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Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 503 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures › WILDLIFE DEPREDATION › Section 503.730 - Wildlife depredation permit: Ownership and disposition of wildlife taken

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as provided in subsection 2,
			 wildlife taken under such a permit may not be used for any purpose by the
			 permittee or those assisting the permittee. Such wildlife are the property of
			 the State and, if required by the Department, shall be retrieved and maintained
			 in a good manner by the permittee. The Department may dispose of them by:
(a) Donation to a public scientific or
			 educational institution;
(b)
			 Donation to a charitable or other worthy institution for use as food;
			 or
(c) Sale of animals or pelts of
			 value. The proceeds of a sale shall be deposited as provided in NRS.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 503 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures › WILDLIFE DEPREDATION › Section 503.740 - Wildlife depredation permit: Limitation on use; federal permits

Current through June 11, 2024
1. NAC 503.710 to 503.740, inclusive, do not
			 authorize the herding or killing of wildlife in violation of any federal law or
			 regulation.
2. A permit issued
			 pursuant to the provisions of NAC 503.710 to 503.740, inclusive, shall not be
			 exercised unless the permittee also complies with all permit requirements of
			 the appropriate federal agencies.
Bd. of Fish & Game Comm'rs
			 Gen. Reg. No. 4 § 3, eff. 6-1-70
NRS
			 501.105,
			 501.181,
			 503.595
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 503 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures › WILDLIFE DEPREDATION › Section 503.760 - Permits to control bobcats, coyotes or ravens from aircraft

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Department may issue a permit to the
			 owner or tenant of any land or property, or to a governmental agency, to engage
			 in the hunting, killing or nonlethal control of bobcats or coyotes from an
			 aircraft for the purpose of protecting land, wildlife, livestock, domestic
			 animals or human life. The Department may also issue a permit to the State
			 Director of Animal Damage Control of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
			 Service of the United States Department of Agriculture to engage in the
			 hunting, killing or nonlethal control of ravens from an aircraft. Such permits
			 will not be issued for hunting for sport.
2. An applicant for such a permit must
			 provide the following information:
(a) His or
			 her name, address and telephone number;
(b) The purpose for which the permit is
			 requested, specifying whether the permit is to protect land, wildlife,
			 livestock, domestic animals or human life;
(c) A description of the area in which the
			 ravens, bobcats or coyotes will be hunted, killed or controlled;
(d) The number of ravens, bobcats or coyotes
			 intended to be taken;
(e) The
			 registration number of the aircraft to be used, the name and address of the
			 pilot and the location where the aircraft will be based during the operation;
			 and
(f) Such other information as
			 the Department may require.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 503 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures › DREDGING PERMITS › Section 503.810 - Application for permit

Current through June 11, 2024
An application for a dredging permit may be
			 obtained from any office of the Department. A completed application and the
			 required fees must be submitted to the Department. The applicant must include
			 on the application:
1. The name of the
			 applicant;
2. The physical and
			 mailing addresses of the applicant's residence and place of
			 employment;
3. The telephone
			 numbers of the applicant's residence and place of employment;
4. The driver's license number of the
			 applicant, if he or she has been issued a driver's license;
5. The date of birth of the
			 applicant;
6. The applicant's
			 occupation and the name of his or her employer;
7. The make and model of the dredge to be
			 used;
8. The diameter of the intake
			 of the dredge;
9. The name of each
			 river, stream and lake in which the dredge will be used, as designated by the
			 mountain range, if applicable, and the county in which the river, stream or
			 lake is located;
10. The date or
			 dates on which the dredge will be operated in the river, stream or lake;
			 and
11. The applicant's signature
			 and the date on which the applicant signed the application.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Wildlife
			 Comm'rs, eff. 8-21-97
NRS
			 501.105,
			 501.181,
			 503.425
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 503 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures › DREDGING PERMITS › Section 503.820 - Expiration, scope, use, transferability and cancellation of permit

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A dredging permit:
(a) Expires on December 31 of the year in
			 which it was issued;
(b) May
			 authorize the use of not more than three separate dredges; and
(c) Will only authorize the operation of a
			 dredge which has an intake that is 4 inches or less in diameter.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › Section 504.Sec. 2 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
The Steptoe Valley Wildlife Management Area is comprised of the
			 Meadow Unit and the Mountain Unit. The:
1. Meadow Unit is comprised of that portion
		  of the Steptoe Valley Wildlife Management Area that is located within Unit 111
		  or Unit 222, as designated in NAC
		  504.210, and is west of the
		  boundary line of Cave Lake State Park; and
2. Mountain Unit is comprised of the
		  remaining portion of the Steptoe Valley Wildlife Management Area that is not
		  within the Meadow Unit.
Added
			 to NAC by Bd. of Wildlife Comm'rs by
			 R128-23A,
			 eff. 4/19/2024
NRS
				501.105,
				501.181,
				504.140,
				504.143
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › Section 504.Sec. 3 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Pole Canyon is a wildlife management area
		  established in cooperation with landowners in Pole Canyon. The following
		  activities are prohibited on the Pole Canyon Cooperative Wildlife Management
		  Area:
(a) Overnight camping, including,
		  without limitation, overnight camping in areas designated for
		  parking;
(b) Except as otherwise
		  provided in subsection 2, operating a:
(1)
		  Motor vehicle, including, without limitation, an electric or battery electric
		  vehicle; or
(2) Bicycle, including,
		  without limitation, a bicycle that is electric or battery electric;
(c) Riding an animal other than a
		  horse or mule;
(d) Except as
		  otherwise provided in subsection 3, providing a guide service pursuant to
		  NRS
		  504.390;
(e) Hunting any predator;
(f) Trapping; and
(g) Building or having a
		  campfire.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 504.001 - Definitions

