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Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › POSSESSION OF LIVE WILDLIFE › License for Possession of Wildlife › Section 504.461 - Unprotected reptiles and amphibians: Possession, transportation and breeding; disposition of progeny; restrictions; applicability of other laws

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as otherwise provided in NAC
				504.471,
				a natural person may without a license or permit issued by the Department
				capture, possess, transport and breed reptiles and amphibians which are
				classified by the Department as unprotected if:
(a) The capture, possession, transportation
				and breeding is for strictly personal and noncommercial purposes; and
(b) The number of reptiles and amphibians
				possessed by the person does not exceed the possession limits established by
				the Commission for each such reptile and amphibian.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › POSSESSION OF LIVE WILDLIFE › License for Possession of Wildlife › Section 504.4615 - Unprotected reptiles and amphibians: Time and method of collection

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A person may collect an unprotected
				reptile pursuant to NAC
				504.461
				at any hour of the day or night and only by hand or by use of a noose, set of
				tongs or snake hook.
2. A person
				may collect an unprotected amphibian pursuant to NAC
				504.461
				at any hour of the day or night only by hand or by the use of a dip
				net.
3. In collecting an
				unprotected reptile or amphibian in accordance with this section, a person
				shall not use:
(a) A crowbar, tire iron,
				jackhammer, winch, explosive device, chemical substance or any other method or
				means of collection that involves the removal or breaking apart of rocks, a
				natural shelter or the habitat in or around which the reptile or amphibian may
				be found; or
(b) Any type of trap,
				including, without limitation, a pit trap or a can trap.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › POSSESSION OF LIVE WILDLIFE › License for Possession of Wildlife › Section 504.462 - Sources for obtaining live wildlife

Current through June 11, 2024
Wildlife authorized to be possessed under the
				authority of:
1. A commercial license
				may be obtained only from:
(a) A person
				licensed as a breeder of or dealer in that wildlife;
(b) A collection lawfully made in another
				state or country that allows the commercialization of that wildlife;
				or
(c) The Department. The
				Department may make such a transfer only for the benefit and care of abandoned,
				seized or confiscated wildlife. Wildlife obtained pursuant to this paragraph
				must not be sold, bartered or traded.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › POSSESSION OF LIVE WILDLIFE › License for Possession of Wildlife › Section 504.464 - Importing of live wildlife into State: General conditions

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection
				2 and NAC
				504.466,
				a person who holds a commercial or noncommercial license may import a shipment
				of live wildlife into this State if he or she complies with the following
				requirements:
(a) The person's license must
				authorize the possession of the species to be imported;
(b) The person must first obtain an
				importation permit from the Department unless his or her commercial or
				noncommercial license specifically authorizes the importation of the
				species;
(c) If the shipment is
				comprised of birds, fish , mammals, reptiles or amphibians, it must be
				accompanied by a certificate of health issued by a fish pathologist approved by
				the Department or a veterinarian who is:
(1)
				Licensed to practice in the state in which the shipment originated;
				and
(2) Accredited by the Federal
				Government ; and
(d) At
				least 30 days before the live wildlife is imported into this State, the person
				discloses to the Department the location where the live wildlife is held and
				any other location where the live wildlife will be held during the 30 days
				before the live wildlife is imported into this State.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › POSSESSION OF LIVE WILDLIFE › License for Possession of Wildlife › Section 504.466 - Conditions for importing of ungulates into State

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A
				person who holds a commercial or noncommercial license must not import
				ungulates into this State unless:
(a) The
				person's license authorizes the possession of the species to be
				imported;
(b) The person first
				obtains:
(1) An importation permit from the
				Department; and
(2) An importation
				permit from the State Department of Agriculture;
(c) At least 30 days before the ungulate is
				imported into this State, the person discloses to the Department the location
				where the ungulate is held and any other location where the ungulate will be
				held during the 30 days before the ungulate is imported into this State;
				and
(d) The person submits to the
				Department of Wildlife and the State Department of Agriculture a health
				certificate and certificate of examination of the ungulates issued by a
				licensed veterinarian who is accredited by the Federal Government. The
				certificate of examination must include:
(1) A
				statement that all animals in the shipment tested negative for tuberculosis,
				brucellosis and such other diseases as prescribed by the Department of Wildlife
				and the State Department of Agriculture; and
(2) The following statement signed by the
				veterinarian in the state, province or country where the ungulates originated:
To the best of my knowledge, animals listed in this certificate are not
				infected with paratuberculosis (Johnes Disease) and have not been exposed to
				animals infected with paratuberculosis. To the best of my knowledge, the
				premises of origin have not been the site of a significant outbreak of disease
				in the previous 24 months that was not contained and extirpated using
				recognized standards for the control of diseases.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › POSSESSION OF LIVE WILDLIFE › License for Possession of Wildlife › Section 504.468 - Restrictions on release, hunting, transfer and display of captive wildlife; exceptions

