NRS 502.010 – License or permit required for hunting or fishing; exceptions; limitations on hunting by minors.

1. A person who hunts or fishes any wildlife without having first procured a license or permit to do so, as provided in this title, is guilty of a misdemeanor, except that: (a) A license to hunt or fish is not required of a resident of this State who is under 12 years of age, […]

NRS 502.015 – Qualifications for resident licenses, tags and permits.

1. For the purpose of issuing and using resident licenses, tags or permits pursuant to this chapter, a person is considered to be a resident of the State of Nevada if: (a) The person is a citizen of, or is lawfully entitled to remain in, the United States; and (b) During the 6 months next […]

NRS 502.020 – Preparation of licenses by Department.

The Department shall prepare the licenses for hunting, fishing and trapping, and shall deliver such licenses to agents for sale to the public. [Part 49:101:1947; A 1951, 507; 1953, 667]—(NRS A 1969, 1351; 1993, 1661; 2003, 1530)

NRS 502.030 – Licenses and permits: Form and contents; regulations.

1. Licenses or permits granting the privilege to hunt, fish or trap as provided in this title must be of such a form as is deemed necessary by the Department, but must include the following information: (a) The holder’s name, address and description. (b) The date issued. (c) The period of validity. (d) The correct […]

NRS 502.035 – Issuance of licenses, stamps and permits by Department.

Licenses, stamps and permits granting the privilege to hunt, fish or trap during the open season as provided in this title must be issued by the Department, upon payment of the fees required under this title. (Added to NRS by 1959, 88; A 1965, 1441; 1969, 1351; 1971, 940; 1979, 299; 1981, 538; 1987, 1448; […]

NRS 502.040 – License agents: Regulations; duties; fees; inspections.

1. The Commission shall adopt regulations establishing: (a) The procedures for applying to become a license agent. (b) The standards to be met by license agents in the performance of their duties. (c) The requirements for the furnishing of surety bonds by license agents. (d) The manner of remitting money to the Department. (e) The […]

NRS 502.045 – Reciprocal agreements with adjoining states for hunting and fishing licenses.

1. The Commission is authorized to enter into reciprocal hunting and fishing license agreements with corresponding state or county officers of adjoining states pertaining to licensing for hunting and fishing residents of the State of Nevada and adjoining states upon lands and waters forming the boundary between the State of Nevada and adjoining states. Such […]

NRS 502.060 – Information to be furnished by applicant; acknowledgment of statement required; penalties for false statements; use of invalid license unlawful.

1. A person applying for and procuring a license, tag or permit, as provided in this chapter, shall give to the license agent the person’s name and residence address, which must be entered by the license agent, manually or electronically in a record specified by the Department, together with the date of issuance and a […]

NRS 502.061 – Acquisition of license, tag or permit by person acting pursuant to power of attorney or other written instrument.

1. A person, for a fee or other form of compensation, may obtain or attempt to obtain on behalf of an applicant any license, tag or permit issued pursuant to this chapter only if the person acts pursuant to a power of attorney or other written instrument that: (a) Provides that the power of attorney […]

NRS 502.063 – Submission of certain information regarding holder of license or permit to Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of Department of Health and Human Services. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]

The Department shall, upon request of the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of the Department of Health and Human Services, submit to the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services the name, address and social security number of each person who holds a license or permit to hunt, fish or trap, or a license to […]

NRS 502.066 – Issuance of apprentice hunting license; fee.

1. The Department shall issue an apprentice hunting license to a person who: (a) Is 12 years of age or older; (b) Has not previously been issued a hunting license by the Department, another state, an agency of a Canadian province or an agency of any other foreign country, including, without limitation, an apprentice hunting […]

NRS 502.070 – Issuance of licenses and tags to members of Armed Forces assigned to permanent duty in Nevada and their dependents.

1. The Department shall issue to any member of the Armed Forces of the United States who has been assigned to permanent duty, as opposed to temporary or casual duty, within the State of Nevada all necessary hunting or fishing licenses, tags or permits for fishing, hunting or trapping in the State of Nevada. A […]

NRS 502.072 – Issuance of licenses to certain veterans with disabilities.

The Department shall issue any license authorized under the provisions of this chapter, upon payment of the applicable fee pursuant to NRS 502.240 and satisfactory proof, subject to the provisions of NRS 417.0187, of the requisite facts to any bona fide resident of the State of Nevada who has incurred a service-connected disability which is […]

NRS 502.075 – Issuance of hunting licenses to persons who are blind.

The Department shall issue to a person who is blind, as defined in subsection 6 of NRS 361.085, a hunting license which: 1. Authorizes a person selected by the person who is blind to hunt on his or her behalf if: (a) The person selected is a resident of the State of Nevada and possesses […]

NRS 502.077 – Issuance of special fishing permits for use by certain organizations.

1. The Department shall issue special fishing permits to each public and private nonprofit: (a) Mental health facility or hospital that provides mental health services; (b) Facility for the detention or correctional care of juveniles; (c) Rehabilitation center within a hospital; (d) Facility or establishment that provides care for older persons; (e) Facility which provides […]

NRS 502.090 – License authorizes hunting, fishing or trapping during specified period of open season; date of expiration.

1. Each license issued as provided in this chapter is valid, and authorizes the person to whom it is issued to hunt, to fish or to trap during open seasons only during the period specified on the license. 2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 of NRS 502.015 and unless suspended or revoked, each […]

NRS 502.100 – Licenses nontransferable; forfeiture of license.

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 502.103 and 502.104: 1. No license provided by this title shall be transferable or used by any person other than the person to whom it was issued. 2. Every person lawfully having such licenses who transfers or disposes of the same to another person to be used as a […]

NRS 502.103 – Authority for Commission to establish program for transfer, deferral or return of tag to hunt big game mammals if extenuating circumstances apply.

1. The Commission may adopt regulations establishing: (a) Conditions or events which are extenuating circumstances; (b) A process through which a big game hunter who claims an extenuating circumstance may provide documentation to the Department which shows that his or her condition or event qualifies as an extenuating circumstance; (c) A program through which a […]

NRS 502.104 – Authority for Commission to establish program for transfer of tag to hunt big game mammals to eligible qualified organizations for use by certain persons.

1. The Commission may adopt regulations establishing a program which authorizes a person to transfer his or her tag to hunt a big game mammal to an eligible qualified organization for use by a person who: (a) Has a disability or life-threatening medical condition; or (b) Is 16 years of age or younger and who […]

NRS 502.105 – Alteration, erasure or defacement of license unlawful.

It is unlawful for any person to alter, erase or deface any license after purchase and issuance. The legal validation of big game tags or other tags shall not be considered as an alteration, erasure or defacement. (Added to NRS by 1957, 536)