Current through June 11, 2024
1. As used in this chapter, unless the
			 context otherwise requires:
(a) "Department"
			 means the Department of Wildlife.
(b) "Sink box" means a low floating device in
			 which a person may be concealed below the surface of a body of water.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 504.105 - Wildlife highway crossings

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as
			 otherwise provided in subsection 2 and
			 NRS
			 202.287,
			 503.010
			 and
			 503.175,
			 a person shall not:
(a) Hunt or take any big
			 game mammal within one-half mile of a wildlife highway crossing.
(b) Discharge a firearm from, upon, over or
			 across a wildlife highway crossing.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS › Section 504.110 - Removal of persons from area: Authority; grounds

Current through June 11, 2024
The Department or an authorized agent may remove a person from
				a wildlife management area for disorderly conduct, intoxication or any other
				conduct which endangers the area, a person, wildlife or livestock.
Bd. of Fish & Game
				Comm'rs, No. 9 § 22.01 -13, eff. 12-29-66; A 4-1-73; 9-1-78;
				9-1-80
NRS
				  501.105,
				  501.181,
				  504.140,
				  504.143
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS › Section 504.115 - Control of vehicular travel

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Vehicular travel
			 within a wildlife management area may be controlled for operation of the area,
			 for public use and to benefit the public and wildlife resources. Such control
			 may include specifying parking areas, closing interior roads or trails to
			 vehicular travel and prohibiting travel beyond designated points.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection
			 3, it is prohibited, within a wildlife management area, to operate a motor
			 vehicle:
(a) Off an interior road or trail
			 that is designated for vehicular travel; or
(b) On an interior road or trail that is
			 marked as closed to vehicular travel.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS › Section 504.120 - Restrictions on entry into certain areas

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as
			 otherwise provided in subsection 3, a person shall not enter, occupy, use or be
			 upon the following described and posted portions of the following Wildlife
			 Management Areas from February 15 through August 15:
(a) Scripps Wildlife Management
			 Area.
(b) Key Pittman Wildlife
			 Management Area:
The portion of Nesbitt Lake north of the old fence line.
(c) Wayne E. Kirch Wildlife
			 Management Area:
The upper portion of Adams-McGill, Cold Springs, Dacey and
				Haymeadow Reservoirs, and all of the Tule Reservoir.
(d) Mason Valley Wildlife Management Area:
The eastern portion of the main developed pond area.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS › Section 504.135 - Restrictions on use of firearms and ammunition

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as
			 otherwise provided in subsection 5, the discharging of a rifle or pistol is
			 prohibited on the following wildlife management areas:
(a) Overton in Clark County.
(b) Key Pittman in Lincoln County.
(c) Wayne E. Kirch in Nye County.
(d) Scripps in Washoe County.
(e) Mason Valley in Lyon County.
(f) Argenta in Lander County.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS › Section 504.140 - Campfires and bonfires prohibited; exceptions

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as
			 otherwise provided in subsection 2, campfires and bonfires are prohibited in
			 wildlife management areas.
2.
			 Subject to any fire restriction order issued by this State or any federal
			 agency, campfires are permitted in the:
(a)
			 Wayne E. Kirch Wildlife Management Area within the Dave Deacon
			 Campground.
(b) Humboldt Wildlife
			 Management Area in those sites designated for camping.
(c) Fernley Wildlife Management
			 Area.
(d) Mason Valley Wildlife
			 Management Area in those sites designated for camping.
(e) Overton Wildlife Management Area within
			 the rest and trails area.
(f)
			 Bruneau Wildlife Management Area.
(g) Mountain Unit within the Steptoe Valley
			 Wildlife Management Area.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS › Section 504.145 - Restrictions on camping; building prohibited; restrictions on operation of certain devices