Current through June 11, 2024
Wildlife possessed under the authority
				of:
1. A commercial license must not
				be:
(a) Released from captivity without the
				prior written authorization of the Department; or
(b) Hunted, except for upland game birds
				released under the authority of:
(1) A permit
				issued by the Department for a competitive field trial or for training dogs or
				falcons; or
(2) A license issued by
				the Department for a commercial or private shooting preserve.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › POSSESSION OF LIVE WILDLIFE › License for Possession of Wildlife › Section 504.470 - Transfer of live wildlife: Authorized recipients; receipt required; record of transfer

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The holder of a
				commercial or noncommercial license may transfer live wildlife only pursuant to
				the conditions set forth in his or her license and:
(a) To a person who possesses a license or
				permit issued by the Department which authorizes that person to possess the
				species being transferred; or
(b)
				Pursuant to applicable federal and state laws and any regulations adopted
				pursuant thereto, to a person who resides outside of Nevada.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › POSSESSION OF LIVE WILDLIFE › License for Possession of Wildlife › Section 504.471 - Restrictions on shipment, transportation and exportation of wildlife; exceptions

Current through June 11, 2024
A person shall not ship, transport or export
				wildlife from the State of Nevada unless:
1. The person first obtains an exportation
				permit from the Department;
2. The
				person possesses a valid license or permit issued by the Department which
				specifically authorizes the export of the species listed on the license or
				permit;
3. The person lawfully
				obtains the wildlife from a person authorized to possess and export live
				wildlife without an export permit and the shipment is accompanied by a receipt
				which includes:
(a) The species of wildlife
				and the number of each species being shipped or transported;
(b) The date that the wildlife is being
				shipped or transported; and
(c) The
				name, address and signature of the person from whom the wildlife was
				obtained;
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › POSSESSION OF LIVE WILDLIFE › License for Possession of Wildlife › Section 504.472 - Marking and tagging of captive wildlife

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A person who
				holds a commercial or noncommercial license for:
(a) Ungulates shall cause any ungulates the
				person possesses under the authority of that license to be:
(1) Marked with an official eartag approved
				by the United States Department of Agriculture;
(2) Marked with an eartag supplied or
				approved by the Department; or
(3)
				Otherwise permanently marked in a manner acceptable to the
				Department.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › POSSESSION OF LIVE WILDLIFE › License for Possession of Wildlife › Section 504.474 - Maintenance of handling facilities

Current through June 11, 2024
A person who holds a commercial or
				noncommercial license for ungulates, bobcats, mountain lions or black bears
				shall maintain on the premises where the species is most often kept holding and
				handling facilities that enable the handling, marking and individual
				identification of the species the person possesses under the authority of that
				license.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Wildlife
				Comm'rs, eff. 2-28-94
NRS
				501.105,
				501.181,
				503.590,
				504.295
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › POSSESSION OF LIVE WILDLIFE › License for Possession of Wildlife › Section 504.476 - Cages or open-top enclosures for bobcats, mountain lions and black bears

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Any person who applies for and is granted
				an initial commercial or noncommercial license for bobcats, mountain lions or
				black bears shall maintain, on the premises where the species is most often
				kept, a cage or open-top enclosure for the species that meets or exceeds the
				minimum requirements set forth in this section.
2. Any cage for bobcats, mountain lions or
				black bears must have:
(a) Sides constructed
				of:
(1) Woven wire or chain link which is no
				smaller than 11 gauge for bobcats and 9 gauge for mountain lions or black
				bears; or
(2) A solid material that
				cannot be destroyed by the species contained therein;
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › POSSESSION OF LIVE WILDLIFE › License for Possession of Wildlife › Section 504.478 - Ungulates: Enclosures

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Any person:
(a) Who applies for and is granted an initial
				commercial or noncommercial license for ungulates; or
(b) Who:
(1)
				Holds any permit or license issued by the Department which authorizes the
				possession of live ungulates; and
(2) Adds to or rebuilds any existing
				enclosures for ungulates on the premises where the ungulates are most often
				kept, except for the performance of necessary repairs or maintenance, shall
				maintain, on the premises where the ungulates are most often kept, an enclosure
				for those ungulates that meets or exceeds the minimum requirements set forth in
				this section.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › POSSESSION OF LIVE WILDLIFE › License for Possession of Wildlife › Section 504.480 - Ungulates: Quarantine facility; report of death; postmortem examination

