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Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 503 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures › HUNTING AND TRAPPING: GENERALLY › Section 503.174 - Sale of nonedible parts of legally killed game; exception for gall bladder of any species of bear

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as
			 otherwise provided in subsection 2, the sale of the hide, head, antlers or
			 horns or other nonedible parts of game animals which were legally killed is
			 permitted.
2. It is unlawful to
			 sell, purchase, barter or trade a gall bladder of any species of bear,
			 regardless of whether the gall bladder was taken inside or outside this State.
			 The possession of more than two bear gall bladders of any species of bear is
			 prima facie evidence that the gall bladders are possessed for sale, purchase,
			 barter or trade in violation of this section.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Wildlife
			 Comm'rs, eff. 9-20-83; A by R002-11, 10-26-2011
NRS
			 501.105,
			 501.181
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 503 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures › HUNTING AND TRAPPING: GENERALLY › Section 503.175 - Unlawful to disguise sex characteristics of animals

Current through June 11, 2024
It is unlawful for a person to
			 disguise or attempt to disguise the sex characteristics of any animal killed by
			 the person if sex characteristics are a determining factor in any regulation of
			 the Commission concerning hunting seasons for or possession of the
			 animal.
Bd. of Fish & Game Comm'rs,
			 No. 6 § 7, eff. 9-1-78-Substituted in revision for NAC
			 502.365
NRS
			 501.105,
			 501.181
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 503 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures › HUNTING AND TRAPPING: GENERALLY › Section 503.180 - Adoption by reference of federal regulations applicable to hunting of migratory game birds

Current through June 11, 2024
The Commission adopts by reference the
			 regulations of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service which are published
			 in
			 50 C.F.R. §§
									20.21,
			 20.25,
			 20.35,
			 20.36,
			 20.37,
			 20.38,
			 20.39,
			 20.40,
			 20.42,
			 20.43,
			 20.44,
			 20.61,
			 20.81,
			 20.82 and
			 20.83.
			 Those regulations apply to all hunting of migratory game birds within the
			 boundaries of the State of Nevada. Title 50 of C.F.R. may be found online at
www.govinfo.gov
by searching "Code of
			 Federal Regulations Title 50" or purchased by toll-free telephone at (866)
			 512-1800.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Wildlife
			 Comm'rs, eff. 12-15-81; A 9-13-91; A by
			 R009-21A,
			 eff. 2/28/2022; A by
			 R009-21CAP,
			 eff. 3/3/2022
NRS
			 501.105,
			 501.181
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 503 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures › HUNTING AND TRAPPING: GENERALLY › Section 503.183 - Hunting of certain migratory game birds: Nontoxic shot required; possession of noncomplying shot prohibited

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A hunter of
			 ducks, mergansers, geese, swans, coots, gallinules or snipe shall use nontoxic
			 shot in muzzleloaders or in shells for a shotgun when hunting in this
			 State.
2. The possession of shells
			 for a shotgun which contain other than nontoxic shot is prohibited while
			 hunting any birds designated in subsection 1.
3. The possession of shot for a
			 muzzle-loading shotgun other than nontoxic shot is prohibited while hunting any
			 birds designated in subsection 1.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Wildlife
			 Comm'rs, 8-22-86, eff. 9-15-86; A 10-16-87; 9-22-88; 9-19-90; 9-13-91;
			 10-13-95; R054-02, 11-19-2002, eff. 3-1-2003
NRS
			 501.105,
			 501.181,
			 503.150
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 503 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures › HUNTING AND TRAPPING: GENERALLY › Section 503.185 - Transportation of blue or ruffed grouse

Current through June 11, 2024
A person shall not transport a dusky, sooty or
			 ruffed grouse within this State unless the head or one fully feathered wing
			 remains attached to the grouse from the time it is removed from the place where
			 it was taken until it arrives at the person's residence or a commercial
			 facility for its preservation.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Wildlife
			 Comm'rs, eff. 12-15-81; A by
			 R009-21A,
			 eff. 2/28/2022; A by
			 R009-21CAP,
			 eff. 3/3/2022
NRS
			 501.105,
			 501.181
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 503 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures › HUNTING AND TRAPPING: GENERALLY › Section 503.187 - Weapons and type of shot permitted for hunting wild turkey

Current through June 11, 2024
1.
			 No weapon other than a:
(a) Shotgun which is
			 no larger than 10 gauge nor smaller than 20 gauge and uses a shot size no
			 larger than a number 2 pellet; or
(b) bow and arrow, may be used to hunt wild
			 turkey.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 503 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures › HUNTING AND TRAPPING: GENERALLY › Section 503.189 - Use of flashlight when hunting mountain lion

Current through June 11, 2024
A person who is hunting, chasing or
			 pursuing a mountain lion, pursuant to a mountain lion tag, and who is not in or
			 on a motorized vehicle, may use a flashlight which is handheld and powered by a
			 dry cell.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Wildlife
			 Comm'rs, eff. 11-18-93; A 10-13-95
NRS
			 501.105,
			 501.181,
			 503.150
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 503 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures › HUNTING AND TRAPPING: GENERALLY › Section 503.191 - Reasonable effort required to take wildlife