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as
			 otherwise provided in subsection 2, camping is prohibited in wildlife
			 management areas.
2. Camping is
			 permitted in the:
(a) Mason Valley Wildlife
			 Management Area in those sites designated for camping.
(b) Wayne E. Kirch Wildlife Management Area
			 within the Dave Deacon Campground.
(c) Humboldt Wildlife Management Area in
			 those sites designated for camping.
(d) Fernley Wildlife Management
			 Area.
(e) Overton Wildlife
			 Management Area within the rest and trails area.
(f) Bruneau Wildlife Management Area, except
			 that camping is not permitted in any building or other structure located within
			 that wildlife management area.
(g)
			 Steptoe Valley Wildlife Management Area in:
(1) Any area within the Mountain Unit that is
			 more than 0.5 miles from Success Summit Road;
			 and
(2) Any site designated for
			 camping that is
			 0.5 miles or less from Success
			 Summit Road.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS › Section 504.150 - Restrictions on lease of concession site

Current through June 11, 2024
The Department may lease a concession site in a wildlife
				management area to any person if the lease is not:
1. Detrimental to the wildlife management
			 area or the best interest of the public; or
2. In conflict with any lease or agreement
			 setting aside the wildlife management area.
Bd. of Fish & Game
				Comm'rs Gen. Reg. No. 9 part § 23.01 -15, eff. 12-29-66; A 4-1-73;
				9-1-78-NAC A by Bd. of Wildlife Comm'rs by R030-00,
				4-3-2000
NRS
				  501.105,
				  501.181,
				  504.140,
				  504.143
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS › Section 504.155 - Denial of use of area for abuse or littering of area

Current through June 11, 2024
The Department may deny further use of a wildlife management
				area to any person who abuses or litters the area.
Bd. of Fish & Game
				Comm'rs Gen. Reg. No. 9 part § 23.01 -15, eff. 12-29-66; A
				9-1-78
NRS
				  501.105,
				  501.181,
				  504.140,
				  504.143
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS › Section 504.158 - Responsibilities of person who intends to hunt

Current through June 11, 2024
It is the responsibility of a person who intends to hunt on any
				land located within a management area or unit to:
1. Determine the identity of the owner of the
			 land before the person enters the management area or unit; and
2. Obtain from the owner, or from the
			 appropriate municipal, county, state, federal or tribal authorities,
			 information concerning any restriction, closure, ordinance or fee that applies
			 to the management area or unit.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Wildlife Comm'rs by R150-12, eff. 12-20-2012
NRS 501.181
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS › Section 504.160 - Construction and use of hunting blinds; use of decoys

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection
			 4, a person may construct a single blind on any wildlife management area if the
			 Department has no obligation to protect a privately constructed blind or to
			 arbitrate the use or priority of use of such a blind. A blind must be:
(a) Temporary and constructed of material
			 found on the wildlife management area; or
(b) Portable.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS › Section 504.170 - Trapping: Restrictions; permits

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as
			 otherwise provided in subsection 2, a person shall not trap on a wildlife
			 management area.
2. Except as
			 otherwise provided in subsection 4, persons having permits to do so may trap on
			 the Overton, Key Pittman, Wayne E. Kirch, Humboldt, Fernley, Scripps, Mason
			 Valley, Steptoe Valley, Franklin Lake, Bruneau River, Carson Lake and Alkali
			 Lake Wildlife Management Areas.
3.
			 Permits to trap on wildlife management areas will be issued on a first-come,
			 first-served basis and may contain designations of specific trapping areas,
			 dates or other restrictions to ensure compatibility with other public
			 activities.
4. A person shall not
			 trap in any area that is
			 0.5 miles or less from any site
			 designated for camping within the Mountain Unit of the Steptoe Valley Wildlife
			 Management Area.
Bd. of Wildlife Comm'rs,
				No. 98, eff. 9-1-80-NAC A 9-13-91; R054-02, 11-19-2002, eff. 3-1-2003; A by
				R006-21A,
				eff. 2/28/2022; A by
				R128-23A,
				eff. 4/19/2024
NRS 501.105,
				  501.181,
				  504.140,
				  504.143
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS › Section 504.210 - General designation of management areas and units for wildlife

Current through June 11, 2024
The management areas and units for wildlife are as
				follows:
1. Area 1: Those portions of
			 Washoe, Pershing and Humboldt Counties bounded on the south by the northernmost
			 railroad track that runs from the Pershing County line to the California state
			 line and on the east by the Soldier Meadows-Summit Lake-Idaho Canyon Road and
			 the boundary of the Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge. Area 1 comprises:
(a) Unit 011: That portion of Washoe County
			 north of old State Route No. 8A, excluding the Sheldon National Wildlife
			 Refuge.
(b) Unit 012: Those
			 portions of Washoe, Pershing and Humboldt Counties bounded on the north by old
			 State Route No. 8A and the boundary of the Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge, on
			 the east by the Soldier Meadows-Summit Lake-Idaho Canyon Road, and on the west
			 by old State Route No. 34.
(c) Unit
			 013: That portion of Washoe County bounded on the north by old State Route No.
			 8A to the junction of old State Route No. 34, on the east by old State Route
			 No. 34 from Vya Junction to the junction of the Lost Creek-Grass Valley Road,
			 on the south by the Lost Creek-Grass Valley Road from old State Route No. 34 to
			 Federal Aid Secondary Road No. 447, and on the west by Federal Aid Secondary
			 Road No. 447 and the California state line.
(d) Unit 014: Those portions of Washoe and
			 Pershing Counties bounded on the west by Federal Aid Secondary Road No. 447
			 from Gerlach to the junction of the Lost Creek-Grass Valley Road, on the north
			 by the Lost Creek-Grass Valley Road from Federal Aid Secondary Road No. 447 to
			 old State Route No. 34, and on the east by old State Route No. 34 from its
			 junction with the Lost Creek-Grass Valley Road to Gerlach.
(e) Unit 015: That portion of Washoe County
			 south of Federal Aid Secondary Road No. 447 from the California state line to
			 Gerlach and north of the northernmost railroad track that runs from Gerlach to
			 the California state line.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS › Section 504.310 - Fort Churchill Cooling Pond Cooperative Wildlife Management Area