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A person who holds a commercial or
				noncommercial license for ungulates shall:
(a)
				Maintain, on the premises where the ungulates are most often kept, a quarantine
				facility which is approved by both the Department of Wildlife and the State
				Department of Agriculture.
(b)
				Allow agents of the Department of Wildlife or the State Department of
				Agriculture to inspect at any time that quarantine facility and any animals
				contained therein.
(c) If a
				quarantine is imposed, quarantine ungulates in that quarantine facility.
(d) Immediately report to the
				Department of Wildlife the death of any ungulate the person possesses under the
				authority of that license. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the
				Department of Wildlife may require the licensee to submit the ungulate to:
(1) A laboratory approved by the Department
				of Wildlife; or
(2) A licensed
				veterinarian who is accredited by the Federal Government, for a postmortem
				examination to determine the cause of death.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › POSSESSION OF LIVE WILDLIFE › License for Possession of Wildlife › Section 504.482 - Reporting suspicion of exposure of captive wildlife to dangerous or communicable disease

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A person who has
				reason to believe that any captive wildlife has been exposed to a dangerous or
				communicable disease shall immediately give notice to the Department of
				Wildlife and the State Department of Agriculture.
2. As used in this section, "captive
				wildlife" means any live wildlife which is physically restrained, confined or
				impaired so that it is prevented from an unobstructed return to or movement in
				the wild.
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 504.484 - Commercial license not required for display of wildlife for scientific or educational purposes under certain circumstances

Current through June 11, 2024
A person holding a permit issued
				pursuant to
				NRS
				503.650 may display or exhibit wildlife held
				pursuant to that permit, without obtaining a commercial license, if:
1. The display or exhibit is for scientific
				or educational purposes; and
2. No
				fee is charged for the privilege of viewing the display or exhibit.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Wildlife
				Comm'rs, eff. 2-28-94
NRS
				501.105,
				501.181,
				503.650,
				504.295
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › POSSESSION OF LIVE WILDLIFE › License for Possession of Wildlife › Section 504.486 - Exhibit of wildlife under authority of federal exhibitor's license (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of Wildlife
				Comm'rs, eff. 2-28-94; A by
				R006-21A,
				eff. 2/28/2022; R by
				R053-23A,
				eff. 2/13/2024
NRS
				501.105,
				501.181
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › POSSESSION OF LIVE WILDLIFE › License for Possession of Wildlife › Section 504.488 - Possession of live animals under authority of permit or license held on February 28, 1994

Current through June 11, 2024
A person who, on February 28, 1994, holds any
				permit or license issued by the Department that authorizes the possession of a
				live animal may, except as otherwise provided in the particular permit or
				license, continue to possess that animal and its progeny that is born before
				January 1, 2022, for the life of that animal and such progeny without having to
				obtain a license pursuant to NAC
				504.450
				to
				504.486,
				inclusive. The animal and such progeny:
1. Must not, if the animal is of a species
				listed in NAC
				503.110,
				be released, sold, bartered, given away or traded within this State.
2. Must not, if the animal is not of a
				species listed in NAC
				503.110,
				be:
(a) Released in this State without the
				prior written authorization of the Department; or
(b) Sold, bartered, given away or traded
				within this State except:
(1) Pursuant to the
				conditions set forth in the permit or license under which the animal and such
				progeny are held; and
(2) To a
				person who holds a commercial or noncommercial license for the same
				species.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › POSSESSION OF LIVE WILDLIFE › Permit to Rehabilitate Wildlife › Section 504.490 - Issuance; general conditions

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Department
				may issue a permit to rehabilitate wildlife.
2. Wildlife held pursuant to a permit to
				rehabilitate wildlife is the property of the people of the State of Nevada and
				must be turned over to the Department upon its request.
3. The name and telephone number of each
				facility used by a holder of a permit to rehabilitate wildlife is subject to
				public disclosure.
4. A permit to
				rehabilitate wildlife is valid only for the premises or locations described on
				the permit.
5. The Department will
				not issue a permit to rehabilitate wildlife for the rehabilitation of:
(a) Coyotes, foxes, skunks, raccoons, rats,
				mice, ground squirrels or bats;
(b)
				Any species of wildlife listed in NAC
				503.110,
				whose possession is prohibited;
(c)
				Any species of wildlife belonging to the family Cervidae; or
(d) Any species of wildlife whose possession
				is prohibited by a county or city ordinance that applies to the premises or
				locations for which the permit is sought.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › POSSESSION OF LIVE WILDLIFE › Permit to Rehabilitate Wildlife › Section 504.492 - Application: Availability; contents; requirements for submission

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An application for a permit to
				rehabilitate wildlife may be obtained from:
(a) The headquarters of the Department;
				or
(b) The regional office of the
				Department in Fallon, Elko or Las Vegas.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › POSSESSION OF LIVE WILDLIFE › Permit to Rehabilitate Wildlife › Section 504.494 - Terms, conditions, restrictions and expiration