Current through June 11, 2024
Each person who shoots and wounds any
			 wildlife while hunting shall make a reasonable effort to take that wildlife,
			 including, without limitation, pursuing and tracking it.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Wildlife
			 Comm'rs by R114-09, eff. 4-20-2010
NRS
			 501.105,
			 501.181
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 503 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures › HUNTING AND TRAPPING: GENERALLY › Section 503.192 - Obstruction or contamination of or interference with guzzler prohibited

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection
			 2, a person shall not:
(a) Obstruct or
			 contaminate the flow of water to or the storage of water in a guzzler;
			 or
(b) In any other manner
			 interfere with the operation of a guzzler.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 503 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures › HUNTING AND TRAPPING: GENERALLY › Section 503.193 - Exceptions to requirement of hunting license or permit or trapping license

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A person is not required to obtain a
			 hunting license or permit to hunt unprotected wild birds or mammals.
2. A person is not required to obtain a
			 hunting license or permit or a trapping license to hunt or trap wildlife which
			 are authorized to be taken in accordance with a permit issued pursuant to NAC
			 503.710 to
			 503.740, inclusive.
3. A person who holds a valid trapping
			 license issued by the Department is not required to obtain a hunting license to
			 hunt coyotes, badgers, skunks, raccoons, weasels, ring-tailed cats or
			 fur-bearing mammals during the open season to hunt to those mammals.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Wildlife
			 Comm'rs, eff. 10-13-95; A by
			 R009-21A,
			 eff. 2/28/2022; A by
			 R009-21CAP,
			 eff. 3/3/2022
NRS
			 501.105,
			 501.181,
			 502.010
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 503 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures › HUNTING AND TRAPPING: GENERALLY › Section 503.195 - Exceptions to requirement of license or permit to hunt upland game birds

Current through June 11, 2024
A person is
			 not required to obtain a hunting license or permit to hunt:
1. Upland game birds which are reared in
			 captivity and released pursuant to a permit issued by the Department for the
			 training of hunting dogs or raptors or for competitive field trials;
			 or
2. Upland game birds located
			 within the boundaries of a private or commercial shooting preserve which is
			 licensed by the Department, if the species of upland game bird which is hunted
			 is listed on the license of the shooting preserve.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Wildlife
			 Comm'rs, eff. 10-13-95
NRS
			 501.105,
			 501.181
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 503 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures › HUNTING AND TRAPPING: GENERALLY › Section 503.Sec. 1 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1.
			 A person shall not possess or use any of the following equipment or devices
			 while hunting or taking any game mammal or game bird or while locating game
			 mammals or game birds for the purpose of hunting or taking, including, without
			 limitation:
(a) Electronic night-vision
			 equipment;
(b) Electronically
			 enhanced light-gathering devices;
(c) Thermal imaging devices;
(d) Infrared night-vision equipment;
			 or
(e) Any other comparable
			 equipment or device used to enhance night-vision.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 503 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures › RAPTORS › Section 503.200 - Definitions

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in NAC 503.200  to 503.470, inclusive, and sections 2 to 10, inclusive,
										of LCB File No. R160-22, unless the context otherwise requires:
1.
								 "Abatement" means the training and use of a raptor to flush, haze or take wildlife for the purpose of
								 mitigating depredation and nuisance problems, including, without limitation, threats to human health and
								 safety.
2. "Bate" means to attempt to fly while
								 tethered.
3. "Captive-bred" or "bred in captivity" means raptors,
								 including eggs, hatched in captivity from parents that mated or otherwise transferred gametes in
								 captivity.
4. "Captivity" means a live raptor that is held in a
								 controlled environment which is intensively manipulated by humans for the purpose of producing raptors of
								 selected species, and which has boundaries designed to prevent raptors, eggs or gametes of the selected
								 species from entering or leaving the controlled environment.
5.
								 "Eyas" means a nestling bird not yet capable of flight.
6.
								 "Facility" means an indoor or outdoor facility used for housing a raptor.
7. "Falconry" means the sport of taking, or attempting to take, quarry by
								 means of a trained raptor.
8. "Falconry licensee" means a person
								 who holds an apprentice, general or master falconry license.
9.
								 "Form 3-186A" means:
(a) Form 3-186A provided by the United States Fish and
								 Wildlife Service; or
(b) If the United States Fish and Wildlife
								 Service no longer provides Form 3-186A, any form provided by the Department for reporting the acquisition,
								 transfer, release, loss, rebanding, implantation, death or theft of a raptor.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 503 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures › RAPTORS › Section 503.210 - Practice of falconry: General requirements