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Fort Churchill Cooling Pond is a
			 wildlife management area established in cooperation with NV Energy.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection
			 3, a person shall not:
(a) Trespass in or upon
			 the waters of the Pond.
(b) Camp
			 overnight or have a campfire in the Wildlife Management Area.
(c) Park in the Wildlife Management Area
			 except that a person may park in the portion of the Wildlife Management Area
			 designated for parking.
(d)
			 Discharge any firearm in the Wildlife Management Area.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS › Section 504.320 - Crittenden-Dake Reservoir Cooperative Wildlife Management Area (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Bd. of Fish
				& Game Comm'rs Gen. Reg. No. 22, eff. 3-6-78-NAC A by Bd. of Wildlife
				Comm'rs, 12-29-97; A by
				
				R108-14, eff. 12/22/2014; R by
				R006-21A,
				eff. 2/28/2022
NRS
				501.105,
				501.181
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS › Section 504.330 - Wayne E. Kirch Wildlife Management Area; Hot Creek Spring sanctuary for endangered fish

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Hot Creek
			 Spring, located within the Wayne E. Kirch Wildlife Management Area as fenced
			 and posted by the Department, is a sanctuary for endangered species of
			 fish.
2. Within the sanctuary:
(a) Fishing is prohibited.
(b) The capture, removal or destruction of
			 any White River Spring fish, except under a special permit issued by the
			 Department, is prohibited.
(c) It
			 is unlawful to place a chemical substance or material deleterious to fish in or
			 upon the waters of the sanctuary.
(d) It is unlawful to introduce or release
			 any live fish, amphibian or invertebrate on the land or into the water of the
			 sanctuary.
(e) It is unlawful to
			 manipulate any water control structure.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS › Section 504.340 - Areas closed to hunting and trapping

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as
			 otherwise provided in this section:
(a) The
			 following areas are closed to all hunting and trapping:
(1) Those portions of the Lake Mead National
			 Recreation Area which are within:
(I) A 1-mile
			 radius of Overton Landing, Willow Beach, Rogers Spring, the area for cabins at
			 Stewart's Point, Echo Bay, Eldorado Canyon, Cottonwood Cove and the petroglyphs
			 of Grapevine Canyon.
(II) The Lower
			 or Boulder Basin, including all of the area from Hoover Dam to a line running
			 north and south near the peninsula between Hamblin Bay and Rotary Cove. The
			 townships or portions of them located within the Lake Mead National Recreation
			 Area and included within this closed area are: T. 20 S., R. 63 E., R. 64 E., R.
			 65 E.; Sections 6, 7 and 18 of T. 21 S., R. 66 E.; T. 21 S., R. 63 E., R. 63
			 1/2 E., R. 64 E., R. 65 E. and T. 22 S., R. 64 E. and R. 65 E., M.D.B. &
			 M.
(III) A 1/2-mile strip parallel
			 to the west shoreline of Lake Mohave from Hoover Dam south to a point 2 miles
			 south of the campground at Willow Beach.
(IV) The area of land extending 1/2 mile west
			 of the water elevation of Lake Mohave and the Colorado River between the
			 southern boundary of the Lake Mead National Recreation Area and the crossing of
			 those cables of the power line located approximately 5 1/4 miles north of Davis
			 Dam and all waters between that cable and the southern boundary.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › PREVENTION AND MITIGATION OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY CERTAIN GAME ANIMALS › Section 504.350 - Definitions

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in NAC 504.350 to 504.440, inclusive, unless the
				context otherwise requires:
1.
			 "Claimant" means a person claiming damage to private property or privately
			 maintained improvements caused by elk or game animals not native to this
			 State.
2. "Damage" means any change
			 in the quality or quantity of private property or a privately maintained
			 improvement which reduces its value or intended function and which is caused by
			 elk or game animals not native to this State.
3. "Site" includes any land, other than
			 native rangeland, that is planted, irrigated or otherwise manipulated to
			 produce a crop. The term includes any native hay meadow if the native hay
			 meadow is:
(a) Evaluated by the landowner
			 applicant and the Department to determine its suitability as native habitat for
			 elk; and
(b) Not recommended for
			 inclusion in the program for the issuance of special incentive elk tags
			 established pursuant to
			 NRS
			 502.142.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › PREVENTION AND MITIGATION OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY CERTAIN GAME ANIMALS › Section 504.355 - "Privately maintained improvements" construed