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A holder of a permit to rehabilitate
				wildlife shall:
(a) Comply with the terms,
				conditions and restrictions of the permit; and
(b) Allow, at reasonable times, any employee
				of the Department who is authorized to enforce the provisions of title 45 of
				NRS free and unrestricted access to inspect the wildlife and holding
				facilities.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › POSSESSION OF LIVE WILDLIFE › Permit to Rehabilitate Wildlife › Section 504.496 - Restrictions on and privileges of holder of permit

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A
				holder of a permit to rehabilitate wildlife shall not charge a fee for any
				rehabilitation service he or she provides. The holder of a permit is solely
				responsible for all expenses incurred and all actions undertaken pursuant to
				the permit.
2. The holder of a
				permit to rehabilitate wildlife shall not import or export any wildlife in his
				or her possession under the authority of his or her permit without the express
				written authorization of the Department. The Department may provide in the
				permit that the holder of the permit may transfer or export wildlife which
				cannot be released into the wild to a zoo that is accredited by the American
				Zoo and Aquarium Association.
3.
				The holder of a permit to rehabilitate wildlife may capture, transport,
				possess, rehabilitate, release and, if appropriate, euthanize wildlife that is
				injured, ill, orphaned or otherwise debilitated, if that wildlife is specified
				on his or her permit.
4. The holder
				of a permit to rehabilitate wildlife shall not possess any species or taxa of
				wildlife that is not listed on his or her permit unless he or she notifies the
				Department within 48 hours after he or she receives the wildlife and the
				Department approves his or her possession of the wildlife.
5. The holder of a permit may transfer
				wildlife in his or her possession under the authority of the permit to:
(a) A licensed veterinarian for treatment or
				euthanasia; or
(b) Any other person
				who holds a permit to rehabilitate wildlife that is issued by the Department,
				if the species of wildlife to be transferred is listed on the permit to
				rehabilitate wildlife held by the person receiving the wildlife.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › POSSESSION OF LIVE WILDLIFE › Permit to Rehabilitate Wildlife › Section 504.498 - Length of period for which wildlife may be held; release, euthanasia and disposal of wildlife

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Wildlife may be
				held pursuant to a permit to rehabilitate wildlife only for such time as is
				reasonably necessary to make humane disposition of the wildlife, but, except as
				otherwise provided in this section:
(a) A
				raptor may be held for not more than 180 days; and
(b) Wildlife other than a raptor may be held
				for not more than 90 days.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › ALTERATION OF STREAM SYSTEM OR WATERSHED › Section 504.510 - Definitions

Current through June 11, 2024
As used
				in NAC 504.510 to 504.550, inclusive, unless the context otherwise
				requires:
1. "Stream system" means a
				stream, its tributaries and all streams, springs, seeps and bodies of water to
				which it is tributary.
2.
				"Watershed" means the land and water within a natural drainage area of 750,000
				acres or less.
3. "Wildlife
				habitat" means the environmental conditions of a place occupied by
				wildlife.
Bd. of Fish & Game Comm'rs,
				No. 12 §§ 10.10 -5, 10.10 -7 and 10.10 -12, eff.
				3-3-72
NRS
				501.105,
				501.181
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › ALTERATION OF STREAM SYSTEM OR WATERSHED › Section 504.520 - Approval of Department required to alter stream system or watershed to detriment of wildlife habitat; application for approval

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except with the written consent of the
				Department as provided in subsection 2, a person shall not substantially:
(a) Obstruct, damage, diminish, destroy,
				change, modify or vary the natural shape and form of a stream system or its
				banks by any type of construction or other activity that is detrimental to the
				wildlife habitat. Such activity includes channelization, thermal pollution and
				diversion.
(b) Destroy, change,
				modify or vary the natural shape, form or vegetational cover of any watershed
				by any type of construction or other activity that is detrimental to the
				wildlife habitat. Such activity includes reseeding, chaining, removing brush
				and burning.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › ALTERATION OF STREAM SYSTEM OR WATERSHED › Section 504.530 - Examination of plans by Department

Current through June 11, 2024
The Department must promptly examine and
				investigate all plans submitted to it pursuant to the provisions of NAC
				504.520. If the Department determines that the plans and specifications are
				inadequate to provide for the preservation and protection of wildlife habitat
				and that such activity may result in a significant reduction in the quality or
				quantity of such habitat, the applicant must be so informed. The Department may
				aid in preparing adequate plans and specifications.
Bd. of Fish & Game Comm'rs,
				No. 12 § 11.05 -3, eff. 3-3-72
NRS
				501.105,
				501.181
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › ALTERATION OF STREAM SYSTEM OR WATERSHED › Section 504.540 - Notice by Department of adverse effect

