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Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 502 - Wildlife: Licenses, Tags and Permits › LICENSES, TAGS AND PERMITS GENERALLY › Section 502.220 - Issuance of licenses to members of Armed Forces who are residents of Nevada

Current through June 11, 2024
Licenses
				  must be issued, pursuant to
				  NRS
				  502.290, to members of the Armed Forces of
				  the United States who are bona fide residents of Nevada, but not stationed in
				  this State. An applicant must exhibit evidence of his or her duty assignment or
				  show leave papers to the license agent before a license is issued to the
				  applicant.
Bd. of Fish & Game Comm'rs,
				  No. 19 § 13, eff. 3-10-80
NRS
				  501.105,
				  501.181,
				  502.290
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 502 - Wildlife: Licenses, Tags and Permits › LICENSES, TAGS AND PERMITS GENERALLY › Section 502.240 - Issuance of hunting licenses to persons who are blind: Certificate

Current through June 11, 2024
For the
				  purpose of issuing a hunting license to a person who is blind pursuant to
				  NRS
				  502.075, a certificate issued by a licensed
				  physician is proof that the person is blind. The license agent shall attach a
				  copy of the certificate to the Department's copy of the license.
Bd. of Fish & Game Comm'rs,
				  No. 19 § 14, eff. 3-10-80-NAC A by Bd. of Wildlife Comm'rs, 11-29-95, eff.
				  3-1-96
NRS
				  501.105,
				  501.181,
				  502.075
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 502 - Wildlife: Licenses, Tags and Permits › LICENSES, TAGS AND PERMITS GENERALLY › Section 502.245 - Application for license for person with severe physical disability

Current through June 11, 2024
An
				  application for a hunting or fishing license or a combined hunting and fishing
				  license for a person with a severe physical disability must be submitted to the
				  Department. The application must be made on a form provided by the Department
				  and must contain such information as is necessary to enable the Department to
				  determine the applicant's eligibility. The application must be accompanied by
				  reasonable proof which describes the character and extent of the applicant's
				  disability.
Bd. of Wildlife Comm'rs, No. 120
				  § 5, eff. 11-5-81-NAC A 9-20-83; 3-5-86;
				  11-23-94
NRS
				  501.105,
				  501.181,
				  502.030,
				  502.245
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 502 - Wildlife: Licenses, Tags and Permits › LICENSES, TAGS AND PERMITS GENERALLY › Section 502.250 - Application and fee for duplicate license

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A person may
				  apply for a duplicate license if an unexpired license previously issued has
				  been lost, stolen or destroyed.
2.
				  An application for a duplicate license must:
(a) Be submitted to the Department or a
				  license agent on a form provided by the Department; and
(b) Include an affidavit stating that the
				  information contained in the application and any accompanying material is
				  complete and true.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 502 - Wildlife: Licenses, Tags and Permits › LICENSES, TAGS AND PERMITS GENERALLY › Section 502.260 - Nonresident's license or permit: Information furnished by applicant and agent

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as otherwise provided in NAC
				  502.262, a license agent shall correctly enter the required information on the
				  original and all copies of licenses or permits issued to nonresidents. The
				  information must include:
(a) The applicant's
				  legal name, mailing address, street address, city, state and zip
				  code;
(b) The social security
				  number of the applicant, unless the applicant is a citizen of a country other
				  than the United States;
(c) The
				  month, day, year and time the license or permit is issued to the
				  applicant;
(d) A description of the
				  applicant, including his or her height, weight, sex and date of
				  birth;
(e) If the applicant was
				  born after January 1, 1960, and is applying for a hunting license or a
				  short-term hunting permit, a statement indicating that the applicant has
				  presented proof of successful completion of a course in the responsibilities of
				  hunters as required by the provisions of NRS
				  NRS
				  502.330;
(f) The class of license or permit for which
				  the applicant is applying;
(g) The
				  license agent's account number and the initials of the person who issues the
				  license or permit; and
(h) If a
				  short-term permit is issued, the starting date of the permit.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 502 - Wildlife: Licenses, Tags and Permits › LICENSES, TAGS AND PERMITS GENERALLY › Section 502.262 - Apprentice hunting license: Proof of identity; information furnished by applicant and agent

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A license agent
				  may require a resident or nonresident applicant for an apprentice hunting
				  license to provide reasonable proof of the applicant's identity before issuing
				  an apprentice hunting license to the applicant. Such proof may include, without
				  limitation, a driver's license or other identification containing a photograph
				  of the applicant.
2. The license
				  agent shall correctly enter the required information on the original and all
				  copies of the apprentice hunting license issued to the applicant. The
				  information must include:
(a) The applicant's
				  legal name, mailing address, street address, city, county, state and zip
				  code;
(b) The month, day, year and
				  time the apprentice hunting license is issued to the applicant;
(c) A description of the applicant, including
				  the applicant's height, weight, sex and date of birth; and
(d) If the license:
(1) Is not issued electronically:
(I) The applicant's social security number,
				  unless the applicant is a citizen of a country other than the United
				  States;
(II) The license agent's
				  account number and the initials of the person who issues the license;
				  and
(III) If the applicant holds a
				  driver's license, the number of the driver's license of the applicant and the
				  state of its issuance; or
(2) Is issued electronically:
(I) The applicant's client number;
				  and
(II) The license agent's
				  account number.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 502 - Wildlife: Licenses, Tags and Permits › LICENSES, TAGS AND PERMITS GENERALLY › Section 502.263 - Apprentice hunting license: Temporary authorization number issued in lieu of license