Current through June 11, 2024
For the purposes of
				NRS
				504.165, "privately maintained improvements"
				include any structures or facilities on private property or public property
				which are privately maintained.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Wildlife Comm'rs, eff. 4-18-90
NRS
				  504.165
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › PREVENTION AND MITIGATION OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY CERTAIN GAME ANIMALS › Section 504.360 - Accounting for and disbursement of money received by Department

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Director of the Department shall
			 ensure that all gifts, grants, fees and appropriations of money received by the
			 Department for the prevention and mitigation of damage caused by elk or game
			 animals not native to this State, and the interest and income earned on the
			 money, less any applicable charges, are accounted for separately within the
			 Wildlife Fund Account.
2. The
			 Department may disburse that money to reimburse:
(a) Members of a local panel established
			 pursuant to the provisions of NAC 504.430, for their travel and per diem
			 expenses.
(b) The Department for
			 the expense of administering the provisions of NAC 504.350 to 504.440,
			 inclusive. The Department may not be reimbursed for more than 10 percent of the
			 money remaining at the beginning of each year.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › PREVENTION AND MITIGATION OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY CERTAIN GAME ANIMALS › Section 504.365 - Notice required from claimant

Current through June 11, 2024
Except as otherwise provided in NAC
				504.370,
				to receive money or materials from the Department pursuant to the provisions of
				NAC
				504.350 to
				504.440,
				inclusive, a claimant must notify the Department in writing of any damage
				within 5 business days after he or she discovers it. The notice must include
				the:
1. Dates on which the damage
			 occurred or an estimate of the dates;
2. Estimated number of elk or game animals
			 not native to this State that are causing the damage;
3. Type of damage;
4. Date on which the damage was
			 discovered;
5. Estimated extent of
			 the damage; and
6. Location of the
			 damage.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Wildlife Comm'rs, eff. 4-18-90; A by
				R006-21A,
				eff. 2/28/2022
NRS
				504.165
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › PREVENTION AND MITIGATION OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY CERTAIN GAME ANIMALS › Section 504.370 - Acceptance of late claim

Current through June 11, 2024
The Department may accept a claim that is filed more than 5
				business days after the claimant discovers the damage if:
1. The claimant gives written notice of the
			 damage to the Department within the 5 business days; and
2. The claimant shows that his or her failure
			 to give timely notice was:
(a) For good
			 cause;
(b) Not caused by his or her
			 lack of diligence; or
(c) Caused by
			 the Department.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › PREVENTION AND MITIGATION OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY CERTAIN GAME ANIMALS › Section 504.375 - Cooperative agreement between claimant and Director of Department

Current through June 11, 2024
1. To receive money or materials from the
			 Department pursuant to the provisions of NAC
			 504.350 to
			 504.440,
			 inclusive, a claimant must enter into a cooperative agreement with the Director
			 of the Department.
2. The
			 cooperative agreement must state that:
(a) If
			 the Department and the claimant agree that the hunting of elk is necessary to
			 control damage, the parties agree to negotiate the circumstances under which
			 access to the land of the claimant will be allowed.
(b) The Department agrees to:
(1) Act expeditiously when it receives a
			 complaint.
(2) Assess the problem
			 and recommend a course of action to the claimant.
(3) Carry out an orderly progression of
			 action to alleviate the damage as agreed to by both parties.
(4) Compensate the claimant for damage if a
			 preponderance of the evidence proves that the loss was caused solely by elk or
			 game animals not native to this State.
(c) The claimant agrees to:
(1) Consult with the Department and consider
			 its technical advice regarding:
(I) Damage
			 which occurs because of the placement of stored crops; and
(II) The relocation of stored crops and
			 development of new agricultural fields.
(2) Allow the Department to enter his or her
			 property to:
(I) Remove elk or game animals
			 not native to this State when the Department so requests ; and
(II) Prevent further damage by any method
			 necessary, including, but not limited to, hazing, hunting, shooting and
			 scaring.
(3) Allow
			 hunters to whom the Department has issued a wildlife depredation tag, to hunt
			 on his or her property if the hunters will not constitute an undue safety
			 hazard to persons or property.
(4)
			 While he or she is subject to the cooperative agreement, notify the Department
			 in writing of any damage that is in addition to the damage disclosed to the
			 Department pursuant to NAC
			 504.365
			 or
			 504.370
			 within 5 business days after he or she discovers it. The notice must include
			 the information and documentation required by the provisions of NAC
			 504.365.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › PREVENTION AND MITIGATION OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY CERTAIN GAME ANIMALS › Section 504.380 - Offer, acceptance and use of materials for prevention of damage