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The
				Department must notify an applicant within 60 days after receipt of plans
				submitted to it, if planned construction or other activity will adversely
				affect wildlife habitat.
2. The
				Department must accompany such notice with recommendations or alternate plans
				which will eliminate or diminish the adverse effect.
3. If the Department does not notify an
				applicant within the 60-day review period, the application is deemed to be
				approved.
Bd. of Fish & Game Comm'rs,
				No. 12 § 11.05 -9, eff. 3-3-72
NRS
				501.105,
				501.181
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › ALTERATION OF STREAM SYSTEM OR WATERSHED › Section 504.550 - Vested rights in use of water not impaired

Current through June 11, 2024
The provisions of NAC 504.510 to 504.540,
				inclusive, do not impair any vested rights in the use of water. A right to use
				water must not be impaired or affected if it has been legally acquired and used
				before the effective date of these provisions.
Bd. of Fish & Game Comm'rs,
				No. 12 § 11.07 -1, eff. 3-3-72
NRS
				501.105,
				501.181
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › MASTER GUIDES AND SUBGUIDES › Definitions › Section 504.590 - "Federal land management agency" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in NAC 504.590 to 504.711,
				inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, "federal land management
				agency" means the United States Forest Service, the United States Bureau of
				Land Management, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service or the National
				Park Service.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Wildlife
				Comm'rs by R054-04, eff. 8-25-2004
NRS
				501.105,
				501.181,
				504.390
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › MASTER GUIDES AND SUBGUIDES › Licensing › Section 504.600 - General requirements; application for issuance or renewal of license

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An applicant for a license as a master
				guide must:
(a) Be a competent person of good
				moral character.
(b) Be 21 years of
				age or older.
(c) Demonstrate
				knowledge of the wildlife laws and regulations of the State relevant to the
				license for which the applicant is applying by passing the examination required
				pursuant to NAC
				504.608.
(d) Submit proof with his or her application
				of current certification in:
(1) An American
				Red Cross course in standard first aid;
(2) An American Heart Association course in
				standard first aid; or
(3) An
				equivalent course in standard first aid. The applicant must submit proof with
				his or her application that this course meets or exceeds the requirements of
				the American Red Cross or the American Heart Association.
(e) Provide proof of his or her United States
				Coast Guard license, if applicable. If a boat will be used to provide a service
				to a client and a United States Coast Guard license is not required, the
				applicant must provide proof that he or she has obtained a minimum score of 80
				percent on the boating safety examination in Boat Nevada , a booklet which may
				be obtained free of charge from the Department .
(f) If applying for a license for hunting
				services, provide proof that the applicant has successfully completed a course
				in the responsibilities of hunters approved by the Department.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › MASTER GUIDES AND SUBGUIDES › Licensing › Section 504.608 - Examinations

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Before submitting an application for the
				issuance of an initial license as a master guide or subguide for:
(a) Any hunting service, a person must pass
				an examination related to hunting established by the Department with a minimum
				score of 80 percent.
(b) Any
				fishing service, a person must pass an examination related to fishing
				established by the Department with a minimum score of 80 percent.
(c) Hunting and fishing services, a person
				must pass the examinations described in paragraphs (a) and (b) with minimum
				scores of 80 percent.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › MASTER GUIDES AND SUBGUIDES › Licensing › Section 504.620 - Master guides: Submission of financial references and credit report; confidentiality of information

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An applicant for
				a license as a master guide must provide to the Department:
(a) Financial references; and
(b) Authorization for the Department to
				obtain the applicant's credit report from a credit reporting agency.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › MASTER GUIDES AND SUBGUIDES › Licensing › Section 504.641 - Area of operation: Description in application; authority of Department

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An applicant for a license as a guide must
				describe in his or her application the geographic area, as prescribed by the
				Department, within which the applicant intends to operate.
2. The Department may authorize a master
				guide to provide services for big game mammals, fur-bearing mammals,
				unprotected mammals and all species of game fish, unprotected fish and game
				birds on a statewide basis.
Bd. of Fish & Game Comm'rs,
				No. 14 § 21.01 -19, eff. 5-1-72; A 5-1-73-NAC A 5-1-82; A by Bd. of
				Wildlife Comm'rs, 9-13-91; 3-13-97; R054-04,
				8-25-2004
NRS
				501.105,
				501.181,
				504.390
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › MASTER GUIDES AND SUBGUIDES › Licensing › Section 504.651 - License for big game guiding: Territorial limits; restrictions on use