Current through June 11, 2024
In lieu of issuing an apprentice hunting
				  license, the Department may issue such a license in the form of a temporary
				  authorization number pursuant to NAC 502.271. A temporary authorization number
				  issued pursuant to this section may be used only:
1. By the person for whom it is issued;
				  and
2. On the dates of validity of
				  the temporary authorization number.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Wildlife
				  Comm'rs by R019-10, eff. 6-30-2010
NRS
				  501.105,
				  501.181,
				  502.030,
				  502.066
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 502 - Wildlife: Licenses, Tags and Permits › LICENSES, TAGS AND PERMITS GENERALLY › Section 502.264 - Mentor hunter: Contents of affidavit; separate affidavit required for each apprentice hunter

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A mentor hunter
				  shall correctly enter the required information on the original and all copies
				  of the form for a mentor hunter affidavit provided to a resident or
				  nonresident. The information must include:
(a)
				  The mentor hunter's legal name, mailing address, street address, city, county,
				  state and zip code;
(b) The month,
				  day, year and time the affidavit is completed by the mentor hunter;
(c) A description of the mentor hunter,
				  including the mentor hunter's height, weight, sex and date of birth;
(d) The class and number of the hunting
				  license issued to the mentor hunter in this State; and
(e) The name of the apprentice hunter the
				  mentor hunter accompanies and directly supervises pursuant to
				  NRS
				  502.066.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 502 - Wildlife: Licenses, Tags and Permits › LICENSES, TAGS AND PERMITS GENERALLY › Section 502.265 - Mentor hunter: Period of validity of affidavit

Current through June 11, 2024
A mentor hunter affidavit is valid for the
				  license year for which it is completed.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Wildlife
				  Comm'rs by R019-10, eff. 6-30-2010
NRS
				  501.105,
				  501.181,
				  502.030,
				  502.066
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 502 - Wildlife: Licenses, Tags and Permits › LICENSES, TAGS AND PERMITS GENERALLY › Section 502.266 - Mentor hunter: Possession of affidavit; requirements for accompaniment and direct supervision of apprentice hunter

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A mentor hunter
				  may possess affidavits for more than one apprentice hunter. However, the mentor
				  hunter may only accompany and directly supervise one apprentice hunter at a
				  time in the field pursuant to NRS
				  NRS
				  502.066.
2. While a mentor hunter accompanies and
				  directly supervises an apprentice hunter in the field, the mentor hunter must
				  carry on his or her person the affidavit identifying the apprentice hunter the
				  mentor hunter is accompanying.
3.
				  An apprentice hunter must be accompanied and directly supervised by at least
				  one mentor hunter in the field pursuant to NRS
				  NRS
				  502.066.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Wildlife
				  Comm'rs by R019-10, eff. 6-30-2010
NRS
				  501.105,
				  501.181,
				  502.030,
				  502.066
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 502 - Wildlife: Licenses, Tags and Permits › LICENSES, TAGS AND PERMITS GENERALLY › Section 502.271 - Temporary authorization number for license or stamp purchased over Internet or by telephone

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Department
				  may issue a temporary authorization number for a license or stamp if the
				  license or stamp is made available for application and purchase over the
				  Internet or by telephone. The temporary authorization number for each license
				  or stamp is valid for not more than 10 days after the date of its
				  issuance.
2. Upon the request of a
				  law enforcement officer, a person who uses a temporary authorization number
				  shall specify the authorization number and present proof of his or her
				  identity.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Wildlife
				  Comm'rs by R156-05, eff. 2-23-2006
NRS
				  501.105,
				  501.181
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 502 - Wildlife: Licenses, Tags and Permits › LICENSES, TAGS AND PERMITS GENERALLY › Section 502.280 - License, tag or permit issued without validated class code; license, tag or permit issued with more than one class code validated

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A license, tag or permit which is issued
				  without a validated class code, and for which the issuing license agent cannot
				  provide his or her copy within 60 days after notice by the Department, must be
				  assessed to the license agent at the following rates:
(a) For the following licenses, the face
				  value, as indicated by the date of birth and residence of the licensee:
(1) Junior resident's hunting
				  license;
(2) Junior resident's
				  trapping license;
(3) Junior
				  resident's fishing license;
(4)
				  Junior nonresident's fishing license;
(5) Senior resident's hunting license;
				  and
(6) Senior resident's fishing
				  license.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 502 - Wildlife: Licenses, Tags and Permits › LICENSES, TAGS AND PERMITS GENERALLY › Section 502.282 - Permits for season or special use: Computerized system of drawing; application; fee