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Department may, after consultation
			 with the claimant, offer the claimant sufficient and appropriate materials for
			 the prevention of damage. The claimant shall use the materials to construct
			 exclusionary devices according to a mutually agreed upon specification and
			 maintain them in good repair. The claimant must sign a loan agreement for the
			 use of such materials.
2. If the
			 Department offers the claimant sufficient and appropriate materials for the
			 prevention of damage and the claimant:
(a)
			 Fails to accept and use the materials to prevent and mitigate damage caused by
			 elk or game animals not native to this State, the claimant is no longer
			 eligible to receive money or materials from the Department for such damage
			 unless a local panel determines that the failure to accept or use the materials
			 is reasonable.
(b) Accepts the
			 materials, the claimant shall agree to use the materials to prevent or mitigate
			 damage caused by elk or game animals not native to this State.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › PREVENTION AND MITIGATION OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY CERTAIN GAME ANIMALS › Section 504.385 - Losses for which reimbursement is prohibited

Current through June 11, 2024
The Department shall not reimburse a claimant for losses for
				which the claimant is or can be reimbursed pursuant to a policy of
				insurance.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Wildlife Comm'rs, eff. 4-18-90
NRS
				  504.165
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › PREVENTION AND MITIGATION OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY CERTAIN GAME ANIMALS › Section 504.390 - Inspection of damaged property

Current through June 11, 2024
The Department and the complainant shall inspect the property
				that is damaged as soon as is practicable, but not later than 10 days after the
				Department receives the notice required by NAC 504.365.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Wildlife Comm'rs, eff. 4-18-90
NRS
				  504.165
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › PREVENTION AND MITIGATION OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY CERTAIN GAME ANIMALS › Section 504.395 - Agreement upon ways to prevent or mitigate damage

Current through June 11, 2024
After the Department and the claimant inspect the property as
				required by NAC 504.390, they shall agree, if possible, upon ways to prevent or
				mitigate damage caused by elk or game animals not native to this State,
				including:
1. Hazing and
			 scaring;
2. Erecting exclusionary
			 devices;
3. Issuing depredation
			 tags; or
4. Removing the animals
			 which are causing the damage.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Wildlife Comm'rs, eff. 4-18-90
NRS
				  504.165
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › PREVENTION AND MITIGATION OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY CERTAIN GAME ANIMALS › Section 504.400 - Subsequent discovery of damage on another site

Current through June 11, 2024
1.
			 Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, if a claimant files a claim for
			 damage on one site and then discovers damage on another site, the claimant must
			 file a separate claim for the damage on the second site, but is not required to
			 enter into a second cooperative agreement.
2. The Department, upon a showing of good
			 cause, may waive the requirement that a claimant file a separate claim for
			 damage on a second site.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Wildlife Comm'rs, eff. 4-18-90
NRS
				  504.165
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › PREVENTION AND MITIGATION OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY CERTAIN GAME ANIMALS › Section 504.405 - Ongoing damage: Periodic reports; notification when damage ends

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If damage is ongoing, the claimant shall
			 periodically inform the Department of the status of the damage.
2. The claimant shall maintain a record of
			 when the damage began and ended. The claimant shall:
(a) Keep the record for not less than 1 year
			 after the damage ends; and
(b)
			 During the period described in paragraph (a), provide the record to the
			 Department upon request.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › PREVENTION AND MITIGATION OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY CERTAIN GAME ANIMALS › Section 504.411 - Proof of damage

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Department
			 shall develop a form to be used by a claimant to prove damage.
2. The claimant shall submit the form to the
			 Department within 30 days after he or she files the notice required by NAC
			 504.365. The Department may return incomplete or incorrect forms.
3. The form must be accompanied by:
(a) A statement that the damaged property was
			 in good repair before the damage.
(b) A statement setting forth the amount of
			 property damaged, including the amount of material by type that is needed to
			 repair or replace the property to its condition immediately before the
			 damage.
(c) An agreement between
			 the claimant and an investigator of the Department, where possible, that the
			 damage was caused by elk or game animals not native to this State.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › PREVENTION AND MITIGATION OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY CERTAIN GAME ANIMALS › Section 504.415 - Approval and payment of claims

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If the
			 Department approves a claim that is filed by a claimant, the Director of the
			 Department or the Director's designee shall sign the form required by NAC
			 504.411 and date his or her signature.
2. The Department shall pay each approved
			 claim as soon as is practicable, but not later than 30 working days after the
			 Director or the Director's designee signs the form required by NAC
			 504.411.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Wildlife Comm'rs, eff. 4-18-90
NRS
				  504.165
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › PREVENTION AND MITIGATION OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY CERTAIN GAME ANIMALS › Section 504.421 - Determining amount of award; proof of cause of grazing reductions