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If a license is issued for big game
				guiding, it must specify in terms of a wildlife management area or unit, or
				other geographic area as prescribed by the Department, the exact territorial
				limits of the guide's big game operations.
2. Only one person may act as a master guide
				under one license.
3. Except as
				otherwise provided in subsection 4, a licensee may operate only in the big game
				hunting area indicated on his or her license.
4. The Department may adjust the territorial
				limits within which a master guide may operate for reasons of game harvest, to
				resolve territorial conflicts between master guides or for the safety of
				persons who utilize the services of the guide.
Bd. of Fish & Game Comm'rs,
				No. 14 § 21.01 -25, eff. 5-1-72-A by Bd. of Wildlife Comm'rs by R054-04,
				8-25-2004
NRS
				501.105,
				501.181,
				504.390
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › MASTER GUIDES AND SUBGUIDES › Licensing › Section 504.661 - Master guides: Action by Department on applications; timely submission of application for renewal of license

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Department
				will make such additional investigation of an applicant for a license as a
				master guide and his or her qualifications as it deems necessary. A preliminary
				decision of the Department:
(a) Upon an
				application for renewal of an existing license, will be made not later than 60
				days after the date of receipt of the complete application; and
(b) Upon an initial application for a
				license, will be made not later than 90 days after the date of receipt of the
				complete application.
A licensee who is in good standing and whose
				application for renewal is received on or before May 31 is entitled to a new
				license for the next ensuing license year upon complying with the provisions of
				NAC 504.590 to 504.711, inclusive. If a licensee submits his or her application
				for renewal on or before May 31, the current license issued by the Department
				will remain in effect until the Department issues a new license or notifies the
				licensee in writing that it has denied the application for renewal.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › MASTER GUIDES AND SUBGUIDES › Licensing › Section 504.663 - Master guides: Requirements for liability insurance or self-insurance bond

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If the Department approves an application
				for a license to be a master guide pursuant to NAC 504.661, the applicant must
				provide proof to the Department within 30 days after the notification that he
				or she carries liability insurance for a Nevada guiding business or a
				self-insurance bond in the following amounts:
(a) At least $100,000 for each person with a
				claim.
(b) At least $300,000 for
				each occurrence.
(c) At least
				$25,000 for damage to property.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › MASTER GUIDES AND SUBGUIDES › Licensing › Section 504.666 - Subguides: Action by Department on applications; timely submission of application for renewal of license

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Department
				will make such additional investigation of an applicant for a license as a
				subguide and his or her qualifications as the Department deems necessary. The
				final decision of the Department:
(a) Upon an
				application for renewal of an existing license, will be made not later than 60
				days after the date of receipt of the completed application; and
(b) Upon an initial application for a
				license, will be made not later than 90 days after the date of receipt of the
				completed application.
A licensee who is in good standing and whose
				application for renewal is received on or before December 1 is entitled to a
				new license for the ensuing license year upon complying with the provisions of
				NAC 504.590 to 504.711, inclusive. If a licensee submits his or her application
				for renewal on or before December 1, the current license issued by the
				Department will remain in effect until the Department issues a new license or
				notifies the licensee in writing that it has denied the application for
				renewal.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › MASTER GUIDES AND SUBGUIDES › Licensing › Section 504.669 - Use of services of another master guide or subguide in emergency

Current through June 11, 2024
In an
				emergency, a master guide may use the services of:
1. Another currently licensed master guide;
				or
2. A subguide licensed under
				another master guide,
for a period not to exceed 10 consecutive days. A
				master guide who uses the services of a master guide or subguide as described
				in this section shall give notice of the use to the Division of Law Enforcement
				of the Department by telephone before beginning or within 24 hours after
				beginning the use, and electronically or in writing within 10 days after
				beginning the use.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Wildlife
				Comm'rs by R054-04, eff. 8-25-2004; Added to NAC by Bd. of Wildlife Comm'rs by
				R054-04, eff. 8-25-2004; A by
				R053-13,
				6/23/2014
NRS
				501.105,
				501.181,
				504.390
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › MASTER GUIDES AND SUBGUIDES › Licensing › Section 504.671 - Grounds for denial, revocation or suspension of license

Current through June 11, 2024
The Department may deny an
				application for or revoke or suspend a guide's license for any of the
				following:
1. Fraud or deception in
				procuring a license.
2. Fraudulent,
				untruthful or misleading advertising.
3. A conviction of any:
(a) Felony; or
(b) Crime involving physical violence, theft
				or fraud.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › MASTER GUIDES AND SUBGUIDES › Licensing › Section 504.676 - Termination of employment of subguide