Current through June 11, 2024
1. When
			 practicing falconry on game species, a falconry licensee shall comply with the
			 provisions of title 45 of NRS and all regulations of the Commission. A species
			 of wildlife which is classified as protected and further classified as
			 threatened or endangered by the Commission, or as threatened or endangered by
			 the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, that is taken incidentally by a
			 raptor may not be retained or possessed by a falconry licensee and the falconry
			 licensee shall report the taking to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service
			 not later than 72 hours after the taking. A species of wildlife which is
			 classified as a game species by the Department that is taken incidentally by a
			 raptor during the closed season may not be retained or possessed by the
			 falconry licensee, except that the falconry licensee may allow the raptor to
			 feed on the game species. A falconry licensee shall not intentionally release a
			 raptor after any wildlife which is in a refuge or in a state or national park
			 or is on privately owned property where the falconry licensee does not have
			 permission to hunt. A falconry licensee may fly a raptor at an animal raised in
			 captivity and at any species of bird that is not listed as a protected species
			 by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, as amended,
			 16 U.S.C.
			 §§
									703 et seq.
2. A falconry licensee may train or condition
			 a raptor using any method, including, without limitation, a balloon, kite or
			 lure and any creance or tethered flying.
Bd. of Fish & Game Comm'rs,
			 No. 15 § 25.11, eff. 12-15-76; A 12-30-77-NAC A by Bd. of Wildlife
			 Comm'rs, 7-1-97; R093-05, 10-31-2005; R047-11,
			 4-5-2013
NRS
			 501.105,
			 501.181,
			 503.582,
			 503.583
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 503 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures › RAPTORS › Section 503.212 - Banding of raptors

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as otherwise provided in NAC 503.214  and 503.217, the owner of a
								 raptor shall attach a leg band to the raptor pursuant to the provisions of this section.
2. For a raptor originally taken from the wild:
(a) For a goshawk (
Accipiter gentilis
), Harris's hawk
								 (
Parabuteo unicinctus
), peregrine falcon (
Falco peregrinus
) or gyrfalcon
								 (
Falco rusticolus
):
(1) Unless the raptor is already so
								 banded, the owner of the raptor shall attach to the raptor a permanent, nonreusable and numbered leg band
								 which is supplied by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; and
(2) The owner of the raptor may implant in the raptor a 134.2 -kilohertz
								 microchip that complies with the standards established by the International Organization for Standardization
								 or its successor; and
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 503 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures › RAPTORS › Section 503.214 - Duties of owner of raptor if leg band must be removed or is lost

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If a leg band attached to a raptor pursuant to
								 NAC 503.212  must be removed or is lost, the owner of the raptor shall, not later than 5 working days after
								 the removal or after the loss is discovered, report the removal or loss to the United States Fish and
								 Wildlife Service on its Internet website and shall:
(a) Request a
								 replacement leg band from the Department and attach to the raptor the replacement leg band immediately after
								 receiving the replacement leg band; or
(b) Purchase and
								 immediately implant in the raptor a 134.2 -kilohertz microchip that complies with the standards established by
								 the International Organization for Standardization or its successor.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 503 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures › RAPTORS › Section 503.215 - Altering, counterfeiting or defacing of leg band prohibited; exception

Current through June 11, 2024
The altering,
			 counterfeiting or defacing of a leg band obtained pursuant to NAC 503.212 or
			 503.214 is prohibited except that a permittee may remove the rear tab from a
			 nonreusable and numbered leg band and make smooth any imperfect surface if the
			 integrity of the leg band and its numbering are not affected.
Bd. of Fish & Game Comm'rs
			 Gen. Reg. No. 15 § 25.12, eff. 12-15-76; A 12-30-77; 8-1-80-NAC A by Bd.
			 of Wildlife Comm'rs, 10-13-95; R046-11 & R047-11,
			 4-5-2013
NRS
			 501.105,
			 501.181,
			 503.582,
			 503.583
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 503 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures › RAPTORS › Section 503.217 - Exemption from banding requirements; duties of owner of raptor if raptor is exempt from banding requirements

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If an owner of a
			 raptor provides evidence satisfactory to the Department that a leg band
			 attached to the raptor pursuant to NAC 503.212 or 503.214 injures or otherwise
			 impairs the health of the raptor, the Department may exempt the raptor from the
			 banding requirements of those sections.
2. An owner of a raptor which is exempt from
			 any banding requirements pursuant to subsection 1:
(a) Shall, while transporting or flying the
			 raptor, have in his or her possession a copy of any papers documenting that
			 exemption; and
(b) If the raptor
			 was originally taken from the wild and is of a species listed in paragraph (a)
			 of subsection 2 of NAC 503.212, shall implant in the raptor a 134.2 -kilohertz
			 microchip which complies with the standards established by the International
			 Organization for Standardization, or its successor, and which is supplied to
			 the Department by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 503 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures › RAPTORS › Section 503.220 - Introduction into or removal from State of raptors

Current through June 11, 2024
1. It is
			 unlawful, except by the written consent and approval of the Department, for any
			 person at any time to receive, bring, or have brought or shipped into the State
			 of Nevada, or to remove from one portion of this State to any other portion or
			 to any other state, any raptor or any eggs or young of any raptor.
2. Any falconry licensee whose license lists
			 the raptors in his or her possession may bring into this State or remove to any
			 other state any raptor listed on the license without having a permit for
			 importation or exportation if a seamless leg band or a permanent, nonreusable
			 and numbered leg band which is supplied by the United States Fish and Wildlife
			 Service or the Department, as appropriate, is attached to the raptor.
3. A falconry licensee who:
(a) Is a resident of this State;
(b) Possesses a raptor pursuant to his or her
			 license; and
(c) Moves to another
			 state and brings the raptor to the other state pursuant to subsection 2, shall,
			 not later than 30 days after the move, notify the Department of the move and
			 provide to the Department his or her current residential address.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 503 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures › RAPTORS › Section 503.225 - Transfer, sale, trade, barter, purchase or acquisition by trade or barter of raptors