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The money that a claimant may receive for:
(a) A loss claimed includes the costs of
			 restoring the property to its condition immediately before the
			 damage.
(b) The loss of a stored
			 crop must be based on the fair market value of the crop where it was
			 stored.
(c) A loss to private
			 property or a privately maintained improvement must be based on the cost of
			 repairing or replacing the property or improvement, adjusted for the remaining
			 useful life of the property or improvement immediately before the
			 damage.
(d) A loss from grazing
			 reductions on private or public property must be contingent upon whether the
			 claimant can prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the loss was caused
			 solely by elk or game animals not native to this State. The burden of proof is
			 the sole responsibility of the claimant.
(e) The loss of a standing crop or pasture
			 meadow must be determined by:
(1) Comparing
			 the harvest yield on the damaged area with comparable undamaged areas, and
			 adjusting for any difference in production, if comparable undamaged areas are
			 available;
(2) Using the best
			 estimate of yield provided by the claimant from past records of harvest and
			 agreed to by the Department, if comparable undamaged areas are not available;
			 or
(3) Any other method agreed upon
			 in writing by the claimant and the Department.
(f) A loss on one site must be limited to
			 $10,000, unless the Commission determines that a claimant may be paid more and
			 there is sufficient money to pay him or her.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › PREVENTION AND MITIGATION OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY CERTAIN GAME ANIMALS › Section 504.425 - Appeal to local panel: Grounds; service of notice; partial payment required

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If the claimant
			 and the Department do not agree on the amount of money the claimant is to
			 receive or the claimant fails to accept or use materials offered by the
			 Department pursuant to NAC 504.380, the claimant or the Director of the
			 Department may seek relief from a local panel formed pursuant to NAC 504.430.
			 If such relief is sought, the person seeking relief shall serve notice upon the
			 other, personally or by registered mail, indicating his or her intent to seek
			 relief.
2. If the Director of the
			 Department receives or serves the notice required by subsection 1, the Director
			 shall pay the claimant 75 percent of the amount he or she estimates the value
			 of the loss to be within 30 days after the Director receives or serves the
			 notice. The value of the loss must be determined in the manner set forth in NAC
			 504.421.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Wildlife Comm'rs, eff. 4-18-90
NRS
				  504.165
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › PREVENTION AND MITIGATION OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY CERTAIN GAME ANIMALS › Section 504.430 - Appeal to local panel: Selection and terms of members; selection of chair

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If the claimant and the Department do not
			 agree on the value of a loss or the claimant fails to accept or use materials
			 offered by the Department pursuant to NAC 504.380, the Board of Wildlife
			 Commissioners will select a local panel from the residents of the county in
			 which the claimant resides to assess damage caused by elk or game animals not
			 native to this State, determine the value of the loss claimed and, if
			 applicable, determine whether it was reasonable for the claimant to fail to
			 accept or use materials offered by the Department pursuant to NAC
			 504.380.
2. A local panel must
			 consist of three members to be selected as follows:
(a) One member representing the local
			 business community.
(b) One member
			 representing persons actively engaged in the production of agriculture. Persons
			 engaged in the production of agriculture shall, upon request, provide the Board
			 of Wildlife Commissioners with a list of prospective members.
(c) One member representing either a local
			 hunting or sportsmen's organization, or the county advisory board to manage
			 wildlife. The county advisory board to manage wildlife shall, upon request,
			 provide a list of prospective members.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › PREVENTION AND MITIGATION OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY CERTAIN GAME ANIMALS › Section 504.435 - Appeal to local panel: Duties of panel; effect of decision; payment of members

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A local panel
			 shall assess damage caused only by elk or game animals not native to this
			 State, make a final determination of the value of the loss sustained and, if
			 applicable, determine whether it was reasonable for the claimant to fail to
			 accept or use materials offered by the Department pursuant to NAC
			 504.380.
2. A local panel shall:
(a) Review the evidence submitted by a
			 claimant and the Department before making a determination; and
(b) Render a decision in an expeditious
			 manner, but not later than 20 days after receiving notification to serve on a
			 claim.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › PREVENTION AND MITIGATION OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY CERTAIN GAME ANIMALS › Section 504.440 - Mitigation of damages required

Current through June 11, 2024
Each claimant shall mitigate damages where possible. A claim
				may be denied or limited if the claimant fails to exercise reasonable care and
				diligence to avoid the loss or to minimize or lessen damage. The burden of
				proving a failure to mitigate damages rests with the
				Department.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Wildlife Comm'rs, eff. 4-18-90
NRS
				  504.165
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › POSSESSION OF LIVE WILDLIFE › License for Possession of Wildlife › Section 504.450 - "License" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in NAC 504.450 to 504.488, inclusive, unless the
				  context otherwise requires, "license" means a license for the possession of
				  live wildlife issued by the Department pursuant to
				  NRS
				  504.295.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Wildlife Comm'rs, eff. 2-28-94; A 5-22-97; R009-00,
				  4-3-2000
NRS
					 501.105,
					 501.181,
					 504.295
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › POSSESSION OF LIVE WILDLIFE › License for Possession of Wildlife › Section 504.451 - Application for commercial license: Availability; contents

