SB79
AN ACT relating to wildlife; revising requirements relating to licenses or permits for a child who is under 12 years of age; revising provisions relating to the deferral of the use of a tag to hunt a big game mammal under certain extenuating circumstances; revising provisions relating to the issuance of duplicate licenses; revising provisions relating to replacement tags for certain infected animals; requiring the Board of Wildlife Commissioners to prescribe by regulation fees for certain licenses, permits and tags; authorizing the Commission to adjust such fees for inflation; revising the types of tags for which the Commission must prescribe fees by regulation; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Close title AN ACT relating to wildlife; revising requirements relating to licenses or permits for a child who is under 12 years of age; revising provisions relating to the deferral of the use of a tag to hunt a big game mammal under certain extenuating circumstances; revising provisions relating to the issuance of duplicate licenses; revising provisions relating to replacement tags for certain infected animals; requiring the Board of Wildlife Commissioners to prescribe by regulation fees for certain licenses, permits and tags; authorizing the Commission to adjust such fees for inflation; revising the types of tags for which the Commission must prescribe fees by regulation; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Introduction Date
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
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Senate Committee on Natural Resources
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AN ACT relating to wildlife; revising requirements relating to licenses or permits for a child who is under 12 years of
With certain exceptions, existing law requires a person to obtain a license or permit to hunt or fish any wildlife. Under existing law, a child who is a resident of this State and under 12 years of age, with certain exceptions, is not required to obtain such a license or permit. Under existing law, a child who is not a resident of this State and is under 12 years of age: (1) is required to obtain a license to hunt but not a license to fish; and (2) may not take a number of fish that exceeds 50 percent of the daily creel and possession limits. (NRS 502.010) Section 2 of this bill: (1) eliminates that prohibition; and (2) provides that such a child who is not a resident of this State, with certain exceptions, is also not required to obtain a license to hunt. Existing law authorizes the Board of Wildlife Commissioners to adopt regulations establishing a program through which a person who holds a tag to hunt a big game mammal in this State and has proven that he or she qualifies for an extenuating circumstance may transfer, defer use of or return to the Department of Wildlife his or her tag to hunt a big game mammal in this State. (NRS 502.103) Section 4 of this bill provides that a tag may be deferred under such circumstances only if there will be an open season for the tag that is identical to the current season in the following year. Existing law requires the Commission to adopt regulations providing for the issuance of a duplicate license to replace an unexpired license that
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