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A falconry licensee may
								 receive by transfer legally acquired raptors from other persons authorized to possess raptors and may
								 transfer a raptor in his or her lawful possession to any other person authorized to possess a
								 raptor.
2. A person shall not sell, trade, barter, purchase,
								 acquire by trade or barter, or attempt to sell, trade, barter, purchase or acquire by trade or barter, a
								 raptor which was originally taken from the wild.
3. A person
								 authorized to possess a raptor may transfer, sell, trade, barter, purchase, acquire by trade or barter, or
								 attempt to transfer, sell, trade, barter, purchase, or acquire by transfer, trade or barter, a captive-bred
								 raptor only if the raptor is:
(a) Two weeks of age or more; and
(b) Except as otherwise provided in NAC 503.217, banded pursuant to NAC
								 503.212  or 503.214.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 503 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures › RAPTORS › Section 503.226 - Required reporting of acquisition, transfer, release, loss, rebanding, microchip implantation, death or theft of raptor

Current through June 11, 2024
1.
			 If a falconry licensee:
(a) Acquires,
			 transfers, intentionally releases or loses a raptor that is not recovered
			 within 30 days;
(b) Rebands a
			 raptor or implants a microchip into a raptor pursuant to NAC 503.214 or
			 503.217; or
(c) Possesses a raptor
			 and the raptor dies or is stolen, the falconry licensee shall report the
			 acquisition, transfer, release, loss, rebanding, microchip information, death
			 or theft to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service on its Internet
			 website, and shall provide a copy of Form 3-186A to the Department, not later
			 than 5 days after the acquisition, transfer, release, loss, rebanding,
			 microchip implantation, death or theft. The falconry licensee shall keep a copy
			 of the Form 3-186A and a printed copy of any forms submitted electronically to
			 the United States Fish and Wildlife Service pursuant to this subsection for as
			 long as the falconry licensee keeps the raptor and not less than 5 years after
			 the falconry licensee transfers, releases or loses the raptor or after the
			 raptor dies or is stolen.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 503 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures › RAPTORS › Section 503.227 - Transfer of raptor originally taken from wild to holder of permit for captive propagation of raptors

Current through June 11, 2024
The owner of a raptor may transfer a raptor
			 which was originally taken from the wild to the holder of a permit for captive
			 propagation of raptors issued pursuant to NAC 503.315:
1. If the raptor is a sharp-shinned hawk
			 (
Accipiter striatus
), Cooper's hawk (
Accipiter
			 cooperii
), merlin (
Falco columbarius
) or American
			 kestrel (
Falco sparverius
):
(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph
			 (b), only if the raptor has been used for falconry for 1 year or more;
			 or
(b) If the raptor has been used
			 for falconry for less than 1 year, only if the owner provides to the Department
			 written certification by a licensed veterinarian, raptor rehabilitator or
			 wildlife rehabilitator licensed or permitted by the Department or the United
			 States Fish and Wildlife Service that the raptor has been injured and cannot be
			 flown for falconry; and
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 503 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures › RAPTORS › Section 503.228 - Possession and transfer of raptor if owner of raptor dies

Current through June 11, 2024
Notwithstanding the provisions
			 of NAC 503.205, 503.225, 503.226 and 503.227, if the owner of a raptor dies,
			 the surviving spouse, if any, of the owner or the executor, administrator or
			 other legal representative of the estate of the owner:
1. May possess the raptor for not more than
			 90 days after the death of the owner; and
2. Not later than 90 days after the death of
			 the owner, shall transfer the raptor to any person authorized to possess the
			 raptor or to the Department, which shall determine the final disposition of the
			 raptor.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Wildlife
			 Comm'rs by R047-11, eff. 4-5-2013
NRS
			 501.105,
			 501.181,
			 503.582,
			 503.583
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 503 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures › RAPTORS › Section 503.230 - Release of raptors

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The owner of a raptor of any species may release the raptor to the wild
								 pursuant to the provisions of this section.
2. A falconry
								 licensee shall not intentionally and permanently release to the wild a hybrid raptor or a raptor which is of
								 a species not indigenous to this State.
3. A falconry licensee
								 shall not intentionally and permanently release to the wild a captive-bred raptor that is of a species
								 indigenous to this State unless the falconry licensee:
(a) Temporarily
								 releases and subsequently takes the raptor to allow the raptor to adjust to the wild;
(b) Receives written authorization from the Department to release the
								 raptor to the wild permanently; and
(c) Releases the raptor in
								 accordance with the written authorization required by paragraph (b).
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 503 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures › RAPTORS › Section 503.235 - Falconry license: Requirement; application; examination; reinstatement; conditions; exceptions