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Department
				  may award a permit for a season or special use through a random order of
				  selection conducted pursuant to a computerized system of drawing. The selection
				  must begin with a number established by the hours, minutes, seconds and
				  hundredths of a second set forth on the clock of the computer immediately
				  before commencing the drawing.
2.
				  An application for a permit to hunt must be:
(a) Completed in accordance with the
				  regulations of the Commission and the instructions on the
				  application.
(b) Made for one
				  applicant only. If two or more persons apply on one application, the
				  application must be rejected.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 502 - Wildlife: Licenses, Tags and Permits › LICENSES, TAGS AND PERMITS GENERALLY › Section 502.283 - Short-term permits; authorization number in lieu of document

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as otherwise provided in this
				  section, a short-term permit issued as provided in chapter 502 of NRS and this
				  chapter authorizes the person to whom it is issued to fish or hunt only on the
				  starting date specified on the permit and each consecutive day thereafter, if
				  any, until the expiration of the term of the permit. No short-term permit is
				  valid unless it is issued for a term of at least 1 day.
2. If no starting date is specified on the
				  permit, then the date of issuance of the permit will be deemed the starting
				  date.
3. The Department may issue a
				  short-term permit in the form of an authorization number in lieu of a document.
				  Such a permit may be used only:
(a) By the
				  person for whom it is issued; and
(b) On the date of issuance and each
				  consecutive day thereafter, if any, until the expiration of the term for which
				  the permit is issued.
A person using such a permit must, upon the
				  request of a law enforcement officer, specify the authorization number and
				  present proof of his or her identity.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 502 - Wildlife: Licenses, Tags and Permits › FISHING › Section 502.285 - Fishing in reciprocal waters of Colorado River, Lake Mead and Lake Mohave

Current through June 11, 2024
1. When fishing in the reciprocal waters of
				  the Colorado River, Lake Mead and Lake Mohave from the shore of Nevada, each
				  person who is 12 years of age or over must possess:
(a) An Arizona fishing license;
(b) A Nevada fishing license; or
(c) A Nevada Interstate Boundary Waters
				  license.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 502 - Wildlife: Licenses, Tags and Permits › FISHING › Section 502.286 - Fishing in Lake Tahoe and Topaz Lake

Current through June 11, 2024
1. To fish in Lake
				  Tahoe and Topaz Lake, any person who is 16 years of age or over must possess:
(a) A license from California to fish for
				  sport with the appropriate stamps; or
(b) A Nevada fishing license or a Nevada
				  Interstate Boundary Waters license and, if the license is an annual license, a
				  trout stamp.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 502 - Wildlife: Licenses, Tags and Permits › FISHING › Section 502.291 - 1-day group fishing permits; authorization number in lieu of document

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as otherwise provided in this
				  section, a 1-day group fishing permit issued to a group authorizes each member
				  of the group to fish only on:
(a) The date of
				  validity specified on the permit; or
(b) The date the permit is issued, if the
				  date of validity is not specified on the permit.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 502 - Wildlife: Licenses, Tags and Permits › FISHING › Section 502.295 - Special fishing permits: Expiration

Current through June 11, 2024
Special fishing permits expire on the last day
				  of February of each year.
Bd. of Wildlife Comm'rs, No. 32
				  §§ 2 & 3, eff. 6-16-80-NAC A 12-11-87; 12-13-91; R109-02,
				  1-21-2003; R137-03, 1-20-2004, eff. 3-1-2004
NRS
				  501.105,
				  501.181,
				  502.077
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 502 - Wildlife: Licenses, Tags and Permits › FISHING › Section 502.297 - Use of second rod

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A person may
				  fish with a second combination of hook, line and rod if the person:
(a) Has:
(1)
				  A stamp for a second rod, validated by the person's signature in ink across the
				  face of the stamp, affixed to his or her fishing license or permit to fish;
				  or
(2) Any other such documentation
				  as the Department provides as proof that the person has paid to the Department,
				  for the licensing period that includes the time he or she is fishing, the fee
				  to use a second rod; and
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 502 - Wildlife: Licenses, Tags and Permits › FISHING › Section 502.300 - Date when fishing license not required

Current through June 11, 2024
The second Saturday in June of each year is
				  designated as the day upon which persons may fish without a license to do
				  so.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Wildlife
				  Comm'rs, eff. 12-11-87
NRS
				  501.105,
				  501.181,
				  502.010
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 502 - Wildlife: Licenses, Tags and Permits › TAGS, PERMITS, STAMPS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS › General Provisions › Section 502.310 - Tags: Conditions for issuance

Current through June 11, 2024
Tags must be issued in accordance with the
				  seasons, quotas and other conditions designated in the annual regulations
				  establishing open seasons.
Bd. of Fish & Game Comm'rs,
				  No. 6 § 1, eff. 7-1-70
NRS
				  501.105,
				  501.181,
				  502.130
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 502 - Wildlife: Licenses, Tags and Permits › TAGS, PERMITS, STAMPS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS › General Provisions › Section 502.312 - Designation of period within season as controlled hunt

Current through June 11, 2024
The Commission may designate
				  a period within a season as a controlled hunt for the taking of a game species
				  where eligibility and the number of hunters are restricted to a management area
				  or units within a management area.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Wildlife
				  Comm'rs by R137-03, eff. 1-20-2004
NRS
				  501.105,
				  501.181
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 502 - Wildlife: Licenses, Tags and Permits › TAGS, PERMITS, STAMPS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS › General Provisions › Section 502.314 - Duplicate tags