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A master guide
				shall notify the Department electronically or in writing within 10 days after
				terminating the employment of a subguide.
2. Upon receipt of the notification required
				pursuant to subsection 1, the Department shall:
(a) If the subguide is licensed under only
				one master guide, immediately suspend the license of the subguide; or
(b) If the subguide is licensed under more
				than one master guide, suspend the portion of the subguide license that
				pertains to the master guide described in subsection 1.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › MASTER GUIDES AND SUBGUIDES › Licensing › Section 504.681 - Habitual violators

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An application
				for a license as a master guide or a subguide may be permanently denied if the
				applicant is a habitual violator.
2. For the purposes of this section,
				"habitual violator" means a person who has been previously convicted of three
				or more violations, or combination of violations, of title 45 or chapter 488 of
				NRS, including regulations adopted pursuant thereto, or the equivalent
				provisions of the law of any other state or federal law within any 7-year
				period.
Bd. of Wildlife Comm'rs, No. 120
				§ 17, eff. 11-5-81-NAC A 9-13-91; Bd. of Wildlife Comm'rs, No. 120 §
				17, eff. 11-5-81-NAC A 9-13-91;
				R053-13,
				6/23/2014
NRS
				501.105,
				501.181,
				504.390
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › MASTER GUIDES AND SUBGUIDES › Operation › Section 504.685 - Contracts with clients

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Before providing
				a service to a client, a licensed master guide must furnish the client with a
				contract:
(a) Stating:
(1) The type of service to be provided,
				including, without limitation, food, lodging, transportation, caping, field
				dressing services and the packing out of harvested wildlife.
(2) The dates on which guide services are to
				be provided.
(3) The fee schedule
				for the guide's services.
(4) The
				maximum number of clients which may accompany a guide on any one
				occasion.
(5) The master guide's
				policy regarding the cancellation and amendment of a contract for guide
				services.
(6) The master guide's
				policy regarding the return of a deposit if the contract is
				cancelled.
(7) Whether the client
				can expect to be guided by a person other than the master guide.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › MASTER GUIDES AND SUBGUIDES › Operation › Section 504.688 - Records regarding clients

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Licensed master
				guides and subguides shall keep and have available complete, current and
				accurate records regarding their clients.
2. Records regarding clients must be written
				on forms furnished by the Department to all licensed master guides. These forms
				will include spaces for:
(a) The client's
				name.
(b) The client's hunting or
				fishing license number, whichever is applicable.
(c) The client's tag or permit number, if a
				tag or permit is required by the Department.
(d) The dates, specifying the days, months
				and years, on which the client was guided.
(e) The date, specifying the day, month and
				year, on which each species of wildlife was harvested, the species harvested
				and the number of the species harvested.
(f) The point class of the animal harvested
				if the animal is a deer or elk.
(g)
				The management unit where each animal was harvested.
(h) The name of each of the guides who guided
				the client.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › MASTER GUIDES AND SUBGUIDES › Operation › Section 504.693 - Possession or availability of license, special use permit and annual letter of authorization while with client

Current through June 11, 2024
At all times while transporting, providing a
				service to or otherwise in the company of a client, a master guide or subguide
				shall carry on his or her person or otherwise have readily available:
1. His or her valid master guide or subguide
				license issued by the Department or a legible, unaltered copy of the
				license;
2. If applicable, the
				valid original or a legible, unaltered copy of the portion of the special use
				permit and annual letter of authorization issued to the master guide by the
				federal land management agency having jurisdiction within the wildlife
				management area or unit that contains the:
(a)
				Name of the master guide or the name of his or her guiding business;
				and
(b) Description of the wildlife
				management area or unit, or other geographic area where the master guide is
				authorized to guide pursuant to the special use permit ;
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › MASTER GUIDES AND SUBGUIDES › Operation › Section 504.696 - Maintenance of certification in first aid

Current through June 11, 2024
While licensed by the Department as a
				master guide or subguide, a person must maintain current certification in the
				administration of standard first aid.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Wildlife
				Comm'rs by R054-04, eff. 8-25-2004
NRS
				501.105,
				501.181,
				504.390
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › MASTER GUIDES AND SUBGUIDES › Operation › Section 504.701 - Guiding hunt for mountain lion, black bear or bobcat

Current through June 11, 2024
A master guide who is
				hired to guide a hunt for a mountain lion, black bear or bobcat shall ensure
				that his or her client physically accompanies the master guide or his or her
				subguide within close proximity during the entire pursuit and taking of the
				mountain lion, black bear or bobcat.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Wildlife
				Comm'rs, 1-22-87, eff. 2-1-87; A 9-13-91; Added to NAC by Bd. of Wildlife
				Comm'rs, 1-22-87, eff. 2-1-87; A 9-13-91;
				R053-13,
				6/23/2014
NRS
				501.105,
				501.181,
				504.390
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › MASTER GUIDES AND SUBGUIDES › Operation › Section 504.706 - Transportation of big game mammals