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except
								 as otherwise provided in subsection 9 and NAC 503.415, a person who is a resident of the State of Nevada and
								 who practices falconry or trains birds of prey must obtain a falconry license of the proper class from the
								 Department. An applicant for a falconry license must include on his or her application:
(a) The name of the applicant;
(b) The physical and mailing address of the applicant's
								 residence;
(c) The telephone number of the applicant's
								 residence;
(d) The date of birth of the applicant;
(e) The driver's license number of the applicant, if he or she has been
								 issued a driver's license;
(f) The social security number of the
								 applicant;
(g) The number of raptors, including, without
								 limitation, any offspring of such raptors, the applicant possesses and the species of each;
(h) The age of each raptor, if known;
(i) The sex of each raptor, if known;
(j) The source and date of acquisition of each raptor;
(k) The leg band number, if required, of each raptor;
(l) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (m), the applicant's
								 signature and the date on which he or she signed the application;
(m) For an applicant who is less than 18 years of age, the signature of a
								 parent or legal guardian of the applicant; and
(n) For an
								 application for an apprentice falconry license, a certification statement in substantially the following
								 form:
I certify that I have read and am familiar with the provisions of Part 13 of
										Title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations and any other applicable sections of Subchapter B of Chapter I of
										Title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations and that the information I have submitted is complete and
										accurate to the best of my knowledge and belief. I understand that any intentionally false statement herein
										may subject me to criminal penalties under federal law, as set forth in  18 U.S.C. §
											1001.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 503 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures › RAPTORS › Section 503.240 - Falconry license: Classifications; issuance

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The
			 Department may issue apprentice, general and master falconry
			 licenses.
2. The Department may
			 issue an apprentice license to an applicant who:
(a) Is at least 12 years of age;
			 and
(b) Obtains a sponsor for the
			 first 2 years during which the applicant is an apprentice falconry licensee.
			 The sponsor must:
(1) Be at least 18 years of
			 age;
(2) Be a master falconry
			 licensee or have been a general falconry licensee for at least 2 years;
			 and
(3) Provide to the Department a
			 letter stating that he or she will sponsor and assist the applicant, as
			 appropriate, in:
(I) Learning about the
			 husbandry and training of raptors for falconry;
(II) Learning about relevant state and
			 federal wildlife laws and regulations; and
(III) Determining which species of raptor is
			 appropriate to possess while the applicant is an apprentice falconry
			 licensee.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 503 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures › RAPTORS › Section 503.245 - Sponsorship of apprentice licensee

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A person who is
			 a general or master falconry licensee or the equivalent may sponsor an
			 apprentice falconry licensee.
2. A
			 person may not sponsor more than three apprentice licensees at one
			 time.
3. If sponsorship is
			 terminated, the holder of an apprentice license must obtain a new sponsor
			 within 30 days of the date of termination of the sponsorship or his or her
			 apprentice license will be revoked.
Bd. of Fish & Game Comm'rs
			 Gen. Reg. No. 15 Part § 25.21, eff. 12-30-77-NAC A by Bd. of Wildlife
			 Comm'rs, 4-27-84, eff. 5-25-84
NRS
			 501.105,
			 501.181,
			 503.583
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 503 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures › RAPTORS › Section 503.250 - Possession and replacement of raptors by apprentice licensee, general licensee or master licensee

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An apprentice
			 falconry licensee:
(a) Shall not possess more
			 than one raptor nor obtain more than one raptor for replacement during any
			 calendar year.
(b) May possess a
			 raptor of any species of the order
Falconiformes
or
Strigiformes
, including, without limitation, wild,
			 captive-bred or hybrid raptors, except a raptor of the following species:
(1) Bald eagle (
Haliaeetus
			 leucocephalus
);
(2) Osprey
			 (
Pandion haliaetus
);
(3) White-tailed kite (
Elanus
			 leucurus
);
(4) Golden
			 eagle (
Aquila chrysaetos
);
(5) White-tailed eagle (
Haliaeetus
			 albicilla
);
(6) Steller's
			 sea eagle (
Haliaeetus pelagicus
);
(7) Any owl except a great horned owl
			 (
Bubo virginianus
); or
(8) Any species listed as endangered or
			 threatened pursuant to the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended,
			 16 U.S.C. §§
											1531 et seq.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in
			 paragraphs (d) and (e), may possess a raptor which was originally taken from
			 the wild.
(d) Shall not possess a
			 raptor which was taken from the wild as a nestling.
(e) Shall not possess a raptor that is
			 imprinted on humans.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 503 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures › RAPTORS › Section 503.255 - Equipment required before obtaining raptor; inspection by Department