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An application
				  for a duplicate tag must be made as provided in
				  NRS
				  502.210 on a form provided by the
				  Department.
2. Upon submission of a
				  completed application for a duplicate tag, a duplicate tag may be purchased at
				  any office of the Department that issues duplicate tags.
Bd. of Fish & Game Comm'rs,
				  No. 19 § 12.42, eff. 5-15-74; A 9-20-75; 7-25-77; 5-12-80-NAC A by Bd. of
				  Wildlife Comm'rs, 3-19-96; R133-01, 12-17-2001, eff.
				  1-1-2002
NRS
				  501.105,
				  501.181,
				  502.160,
				  502.210
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 502 - Wildlife: Licenses, Tags and Permits › TAGS, PERMITS, STAMPS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS › General Provisions › Section 502.321 - Replacement tags

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Department
				  shall issue a replacement tag at no charge to the holder of a big game tag who
				  has tagged an animal which is diseased and unfit for human consumption if:
(a) A biologist or game warden of the
				  Department or a veterinarian who is licensed to practice in this State avers on
				  the affidavit of diseased big game that the animal is diseased and unfit for
				  human consumption; and
(b) The
				  holder of the tag completes the portion of the affidavit of diseased big game
				  required to apply for a replacement tag, including the selection of a season
				  for which the replacement tag will be issued.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 502 - Wildlife: Licenses, Tags and Permits › TAGS, PERMITS, STAMPS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS › General Provisions › Section 502.331 - Limitation on number of big game tags; application and fee for tag or bonus point

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Unless otherwise
				  authorized by the Commission, it is unlawful for any person to obtain more than
				  one tag for an antelope, any subspecies of bighorn sheep, a black bear, an elk
				  or a mountain goat for a season.
2.
				  An application for a tag or bonus point must be:
(a) Completed in accordance with the
				  regulations of the Commission and the instructions on the
				  application.
(b) Made for one
				  applicant only. If two or more persons apply on one application, the
				  application must be rejected.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 502 - Wildlife: Licenses, Tags and Permits › TAGS, PERMITS, STAMPS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS › General Provisions › Section 502.333 - Limitation on applying for junior hunt

Current through June 11, 2024
A person who is otherwise eligible to apply for
				  a junior hunt may apply for a junior hunt for not more than 5 years.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Wildlife
				  Comm'rs by R115-07, eff. 12-4-2007; A by R150-09,
				  6-30-2010
NRS
				  501.105,
				  501.181,
				  502.160
REVISER'S NOTE.
The regulation of the
				  Board of Wildlife Commissioners filed with the Secretary of State on June 30,
				  2010 (LCB File No. R150-09), which amended this section, contains the following
				  provisions not included in NAC:
"If a person who is ineligible to
				  participate in a junior hunt because of his or her age or the number of years
				  for which the person has applied for a junior hunt becomes eligible to
				  participate in a junior hunt pursuant to the amendatory provisions of this
				  regulation, the Department of Wildlife shall:
1. Reinstate to the
				  category for the junior hunt each unused bonus point accumulated by that person
				  and automatically transferred pursuant to subsection 4 of NAC 502.4189 before
				  June 30, 2010;
2. Reduce the number of bonus points in the
				  category for antlered mule deer by the number of bonus points transferred
				  pursuant to subsection 1; and
3. Retain in the category for
				  antlered mule deer each bonus point which was earned by the person before June
				  30, 2010, for each unsuccessful application for the issuance of a tag to hunt
				  mule deer."
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 502 - Wildlife: Licenses, Tags and Permits › TAGS, PERMITS, STAMPS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS › General Provisions › Section 502.336 - Deferral of privilege to use big game tag by certain members of Armed Forces

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as
				  otherwise provided in subsection 4, a person who receives a game tag and who,
				  after receiving the tag, is mobilized or deployed while serving on active duty
				  in the Armed Forces of the United States may:
(a) Return the tag for a refund as provided
				  in NAC 502.422; and
(b) Request that, without entering the
				  drawing for game tags, the privilege to hunt during the season for which the
				  tag is issued be deferred for an identical privilege for not more than 2
				  successive years during which the hunting season for the identical privilege is
				  open. The person must exercise the privilege during the 2 successive years. If
				  the person did not go hunting under the authority of a hunting license issued
				  to him or her for the hunt year in which the tag was issued, the person may
				  return the hunting license for a refund.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 502 - Wildlife: Licenses, Tags and Permits › TAGS, PERMITS, STAMPS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS › General Provisions › Section 502.341 - Antelope tags

