# Nevada AB59: AN ACT relating to governmental administration; revising provisions governing the prohibition against intentionally feeding certain animals; prohibiting, with certain exceptions, a person or any agent or employee of a person from knowingly bringing into or possessing in this State the excrement or bodily fluid of certain animals; revising provisions governing certain civil penalties for unlawfully killing or possessing certain big game mammals; revising provisions relating to the importation, possession and propagation of certain fallow deer or reindeer; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Nevada AB59, AN ACT relating to governmental administration; revising provisions governing the prohibition against intentionally feeding certain animals; prohibiting, with certain exceptions, a person or any agent or employee of a person from knowingly bringing into or possessing in this State the excrement or bodily fluid of certain animals; revising provisions governing certain civil penalties for unlawfully killing or possessing certain big game mammals; revising provisions relating to the importation, possession and propagation of certain fallow deer or reindeer; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Assembly Committee on Natural Resources; status signed, last action 2025-06-03 (Chapter 222.); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB59-83rd2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nevada AB59 - State: Nevada - Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025) - Title: AN ACT relating to governmental administration; revising provisions governing the prohibition against intentionally feeding certain animals; prohibiting, with certain exceptions, a person or any agent or employee of a person from knowingly bringing into or possessing in this State the excrement or bodily fluid of certain animals; revising provisions governing certain civil penalties for unlawfully killing or possessing certain big game mammals; revising provisions relating to the importation, possession and propagation of certain fallow deer or reindeer; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2024-11-20 - Last action: 2025-06-03, Chapter 222. - Sponsor: Assembly Committee on Natural Resources - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: BDR 45-300 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (63 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 6 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Assistance allowed for disabled hunters: benefit, low. If you are paraplegic, have one or both legs amputated, or have paralysis of one or both legs, you can get help in the field. With a valid tag, someone may help kill and retrieve a wounded big game animal. The helper may not need a tag if the Commission’s rules allow it. - Heavy fines for illegal big game: cost, high. The law sets steep civil penalties for unlawful killing or possession of big game. Trophy big game violations carry $5,000 to $30,000 per animal. Other listed animals carry $250 to under $5,000 per animal. The Commission now decides by rule which species count as big game mammals, which controls se… - Tighter rules for alternative livestock owners: cost, medium. The law removes exemptions for alternative livestock and captive non‑native game animals. You must have a Department license to possess live wildlife unless another rule allows it. The Commission lists species that may be possessed, and the Department can inspect and charge fees. You cannot capture… - No feeding wildlife; escalating fines: cost, low. It is illegal to intentionally feed wildlife the Commission classifies as wild mammals. First offense gets a written notice only. Second offense can bring a fine up to $250. Third or later offenses can bring a fine up to $500. Taking game birds over bait still requires written permission from the D… - Ban on risky deer and elk parts: mixed, medium. You may not knowingly bring into or possess in Nevada carcasses, parts, poop, or bodily fluids of elk, deer, moose, certain alternative livestock, or other animals the State Quarantine Officer lists as at risk for chronic wasting disease. You can bring deboned meat without any spinal column, brain… - Science-based seasons and urban trapping rules: mixed, low. The Commission must base any hunting season closure on scientific data collected or developed by the Department. If it rejects a county advisory board’s advice on seasons or bag limits, it must explain why at the meeting and in writing soon after. The Commission must also set trapping rules for fur… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Assembly Committee on Natural Resources ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-22 | Senate | Final Passage - Senate (2nd Reprint) | pass | 21 | 0 | | | 2025-04-15 | House | Final Passage - Assembly (1st Reprint) | pass | 42 | 0 | | ## Actions (19) - 2025-06-03: Chapter 222. (legislature) - 2025-06-03: Approved by the Governor. (legislature) - 2025-05-29: Enrolled and delivered to Governor. (legislature) - 2025-05-26: Senate Amendment No. 629 concurred in. To enrollment. (House) - 2025-05-23: In Assembly. (House) - 2025-05-22: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly. (Senate) - 2025-05-22: From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Second reprint. (Senate) - 2025-05-20: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 629.) To printer. (Senate) - 2025-05-20: Placed on Second Reading File. (Senate) - 2025-05-20: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Natural Resources. To committee. (Senate) - 2025-04-15: In Senate. (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Read third time. Passed. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate. (House) - 2025-04-15: From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. (House) - 2025-04-14: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 87.) To printer. (House) - 2025-04-10: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (House) - 2025-02-04: Read first time. To committee. (House) - 2024-11-26: From printer. (House) - 2024-11-20: Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Natural Resources. To printer. (House) ## Bill text - As Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB59_EN.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB59.pdf) - Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB59_R1.pdf) - Reprint 2: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB59_R2.pdf) ## Related bills - SB217: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting a governmental entity from substantially burdening certain activity relating to assisted reproduction under certain… (vetoed) - AB499: AN ACT relating to elections; requiring, with certain exceptions, a registered voter show photo identification to vote in person; requiring the Department of M… (vetoed) - AB397: AN ACT relating to higher education; revising provisions governing certain waivers of fees provided by the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada; revisi… (vetoed) - AB259: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting certain actions related to pricing and reimbursement for certain drugs; creating a cause of action for violating su… (vetoed) - AB188: AN ACT relating to the Public Employees' Benefits Program; requiring the Board of the Public Employees' Benefits Program to report certain information relating… (vetoed) - SB502: AN ACT relating to projects of capital improvement; authorizing certain expenditures for certain projects of the Executive and Legislative Departments of the S… (signed) ## Sources - [As Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB59_EN.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB59.pdf) - [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB59_R1.pdf) - [Reprint 2 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB59_R2.pdf) ## Related - [SB217: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting a governmental entity from substant…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB217-83rd2025) - [AB499: AN ACT relating to elections; requiring, with certain exceptions, a registered…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB499-83rd2025) - [AB397: AN ACT relating to higher education; revising provisions governing certain waiv…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB397-83rd2025) - [AB259: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting certain actions related to pricing…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB259-83rd2025) - [AB188: AN ACT relating to the Public Employees' Benefits Program; requiring the Board…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB188-83rd2025) - [SB502: AN ACT relating to projects of capital improvement; authorizing certain expendi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB502-83rd2025) - [Nevada bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/nevada/bills) - [Nevada state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/nevada) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB59-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).