Current through June 11, 2024
Before
			 obtaining a raptor, a falconry licensee must allow an inspection by a
			 representative of the Department to ensure that he or she possesses:
1. At least one pair of Alymeri or similar
			 jesses constructed of pliable, high-quality leather or suitable synthetic
			 material to be used when any raptor is flown free. Traditional one-piece jesses
			 may be used when a raptor is not being flown.
2. At least one flexible, weather-resistant
			 leash and one strong swivel of acceptable falconry design.
3. At least one suitable container for each
			 raptor for drinking and bathing. The container must be 2 to 6 inches deep and
			 wider than the length of the raptor.
4. A reliable scale or balance suitable for
			 weighing a raptor. The device must be graduated in increments of not more than
			 1/2 ounce or 15 grams.
5. Equipment
			 for protecting a raptor when transporting the raptor, including, without
			 limitation, a perch suitable for the raptor and equipment to protect the raptor
			 from extreme temperatures and wind and excessive disturbance. A container of
			 the type commonly known as a giant hood, or a similar container, shall be
			 deemed by the Department to be acceptable for transporting a raptor or for
			 temporarily housing a raptor.
6.
			 Any radio transmitters required pursuant to NAC 503.465.
Bd. of Fish & Game Comm'rs
			 Gen. Reg. No. 15 § 25.215, eff. 12-30-77-NAC A by Bd. of Wildlife Comm'rs,
			 7-1-97; R047-11, 4-5-2013
NRS
			 501.105,
			 501.181,
			 503.582,
			 503.583
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 503 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures › RAPTORS › Section 503.260 - Inspections

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Any person holding a falconry license must
			 allow the Department's employees to enter his or her premises at any reasonable
			 hour:
(a) To inspect equipment, mews or other
			 raptor housing facilities to ensure compliance with the provisions of NAC
			 503.375 to
			 503.395, inclusive, and section
			 7;
(b) To inspect raptors possessed
			 by the falconry licensee; and
(c)
			 To inspect, audit or copy any permit, book or record required to be kept by the
			 provisions of NAC
			 503.200 to
			 503.470, inclusive, and sections
			 2 to 10, inclusive or federal regulations relating to
			 falconry.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 503 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures › RAPTORS › Section 503.265 - Application for license must include information on raptors in applicant's possession

Current through June 11, 2024
A person who is applying to renew a falconry
			 license, and a person who is applying for a new falconry license, must include
			 on his or her application for the license each species of raptor and the leg
			 band number, if required, of each raptor he or she possesses on the date of the
			 application. A falconry license or permit to take a raptor will not be issued
			 or renewed unless the applicant has provided the Department with the
			 information required by this section.
Bd. of Fish & Game Comm'rs
			 Gen. Reg. No. 15 § 25.23, eff. 12-15-76; A 12-30-77-NAC A by Bd. of
			 Wildlife Comm'rs, 7-1-97; R047-11, 4-5-2013
NRS
			 501.105,
			 501.181,
			 503.582,
			 503.583
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 503 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures › RAPTORS › Section 503.300 - Permit to take raptors: Quota; falconry license required

Current through June 11, 2024
1.
			 Each year, the Commission may establish a resident and nonresident quota for
			 raptors that may be taken from the wild under a permit.
2. A holder of a permit to take raptors may
			 take from the wild only the number of raptors permitted, but in no event more
			 than two raptors per calendar year, regardless of whether the raptor is
			 subsequently transferred during that calendar year.
3. Before obtaining a permit to take raptors,
			 a permittee must possess a valid falconry license issued by this State, a valid
			 falconry license issued by the state of which the permittee is a resident or,
			 if he or she is not a resident of the United States, by the country of which
			 the permittee is a resident.
Bd. of Fish & Game Comm'rs
			 Gen. Reg. No. 15 § 25.30, eff. 6-1-72; A 12-15-76; 12-30-77-NAC A by Bd.
			 of Wildlife Comm'rs 4-27-84, eff. 5-25-84; 7-1-97; R046-11,
			 4-5-2013
NRS
			 501.105,
			 501.181,
			 503.582,
			 503.583
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 503 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures › RAPTORS › Section 503.305 - Permit to take raptors: Conditions

Current through June 11, 2024
A holder of a permit to take raptors is subject
			 to the following conditions:
1. Except
			 as otherwise provided in subsection 5, a general or master falconry licensee
			 may take only raptors less than 1 year of age and only during the period
			 specified by the Commission. No more than two eyasses may be taken by a holder
			 of a permit to take raptors during that period.
2. At least one eyas must be left in each
			 nest or aerie from which any eyas is taken.
3. The physical characteristics of a nest or
			 aerie from which any eyas is taken may not be altered.
4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection
			 6, passage birds may be taken only during the period specified by the
			 Commission.
5. The only raptors
			 over 1 year of age which may be taken are the American kestrel (
Falco
			 sparverius
) and the great horned owl (
Bubo
			 virginianus
), except that under a depredation (special purpose) permit
			 which was jointly authorized by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and
			 the Department, any raptor other than raptors of threatened or endangered
			 species may be taken for falconry purposes by a general or master falconry
			 licensee.
6. An apprentice falconry
			 licensee may take only passage birds of the species specified on the falconry
			 license of the apprentice falconry licensee.
7. Except as otherwise provided in NAC
			 503.370, peregrine falcons may
			 not be taken in Nevada. A peregrine falcon that is legally obtained may be
			 imported and possessed under the terms and conditions of a falconry license
			 issued by the Department.
8. Birds
			 of the following species may not be taken, transported, possessed or used in
			 the practice of falconry:
(a) Bald eagle
			 (
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
);
(b) Osprey (
Pandion
			 haliaetus
);
(c)
			 White-tailed kite (
Elanus leucurus
);
(d) Except as otherwise provided in sections
			 2 to 10, inclusive, golden eagle (
Aquila
			 chrysaetos
);
(e)
			 White-tailed eagle (
Haliaeetus albicilla
);
(f) Steller's sea eagle (
Haliaeetus
			 pelagicus
);
(g) Any owl
			 except the great horned owl (
Bubo virginianus
); and
(h) Any species listed as endangered or
			 threatened pursuant to the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended,
			 16 U.S.C. §§
										1531 et seq.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 503 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures › RAPTORS › Section 503.310 - Use of traps or bird nets to take raptors