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as
				  otherwise provided in subsection 2, unless his or her privilege is limited or
				  revoked pursuant to law, any resident of Nevada or nonresident is eligible to
				  apply in any year for a tag to hunt antelope.
2. Except as otherwise provided in NAC
				  502.42694 and
				  502.4293, or unless his or her
				  privilege is limited or revoked pursuant to law, a person is eligible to apply
				  for a tag to hunt an antelope with horns longer than its ears if he or she did
				  not receive a tag or a replacement tag to hunt antelope with horns longer than
				  its ears in the previous 3 years.
Bd. of Fish & Game Comm'rs,
				  No. 25 §9, eff. 12-4-79; A 5-12-80-NAC A by Bd. of Wildlife Comm'rs,
				  5-1-82; 4-27-84, eff. 5-25-84; 9-10-87; 5-9-88; 4-18-90; 3-19-96; 6-24-96;
				  R066-08, 9-18-2008; R196-09, 4-20-2010; A by
				  R141-16A,
				  eff. 12/21/2016
NRS
				  501.105,
				  501.181,
				  502.130,
				  502.140,
				  502.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 502 - Wildlife: Licenses, Tags and Permits › TAGS, PERMITS, STAMPS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS › General Provisions › Section 502.345 - Bighorn sheep: Tags; presentation of skull and horns to representative of Department

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Unless his or her
				  privilege is limited or revoked pursuant to law, any resident of Nevada or
				  nonresident is eligible to apply for a tag to hunt for a ram from one or more
				  of the following subspecies of bighorn sheep:
(a) Nelson bighorn sheep;
(b) California bighorn sheep; or
(c) Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep, if, in the
				  immediately preceding 10 years, he or she did not receive a tag or replacement
				  tag to hunt for a ram from that subspecies of bighorn sheep.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 502 - Wildlife: Licenses, Tags and Permits › TAGS, PERMITS, STAMPS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS › General Provisions › Section 502.347 - Bobcats: Miscellaneous requirements; prohibited and unlawful acts; transportation; fee for seal

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Any person who
				  kills a bobcat shall, within 10 days after the close of the season, personally:
(a) Present its pelt for inspection by and
				  give its lower jaw to a representative of the Department;
(b) Have the Department's seal affixed to the
				  pelt; and
(c) Complete a report of
				  the killing in accordance with the Department's instructions.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 502 - Wildlife: Licenses, Tags and Permits › TAGS, PERMITS, STAMPS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS › General Provisions › Section 502.361 - Elk tags

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as
				  otherwise provided in NAC
				  502.42694 and
				  502.4293, or unless his or her
				  privilege is limited or revoked pursuant to law, a person is eligible to apply
				  for a bull elk tag in any year if he or she did not receive a bull elk tag or a
				  replacement tag for a bull elk in the previous 7 years.
2. Unless his or her privilege is limited or
				  revoked pursuant to law, a person is eligible to apply for an antlerless elk
				  tag in any year.
3. Unless his or
				  her privilege is limited or revoked pursuant to law, a person is eligible to
				  apply for a spike elk tag in any year.
Bd. of Fish & Game Comm'rs,
				  No. 25 §11, eff. 12-4-79; A 5-12-80-NAC A by Bd. of Wildlife Comm'rs,
				  9-10-87; 6-20-90; 11-23-94; 3-21-96; R140-98, 9-25-98; R180-01, 4-3-2002;
				  R066-08, 9-18-2008; R196-09, 4-20-2010; A by
				  R141-16A,
				  eff. 12/21/2016
NRS
				  501.105,
				  501.181,
				  502.130,
				  502.140,
				  502.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 502 - Wildlife: Licenses, Tags and Permits › TAGS, PERMITS, STAMPS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS › General Provisions › Section 502.364 - Mountain goats: Tags; inspection

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Before a person
				  may hunt a mountain goat, he or she must obtain a tag from the Department.
				  Except as otherwise provided by a regulation of the Commission or title 45 of
				  NRS, a person may apply for a mountain goat tag in any year if, in the
				  immediately preceding 10 years, he or she did not receive a tag or replacement
				  tag for a mountain goat.
2. A
				  person who harvests a mountain goat shall, within 5 days after harvesting it,
				  personally present the skull, hide and any edible portion of the animal, or its
				  carcass, to a representative of the Department for inspection.
Bd. of Fish & Game Comm'rs,
				  No. 25 § 12, eff. 12-4-79-NAC A 4-27-84, eff. 5-25-84; A by Bd. of
				  Wildlife Comm'rs, 4-18-90; 3-19-96; 6-24-96; 9-6-96; R023-03, 10-30-2003;
				  R156-05, 2-23-2006; R066-08, 9-18-2008
NRS
				  501.105,
				  501.181,
				  502.130,
				  502.140,
				  502.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 502 - Wildlife: Licenses, Tags and Permits › TAGS, PERMITS, STAMPS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS › General Provisions › Section 502.370 - Mountain lions: Tags; open season; miscellaneous requirements; unlawful acts

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Unless otherwise
				  specified by a regulation of the Commission or title 45 of NRS, any resident of
				  Nevada or nonresident is eligible to obtain not more than two mountain lion
				  tags in any year. A mountain lion tag:
(a) May
				  be purchased from the Department or a license agent;
(b) Must be purchased by the person who will
				  be the holder of the mountain lion tag or, if a child under the age of 18 years
				  is applying for the mountain lion tag pursuant to
				  NRS
				  502.060, must be purchased by the child who
				  will be the holder of the mountain lion tag or by the parent or legal guardian
				  of the child;
(c) May be used in
				  any management unit or group of management units that are open for the hunting
				  of mountain lions in Nevada during any open season established for the
				  management unit or group of management units pursuant to subsection 2;
				  and
(d) Expires upon the
				  termination of all the open seasons established pursuant to subsection 2 for
				  the year for which the tag is issued.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 502 - Wildlife: Licenses, Tags and Permits › TAGS, PERMITS, STAMPS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS › General Provisions › Section 502.373 - Black bears: Tags; fees; miscellaneous requirements; unlawful acts; open season

