
				  37-563,
				  37-701,
				  37-708,
				  37-802 through
				  37-811. For purposes of these
				  regulations, unless context otherwise requires, the definitions found in
				  Chapter 37, sections 202 through 247 of the Game Law, are used.
001.01 Antelope, Deer, Elk, Mountain Lion,
				Mountain Sheep, Turkey
001.01A Applications
001.01A1 Except for those permits issued by
				lottery and auction (014, 037 and
				003.04), application periods shall
				be established by the Commission for persons applying for antelope, deer, elk
				or turkey permits. All applications for the initial period must be received in
				the designated Commission offices by the terminal day and time of the
				identified application period.
001.01A2 Big Game/Limited Landowner/Special
				Landowner Season Permits
Persons applying for a big game permit or a limited
				  landowner permit for big game shall provide the following information to the
				  Commission: full name, mailing address, date of birth, gender, height, weight,
				  colors of hair and eyes, daytime phone number, and last four digits of social
				  security number. Persons shall indicate the type of permit for which the
				  application is made including weapon type and/or unit choice(s). A preference
				  or a bonus point application shall include the species for which the point
				  should be applied.
Persons shall provide, in the case of credit card payment,
				  credit card number, card expiration date, verification number, and zip code of
				  the credit card billing location.
Application forms are available from the Commission and
				  electronic applications are available at the Commission's website.
001.01A2a Additionally, persons applying for
				a limited landowner permit to hunt deer, antelope or turkey shall list the
				legal descriptions or beginning January 2023 parcel identification numbers of
				the qualifying farm or ranch land and identify the ownership status of lands
				used to establish them as a qualifying landowner/leaseholder or immediate
				family of a qualifying landowner/leaseholder. The limited landowner applicant
				shall also attest that they are either the qualifying landowner/leaseholder or
				immediate family of a qualifying landowner/leaseholder. If qualifying as the
				immediate family of a qualifying landowner/leaseholder the name of the
				qualifying landowner/leaseholder and relationship shall also be provided.
001.01A2a(1) Additionally, Special Landowner
				Deer Season applications must include the names of immediate family that are
				designated to hunt on a form provided by the Commission.
001.01A2b Additionally, all persons applying
				for a limited landowner elk permit shall provide the name of the owner or
				owners as listed on the title or deed for the qualifying property. Persons
				qualifying under an agricultural lease agreement must provide the name, address
				and phone number of the owner of the qualifying property, the agricultural
				purpose, and the dates and duration of the lease. Persons qualifying as
				immediate family of an owner must provide the name, relationship, address, and
				phone number of the owner. Persons qualifying as immediate family of a
				leaseholder must provide the name, relationship, address and phone number of
				the leaseholder; the name, address and phone number of the owner, the
				agricultural purpose of the lease, and the dates and duration of the lease.
				Information provided by the applicant shall be on a form provided by the
				Commission.
001.01A3
				Preference
001.01A3a Any eligible resident
				who properly applies for and is denied a landowner antelope or non-landowner
				antelope or a landowner bull elk permit or a non-resident who properly applies
				for and is denied an archery antelope permit during the first application
				period shall receive a preference point, and one point shall be allowed for
				each year he or she is unsuccessful in the drawing or for each preference point
				purchased. Any eligible non-resident who properly applies for and is denied a
				landowner antelope permit or a landowner bull elk permit during the first
				application period shall receive .9 of a preference point, and .9 of a point
				shall be allowed for each year he or she is unsuccessful in the drawing or for
				each preference point purchased. Such preference points shall be used to
				determine priority in the permit drawing, with persons having the most points
				receiving the greatest priority. If two applicants submit a joint application,
				priority will be given based on the lower number of points possessed by either
				applicant. Persons who indicate a second choice for an antelope unit, and have
				points exceeding persons who indicate that unit for a first choice, shall have
				priority. Any person who is issued a Landowner bull elk or a firearm or
				muzzleloader buck or either sex antelope permit shall lose all preference
				points for that species permit.
001.01A3b Any person who properly applies for
				and is denied a draw unit deer permit during the first application period shall
				receive one preference point, and one point shall be awarded for each year the
				applicant is unsuccessful in the drawing or for each preference point
				purchased. Such preference points shall be used to determine priority in the
				permit drawing, with persons having the most points receiving the greatest
				priority. If two applicants submit a joint application, priority will be given
				based on the lower number of points possessed by either applicant. Any person
				who is issued a draw unit deer permit shall lose all preference points.
				Regardless of preference points accrued, residents shall have preference over
				non-residents except for permits included in a non-resident permit
				quota.
001.01A3c Any eligible
				resident who properly applies for and is denied a non-landowner bull elk permit
				during the first application period shall receive a bonus point, and one point
				shall be allowed for each subsequent year he or she is unsuccessful in the
				drawing or for each bonus point purchased. Such bonus points shall be used to
				determine the number of chances applicants have in the permit drawing, with
				each bonus point adding an additional entry in the drawing. If two applicants
				submit a joint application, the number of drawing entries will be based on the
				lower number of bonus points possessed by either applicant. Any person who is
				issued a non-landowner bull elk permit shall lose all bonus points for that
				permit.