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An application for a commercial license
				may be obtained from:
(a) The headquarters of
				the Department; or
(b) The regional
				offices of the Department in Fallon, Elko or Las Vegas.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › POSSESSION OF LIVE WILDLIFE › License for Possession of Wildlife › Section 504.452 - Application for noncommercial license: Availability; contents

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An application for a noncommercial license
				may be obtained from:
(a) The headquarters of
				the Department; or
(b) The regional
				offices of the Department in Fallon, Elko or Las Vegas.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › POSSESSION OF LIVE WILDLIFE › License for Possession of Wildlife › Section 504.454 - Requirements for submission of commercial or noncommercial license application

Current through June 11, 2024
A completed application for a commercial or
				noncommercial license must be submitted to the Department at an address
				specified on the application together with:
1. A fee:
(a) Of $15 for a noncommercial license;
				or
(b) Of $500 for a commercial
				license;
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › POSSESSION OF LIVE WILDLIFE › License for Possession of Wildlife › Section 504.456 - Expiration of license and application for new license

Current through June 11, 2024
A commercial or
				noncommercial license expires on June 30 of each year. If an application for a
				new license is not submitted to the Department on or before that date, live
				wildlife possessed pursuant to the expired license shall be deemed to be
				possessed unlawfully and may be seized by the Department. If an application for
				a new license, with no changes in the current license, is submitted to the
				Department on or before June 30, the current license remains in effect while
				the application is being reviewed by the Department.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Wildlife
				Comm'rs, eff. 2-28-94
NRS
				501.105,
				501.181,
				504.295
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › POSSESSION OF LIVE WILDLIFE › License for Possession of Wildlife › Section 504.458 - Terms, conditions and restrictions of license

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A
				person who holds a commercial or noncommercial license shall:
(a) Comply with the terms, conditions and
				restrictions of the license.
(b)
				Allow, at reasonable times, any person authorized to enforce the provisions of
				NAC 504.450 to 504.488, inclusive, free and unrestricted access for the
				inspection of wildlife and holding facilities.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › POSSESSION OF LIVE WILDLIFE › License for Possession of Wildlife › Section 504.459 - Possession of certain species of birds on private property without license; restrictions on disposition; documentation on transportation

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A person does not need to obtain a license
				for the possession of wildlife to possess, propagate, breed or otherwise
				maintain the following species of live wildlife to be held in captivity on
				private property:
(a) California
				quail;
(b) Gambel's
				quail;
(c) Scaled quail;
(d) Mountain quail;
(e) Chukar;
(f) Hungarian (gray) partridge;
(g) Ring-necked and white-winged pheasant;
				or
(h) Bobwhite quail.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › POSSESSION OF LIVE WILDLIFE › License for Possession of Wildlife › Section 504.4595 - Possession and propagation of certain species of fish on private property; restrictions on disposition; documentation on transportation; conditions for taking of fish

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A person does
				not need to obtain a license to possess, propagate, breed or otherwise maintain
				the following species of privately planted live fish, including hybrids
				thereof, in a pond or lake which is not connected to a state water system by
				means of a natural water course and which is located wholly on private
				property:
(a) Rainbow trout;
(b) Brown trout;
(c) Largemouth bass;
(d) Smallmouth bass;
(e) Bluegill sunfish;
(f) Redear sunfish;
(g) Channel catfish;
(h) Bullhead catfish; or
(i) Crappie.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › POSSESSION OF LIVE WILDLIFE › License for Possession of Wildlife › Section 504.4597 - License, permit or stamp not required to take fish under certain circumstances; requirements for transportation or release of transported fish

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A person is not required to obtain or
				possess a fishing license, fishing permit or stamp to take fish if:
(a) The person is fishing in a privately
				owned lake or pond that contains fish that were lawfully acquired and planted
				in the lake or pond, and are possessed under the authority of a license for
				either the commercial or noncommercial possession of live wildlife;
(b) The entire shoreline of the lake or pond,
				when measured at its high-water mark, is located on private property owned,
				managed or leased by a licensee; and
(c) The lake or pond is not directly
				connected at the entrance or outflow of the lake or pond to any natural
				watercourse.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › POSSESSION OF LIVE WILDLIFE › License for Possession of Wildlife › Section 504.460 - Species which may be possessed and propagated

Current through June 11, 2024
1.
				Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and NAC
				504.459
				and
				504.461,
				the Department may authorize only the following species of wildlife to be
				possessed and propagated under the authority of a commercial license:
(a) Chukar.
(b) Hungarian (gray) partridge.
(c) California quail.
(d) Gambel's quail.
(e) Scaled quail.
(f) Bobwhite quail.
(g) Ring-necked and white-winged
				pheasant.
(h) Mountain
				quail.