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Unless his or
				  her privilege is limited or revoked pursuant to law, any resident or
				  nonresident of this State is eligible to apply for a black bear tag to hunt
				  black bear. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a person is
				  eligible to apply for a black bear tag in any year. A person who obtains a
				  black bear tag or a replacement black bear tag and who is successful in
				  harvesting a black bear is not eligible to apply for another black bear tag
				  during the next 5 years.
2. The fee
				  for:
(a) A resident black bear tag is
				  $100.
(b) A nonresident black bear
				  tag is $300.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 502 - Wildlife: Licenses, Tags and Permits › TAGS, PERMITS, STAMPS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS › General Provisions › Section 502.376 - Upland game birds: Stamp or other documentation required; exceptions

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection
				  2, any person who hunts for upland game birds, except turkey and crow, must
				  carry on his or her person:
(a) An unexpired
				  upland game bird stamp validated by the person's signature in ink across the
				  face of the stamp; or
(b) Any other
				  such documentation as the Department provides as proof that the person has paid
				  to the Department, for the licensing period that includes the time he or she is
				  hunting, the fee for the upland game bird stamp.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 502 - Wildlife: Licenses, Tags and Permits › TAGS, PERMITS, STAMPS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS › General Provisions › Section 502.378 - Wild turkeys: Tags; miscellaneous requirements

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A tag is
				  required to hunt wild turkey. The fee for a resident tag is $20. The fee for a
				  nonresident tag is $50. In addition, a nonrefundable fee in the amount set
				  forth in subsection 3 of NAC 502.331 will be charged for acting upon each
				  application for a tag. A person may obtain a form to apply for a tag from a
				  license agent or an office of the Department. The form must be completed in
				  accordance with the instructions on the form. The award of these tags by the
				  Department will be based on a drawing held after the deadline specified on the
				  form.
2. A person, while hunting
				  wild turkey, shall have in his or her possession:
(a) A valid hunting license; and
(b) A valid tag to hunt wild turkey issued to
				  the person.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 502 - Wildlife: Licenses, Tags and Permits › TAGS, PERMITS, STAMPS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS › General Provisions › Section 502.380 - Swans: Permits; miscellaneous requirements; prohibited acts

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A permit is required to hunt swan. The fee
				  for the permit is $10. A person must apply for the permit on a form provided by
				  the Department. The form must be completed in accordance with the instructions
				  thereon. Award of the swan hunt permits by the Department will be based on a
				  drawing held after the date specified on the form.
2. Each person, while hunting swan, shall
				  carry on his or her person a:
(a) Hunting
				  license issued by the Department, unless the person is a resident of this State
				  who is under the age of 12 years, or a nonresident permit to hunt upland game
				  and migratory game birds;
(b) Swan
				  hunt permit issued by the Department;
(c) State duck stamp, or any other such
				  documentation as the Department provides as proof that the person has paid to
				  the Department the fee for the state duck stamp, unless the person is under the
				  age of 12 years or 65 years of age or older; and
(d) Federal migratory bird hunting stamp, or
				  any other such documentation as the Federal Government provides as proof that
				  the person has paid to the Federal Government the fee for the federal migratory
				  bird hunting stamp, unless the person is not subject to the payment of the
				  fee.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 502 - Wildlife: Licenses, Tags and Permits › TAGS, PERMITS, STAMPS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS › General Provisions › Section 502.385 - Use of tag or permit

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The tag or
				  permit must be carried by the holder at all times while the holder is hunting
				  or trapping or while he or she is fishing for wildlife for which a tag or
				  permit is required.
2. Except as
				  otherwise provided in NAC
				  502.42905 and section 1 of LCB
				  File No. R022-19, and section 1, it is unlawful for any person to:
(a) Use or possess a tag or permit issued to
				  any other person;
(b) Transfer or
				  give a tag or permit issued to him or her to any other person;
(c) Use any tag or permit in a management
				  area or unit for which it is not intended; or
(d) Use a tag or permit at any time other
				  than at the time intended.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 502 - Wildlife: Licenses, Tags and Permits › TAGS, PERMITS, STAMPS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS › General Provisions › Section 502.390 - Validation of tag or permit

Current through June 11, 2024
Except as otherwise provided in section 5, when
				  a person reaches any wildlife which the person has killed, he or she must
				  validate his or her tag or permit immediately by clearly punching out the
				  spaces necessary to properly identify the physical description of the animal,
				  including its sex and antler points, where appropriate, and the day and month
				  of the kill.
Bd. of Fish & Game Comm'rs,
				  No. 6 § 3, eff. 9-1-78-NAC A by Bd. of Wildlife Comm'rs by R126-06,
				  9-18-2006; R115-09, 1-28-2010; A by
				  R105-16A,
				  eff. 6/21/2017
NRS 501.181,
				  502.160.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 502 - Wildlife: Licenses, Tags and Permits › TAGS, PERMITS, STAMPS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS › General Provisions › Section 502.400 - Attachment of tag or permit to animal