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A raptor may be
			 taken by a trap or bird net which is humane in its operation and use. All traps
			 must be attended at all times. Raptors may not be taken by means of a
			 steel-jawed trap or jump-trap. Apprentice falconry licensees may use only
			 bal-chatri, harness or bow net traps in acquiring raptors.
2. As used in subsection 1:
(a) "Bal-chatri" means a hemispherical cage
			 on which many nooses are tied baited with a bird or mammal and placed in view
			 of a wild raptor to serve as a trap in which neither raptor nor bait is
			 injured.
(b) "Bow net" means a
			 circular hoop hinged in the middle and covered with netting. It is usually
			 attached to the ground so one side can swing freely.
(c) "Harness" means a light leather or cloth
			 saddle covered with nooses which is placed on tethered bait.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 503 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures › RAPTORS › Section 503.315 - Permit to rehabilitate raptors; permit for captive breeding and propagation of raptors

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Department
			 may issue a permit to rehabilitate raptors for the possession and temporary
			 care of raptors. Such a permit may authorize a person to hold an injured raptor
			 for rehabilitation and later release the raptor into the wild upon recovery or
			 when directed by the Department. An applicant for a permit to rehabilitate
			 raptors must hold a valid permit to rehabilitate raptors issued by the United
			 States Fish and Wildlife Service, or provide evidence satisfactory to the
			 Department that approval for such a permit is pending. A permit to rehabilitate
			 raptors issued by the Department is not valid until the Department receives a
			 copy of a permit to rehabilitate raptors issued by the United States Fish and
			 Wildlife Service to the applicant.
2. A project for the captive breeding and
			 propagation of raptors may be approved by the Department if the applicant holds
			 a permit for the propagation of raptors issued by the United States Fish and
			 Wildlife Service pursuant to
			 50 C.F.R. §
									21.30, or provides evidence satisfactory to
			 the Department that approval for such a permit is pending. A permit for the
			 captive breeding and propagation of raptors issued by the Department is not
			 valid until the Department receives a copy of a permit for the propagation of
			 raptors issued by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to the applicant.
			 The applicant must first provide a statement showing the objectives and
			 justification for the project. An applicant's failure to comply with the terms,
			 conditions and restrictions of the federal permit for the propagation of
			 raptors is cause for the Department to cancel its approval of the
			 project.
Bd. of Fish & Game Comm'rs,
			 No. 15 § 25.40, eff. 6-1-72; A 12-15-76; 12-30-77-NAC A by Bd. of Wildlife
			 Comm'rs, 7-1-97
NRS
			 501.105,
			 501.181,
			 503.582
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 503 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures › RAPTORS › Section 503.320 - Taking of raptors for falconry: Attachment of leg band; validation of permit; transportation of raptor from State

Current through June 11, 2024
A holder of a permit to take raptors
			 who is successful in taking a raptor shall immediately attach the leg band
			 obtained pursuant to NAC 503.212 and personally present the raptor to a
			 representative of the Department for validation of the permit no later than 72
			 hours after the raptor is taken. No raptor may be transported from this State
			 until a nonreusable and numbered leg band is attached and the person
			 transporting it has had the permit validated by the Department.
Bd. of Fish & Game Comm'rs,
			 No. 78-2 § 1 subsec. 3, eff. 6-29-78; A 10-1-78; 4-8-80-NAC A by Bd. of
			 Wildlife Comm'rs, 7-1-97; R046-11, 4-5-2013
NRS
			 501.105,
			 501.181,
			 503.582,
			 503.583
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 503 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures › RAPTORS › Section 503.325 - Taking of raptors for falconry: Return of unused permit and leg band

Current through June 11, 2024
A holder of a
			 permit to take raptors who has not taken a raptor shall return the unused
			 permit and leg band to the Department for cancellation within 5 days after the
			 close of the season.
Bd. of Fish & Game Comm'rs,
			 No. 78-2 § 1 subsec. 4, eff. 6-29-78; A 10-1-79; 4-8-80-NAC A by Bd. of
			 Wildlife Comm'rs, 7-1-97; R046-11, 4-5-2013
NRS
			 501.105,
			 501.181,
			 503.582,
			 503.583
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 503 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures › RAPTORS › Section 503.330 - Taking of raptors for falconry: Grounds for denial of permit; reinstatement of privilege; administrative fine