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A licensed
				master guide or subguide may transport a big game mammal taken by his or her
				client from the location where the mammal was harvested without first obtaining
				a transportation permit in accordance with
				NRS
				503.040 if:
(a) The big game mammal has been tagged in
				accordance with NAC 502.400 and the tag has been properly validated in
				accordance with NAC 502.390; and
(b) The master guide or subguide transports
				the big game mammal in accordance with the conditions established on his or her
				master guide license only to a commercial or private facility within the State,
				including any cold storage locker, trailer or walk-in facility offered as a
				service to its customers, for the purpose of preserving the meat or carcass of
				the big game mammal.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › MASTER GUIDES AND SUBGUIDES › Operation › Section 504.711 - Prohibited acts

Current through June 11, 2024
A master guide licensed by the Department shall
				not:
1. Enter into a contract to
				provide a service in a wildlife management area or unit for which the guide
				does not possess a valid special use permit, if applicable, issued by the
				federal land management agency having jurisdiction within the wildlife
				management area or unit.
2. Sign or
				submit an application for a restricted nonresident deer tag pursuant to NAC
				502.4231 related to a wildlife management area or unit, or for a hunter choice
				number representing a wildlife management area or unit, for which the master
				guide does not possess a valid special use permit required by the federal land
				management agency having jurisdiction within the wildlife management area or
				unit.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Wildlife
				Comm'rs by R054-04, eff. 8-25-2004; Added to NAC by Bd. of Wildlife Comm'rs by
				R054-04, eff. 8-25-2004; A by
				R053-13,
				6/23/2014
NRS
				501.105,
				501.181,
				504.390
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › STOCKING OF CERTIFIED TRIPLOID GRASS CARP › Section 504.720 - Definitions

Current through June 11, 2024
As used
				in this section and NAC 504.725 and 504.730, unless the context otherwise
				requires:
1. "Certified triploid grass
				carp" (
Ctenopharyngodon idellus
) means grass carp (white amur)
				that have been verified triploidy by the United States Fish and Wildlife
				Service or other authority approved by the Department.
2. "Closed aquatic system" means a body of
				water, canal system, or series of lakes, canals or ponds that constitute a body
				of water where fish are prevented from ingress or egress by any natural or
				artificially created barrier, as determined by the Department.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Wildlife
				Comm'rs, eff. 3-13-97
NRS
				501.105,
				501.181,
				503.597,
				504.295
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › STOCKING OF CERTIFIED TRIPLOID GRASS CARP › Section 504.725 - Stocking in closed aquatic system; permit required

Current through June 11, 2024
1.
				Certified triploid grass carp may only be stocked in a closed aquatic
				system.
2. A person shall not stock
				certified triploid grass carp unless he or she has obtained a permit to stock
				certified triploid grass carp from the Department pursuant to NAC
				504.730.
3. A permit to stock
				certified triploid grass carp must be obtained for each closed aquatic system,
				and for each separately managed portion thereof, where stocking is to
				occur.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Wildlife
				Comm'rs, eff. 3-13-97
NRS
				501.105,
				501.181,
				503.597,
				504.295
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › STOCKING OF CERTIFIED TRIPLOID GRASS CARP › Section 504.730 - Application for permit; approval or denial of application; conditions and use of permit

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An application
				for a permit to stock certified triploid grass carp must be made on a form
				provided by the Department.
2. An
				application for a permit to stock certified triploid grass carp must include:
(a) The name of the applicant;
(b) If the property where the certified
				triploid grass carp are to be stocked is owned by a person other than the
				applicant, the name of the person who owns that property;
(c) The physical and mailing addresses of the
				applicant's residence and place of employment;
(d) The telephone numbers of the applicant's
				residence and place of employment;
(e) The driver's license number of the
				applicant, if he or she has been issued a driver's license;
(f) The address and legal description of the
				closed aquatic system to be stocked;
(g) A description of the present use of the
				closed aquatic system;
(h) Whether
				the outflow of water from the closed aquatic system will enter any other body
				of water or aquatic system;
(i) The
				species of fish currently present in the closed aquatic system;
(j) The applicant's signature and the date on
				which the applicant signed the application; and
(k) A fee of $50 for the permit.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation › SHOOTING PRESERVES FOR UPLAND GAME BIRDS › Section 504.750 - "Licensee" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in this section and NAC 504.755 and
				504.760, unless the context otherwise requires, "licensee" means a person who
				is the holder of a commercial or private shooting preserve license issued by
				the Department pursuant to
				NRS
				504.310.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Wildlife
				Comm'rs by R080-04, eff. 8-25-2004
NRS
				501.105,
				501.181,
				504.370