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as
				  otherwise provided in subsection 2 and NAC
				  502.42905,
				  the owner of a tag or permit must firmly attach it to the carcass of an animal
				  killed by the owner, at or before the time he or she first reaches his or her
				  means of transportation or camp, whichever he or she reaches first. The tag or
				  permit must remain with the major portion of the meat until it is
				  consumed.
2. If the animal killed
				  is a mountain lion or fur-bearing mammal for which a tag or permit is required,
				  the owner of the tag or permit or a designated licensed assistant pursuant to
				  NAC
				  502.42905
				  must firmly attach it to the hide or pelt of the animal. The tag or permit must
				  remain attached to the hide or pelt while it is transported and until it is
				  processed.
Bd. of Fish & Game Comm'rs,
				  No. 6 § 4, eff. 9-1-78-NAC A by Bd. of Wildlife Comm'rs by R133-04,
				  10-28-2004; R126-06, 9-18-2006; A by
				  R105-16A,
				  eff. 6/21/2017; A by
				  R176-20A,
				  eff. 2/28/2022
NRS
				  501.105,
				  501.181,
				  502.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 502 - Wildlife: Licenses, Tags and Permits › TAGS, PERMITS, STAMPS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS › General Provisions › Section 502.401 - Use of tag as transportation permit; requirements

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A
				  person to whom a game tag has been lawfully issued may use his or her game tag
				  as a transportation permit in the manner described in this section if:
(a) Pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1
				  of NAC 502.385, the game tag includes the signature of the holder of the game
				  tag and the date on which and time at which the holder signed the game
				  tag;
(b) The game tag has been
				  validated pursuant to NAC 502.390; and
(c) The game tag has been attached to the
				  carcass, hide or pelt of the animal pursuant to NAC 502.400.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 502 - Wildlife: Licenses, Tags and Permits › TAGS, PERMITS, STAMPS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS › General Provisions › Section 502.403 - Transportation of animal legally harvested to taxidermist: Use of taxidermy record stub as transportation permit; restrictions

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except
				  as otherwise provided in this section, a person to whom a game tag has been
				  lawfully issued may use that portion of his or her game tag designated as the
				  taxidermy record stub in the following manner:
(a) The person may ship by commercial carrier
				  any nonedible game parts taken from the animal lawfully harvested under the
				  authority of the tag to a commercial or noncommercial taxidermist licensed and
				  located in this State. If such parts are placed for shipment, the taxidermy
				  record stub must accompany the shipment.
(b) If the person reaches his or her place of
				  residence with an animal which has been lawfully harvested under the authority
				  of the tag or delivers the animal to a commercial processor for processing, the
				  person may authorize another person to transport any nonedible game parts taken
				  from the animal to a commercial or noncommercial taxidermist licensed and
				  located in this State. The person shall, at the time of making the
				  authorization, print in ink on the taxidermy record stub both the name of the
				  authorized transporter and the date of the authorization. The taxidermy record
				  stub must accompany the transportation of the parts.
(c) The person who is specified on the tag
				  may deliver any nonedible game parts taken from the animal lawfully harvested
				  under the authority of the tag to a commercial or noncommercial taxidermist
				  licensed in any state.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 502 - Wildlife: Licenses, Tags and Permits › TAGS, PERMITS, STAMPS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS › General Provisions › Section 502.405 - Questionnaire with big game tag: Submission of information to independent contractor designated by Department; correction; denial and reinstatement of certain privileges

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The properly
				  completed questionnaire issued as part of a big game tag or the information
				  required by the questionnaire must be received by the Department not later than
				  the deadline established in an annual regulation of the Commission.
2. A person who fails to return the
				  questionnaire or the information required by the questionnaire on or before the
				  deadline or who submits incomplete or false information on the questionnaire
				  will be denied all big game tags for 1 year. A person who is ineligible for a
				  big game tag pursuant to this subsection may have those privileges reinstated
				  if the person:
(a) Pays to the Department an
				  administrative fine of $50; and
(b)
				  Submits to the Department the properly completed questionnaire issued as part
				  of the big game tag or the information required by the questionnaire, all of
				  which must be received on or before the deadline for the application for the
				  main drawing.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 502 - Wildlife: Licenses, Tags and Permits › TAGS, PERMITS, STAMPS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS › General Provisions › Section 502.407 - Questionnaire with turkey tag: Submission to independent contractor designated by Department; correction; denial and reinstatement of certain privileges

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Unless otherwise provided by an annual
				  regulation of the Commission, the properly completed questionnaire issued as
				  part of a turkey tag must be received by the Department in accordance with the
				  deadline established in a regulation of the Commission.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection
				  3, a person who fails to return the questionnaire or the information required
				  by the questionnaire on or before the deadline or who submits incomplete or
				  false information on the questionnaire is ineligible for all turkey tags for 1
				  year.
3. A person who is ineligible
				  for a tag pursuant to subsection 2 may have those privileges reinstated if, on
				  or before the deadline for the submission of an application for the spring hunt
				  for turkey, the person:
(a) Pays to the
				  Department an administrative fine of $50; and
(b) Submits to the Department the properly
				  completed questionnaire issued as part of the turkey tag or the information
				  required by the questionnaire.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 502 - Wildlife: Licenses, Tags and Permits › TAGS, PERMITS, STAMPS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS › General Provisions › Section 502.411 - Computation of time for presentation of animal to representative of Department