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If a holder of a
			 permit to take raptors has submitted any false statement on his or her
			 application for the permit or fails to return the permit and leg band for
			 cancellation or validation within the period specified, the Department shall
			 deny him or her a permit to take raptors for the following year.
2. Any person who has been denied a permit to
			 take raptors pursuant to the provisions of this section may have the privilege
			 reinstated if the person pays to the Department an administrative fine of
			 $50.
Bd. of Fish & Game Comm'rs,
			 No. 78-2 § 1 subsec. 5, eff. 6-29-78; A 10-1-79; 4-8-80-NAC A by Bd. of
			 Wildlife Comm'rs, 7-1-97; R046-11, 4-5-2013
NRS
			 501.105,
			 501.181,
			 503.582,
			 503.583
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 503 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures › RAPTORS › Section 503.335 - Taking of raptors for falconry: Application for permit; falconry license required

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An application
			 for a permit to take raptors must be submitted to the Department at an address
			 specified on the application by the deadline for the submission of such
			 applications as established by the Commission.
2. The applicant must include on the
			 application:
(a) The name of the
			 applicant;
(b) The physical and
			 mailing address of the applicant's residence;
(c) The date of birth of the
			 applicant;
(d) The telephone number
			 of the applicant's residence;
(e)
			 The driver's license number of the applicant, if he or she has been issued a
			 driver's license;
(f) The number of
			 the applicant's falconry license, the class of the license and the name of the
			 state or country which issued the license;
(g) A description of each raptor, by species:
(1) In the applicant's possession as of the
			 date of the application, specifying those raptors which the applicant acquired
			 during the 12 months immediately preceding the date of the application;
			 and
(2) Which the applicant
			 acquired during the 12 months immediately preceding the date of the application
			 but which is no longer in the applicant's possession;
(h) The age, sex and leg band number of each
			 such raptor;
(i) The date that each
			 raptor was acquired;
(j) If
			 applicable, the date on which each raptor acquired by the applicant during the
			 12 months immediately preceding the date of the application was transferred,
			 released, lost or died;
(k) Whether
			 each raptor in the possession of the applicant was caught in the wild or bred
			 in captivity; and
(l) The
			 applicant's signature and the date on which the application was signed.
An incomplete application will be returned without action.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 503 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures › RAPTORS › Section 503.340 - Taking of raptors for falconry: Fees

Current through June 11, 2024
Each application must be accompanied by the
			 following fee:
1. For each permit to
			 take raptors issued to a resident, $15.
2. For each permit to take raptors issued to
			 a nonresident, $120.
3. For acting
			 upon each application, a nonrefundable fee of $5.
Bd. of Fish & Game Comm'rs,
			 No. 78-2 § 2 subsec. 7, eff. 6-29-78; A 10-1-79; 4-8-80-NAC A by Bd. of
			 Wildlife Comm'rs, 11-5-81; 3-5-86; R138-03, 1-20-2004; R046-11,
			 4-5-2013
NRS
			 501.105,
			 501.181,
			 503.582,
			 503.583,
			 504.295
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 503 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures › RAPTORS › Section 503.345 - Taking of raptors for falconry: Filling of quotas for permits

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If a quota is not filled from applications
			 received on or before the latest date for acceptance, the Department will
			 accept applications received after that date and award permits to take raptors
			 in the order of receipt of the applications until the quota is
			 filled.
2. An applicant who does
			 not draw a permit to take raptors may reapply for any species of raptor for
			 which the quota is not filled after the drawing. The Department will award
			 permits to take raptors for the unfilled quota in the order of receipt of the
			 applications.
Bd. of Fish & Game Comm'rs,
			 No. 78-2 § 2 subsecs. 9 & 10, eff. 6-29-78; A 10-1-79; 4-8-80-NAC A by
			 Bd. of Wildlife Comm'rs by R046-11, 4-5-2013
NRS
			 501.105,
			 501.181,
			 503.582,
			 503.583
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 503 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures › RAPTORS › Section 503.350 - Taking of raptors for falconry: Authorization for another person to take raptors for holder of permit

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A
								 holder of a permit to take raptors may authorize another person to take a raptor for him or her if the holder
								 of the permit reports the taking to the Department on Form 3-186A not later than 5 days after the
								 taking.
2. Any raptor taken for the holder of a permit pursuant
								 to subsection 1 counts toward the number of raptors that the holder of the permit may obtain or possess
								 pursuant to his or her permit, NRS 503.583  and NAC 503.250  and 503.300.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Wildlife
			 Comm'rs by R046-11, eff. 4-5-2013;	A by
										R053-23A, eff.
										2/13/2024
NRS 501.105, 501.181, 503.582,
											  503.583
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 503 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures › RAPTORS › Section 503.355 - Taking of raptors for falconry: Retaking of raptors

Current through June 11, 2024
1.
			 Except as otherwise provided in NAC 503.365, a falconry licensee may at any
			 time retake a raptor of any species subject to the provisions of this
			 section.
2. Except as otherwise
			 provided in subsection 5, a falconry licensee who retakes a raptor shall:
(a) Report the retaking to the Department on
			 Form 3-186A not later than 5 days after the retaking; and
(b) As soon as practicable after the
			 retaking, and except as otherwise provided in subsections 4 and 5:
(1) Return the raptor to the person who
			 originally identified it as a falconry raptor; or
(2) Deliver the raptor to the Department for
			 return to the person who originally identified it as a falconry
			 raptor.