Current through June 11, 2024
Whenever a
				  person is required, pursuant to a regulation adopted by the Commission, to
				  present an animal or parts thereof to a representative of the Department for
				  inspection, sealing or branding within a specified period, the day of the act
				  or event from which the specified period begins to run must not be included.
				  The last day of the period so computed must be included, unless it is a
				  Saturday, a Sunday or a state holiday, in which event the period runs until the
				  end of the next day which is not a Saturday, a Sunday or a state holiday.
				  Intermediate Saturdays, Sundays and state holidays must be excluded from the
				  computation.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Wildlife
				  Comm'rs by R117-07, eff. 12-4-2007
NRS
				  501.105,
				  501.181,
				  502.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 502 - Wildlife: Licenses, Tags and Permits › TAGS, PERMITS, STAMPS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS › General Provisions › Section 502.415 - Duck stamps: Price

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The prices for
				  state duck stamps are as follows:
(a) For
				  unexpired stamps, $10; and
(b) For
				  expired stamps:
(1) If a person who is
				  provided electronic documentation by the Department that he or she has paid the
				  fee for a state duck stamp for a license year wishes to obtain an expired state
				  duck stamp for that license year, the person may, within 30 days after the
				  expiration of that license year, obtain such a stamp from the Department free
				  of charge; or
(2) If a person
				  wishes to purchase a mint stock stamp from the Department, the face value of
				  the mint stock stamp.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 502 - Wildlife: Licenses, Tags and Permits › TAGS, PERMITS, STAMPS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS › General Procedure for Awarding Tags and Bonus Points › Section 502.416 - "Department" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in NAC 502.416 to 502.4225, inclusive,
				  unless the context otherwise requires, "Department" includes any independent
				  contractor of the Department acting on behalf of and under the direction of the
				  Department and the agents and employees of the independent contractor.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Wildlife
				  Comm'rs, eff. 10-26-93; A by R168-99, 1-19-2000; R229-03, 3-23-2004; R040-09,
				  10-27-2009; R051-11, 3-9-2012
NRS
				  501.105,
				  501.181
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 502 - Wildlife: Licenses, Tags and Permits › TAGS, PERMITS, STAMPS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS › General Procedure for Awarding Tags and Bonus Points › Section 502.417 - Applicability

Current through June 11, 2024
Except as
				  otherwise provided in this chapter, the provisions of NAC 502.416 to 502.4225,
				  inclusive, apply to the processing of:
1. Applications to obtain tags as provided in
				  NRS
				  502.130; and
2. Applications to obtain bonus points for
				  tags as provided in
				  NRS
				  502.130.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Wildlife
				  Comm'rs, eff. 3-7-91; A 10-12-94; R229-03, 3-23-2004; R040-09,
				  10-27-2009
NRS
				  501.105,
				  501.181,
				  502.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 502 - Wildlife: Licenses, Tags and Permits › TAGS, PERMITS, STAMPS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS › General Procedure for Awarding Tags and Bonus Points › Section 502.4175 - Application for tag or bonus point; fees

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as
				  otherwise authorized by the Commission, a person desiring to obtain a tag,
				  permit or bonus point without the opportunity to obtain a tag must submit an
				  electronic application provided by the Department. In addition to any
				  information required pursuant to NAC
				  502.199,
				  the application must:
(a) Specify whether the
				  applicant is a resident or nonresident of this State;
(b) Specify the species or category of
				  species for which the applicant is applying;
(c) If the applicant is applying for a tag to
				  hunt deer, bear, elk, antelope, bighorn sheep, mountain goat, moose or wild
				  turkey, include a selection of not more than five hunter choice numbers;
				  and
(d) Set forth an
				  acknowledgement of the affidavit that is included in the application provided
				  by the Department.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 502 - Wildlife: Licenses, Tags and Permits › TAGS, PERMITS, STAMPS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS › General Procedure for Awarding Tags and Bonus Points › Section 502.4177 - Submission of application for sole purpose of obtaining bonus point

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection
				  2, a person who is at least 12 years of age and does not wish to obtain a tag
				  may apply to the Department for the sole purpose of obtaining a bonus point for
				  a tag. Such an application may be submitted by a person who is under 12 years
				  of age if he or she will attain the age of 12 years before the commencement of
				  the last season for the category of the species to which the application
				  relates.
2. A person who is
				  ineligible to apply for a tag for a category of species may not apply for a
				  bonus point for that category of species.
3. The Department shall award a bonus point
				  to a person described in subsection 1 if the person has complied with all
				  applicable provisions of chapter 502 of NRS and the regulations adopted
				  pursuant thereto.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Wildlife
				  Comm'rs by R229-03, eff. 3-23-2004; A by R156-05, 2-23-2006; A by
				  R103-19A,
				  eff. 11/2/2020
NRS
				  501.105,
				  501.181,
				  502.160