Title 45

NRS 503.035 Meat or game processor: Disposal for distribution by Department of game for which processing or storage charges are not paid; immunity; civil remedies. 1. “Meat or game processor” as used in this section means any person, firm or corporation that receives any game for…

NRS 503.037 Commercial preservation facility: Maintenance of records; inspection. 1. Any commercial preservation facility, including any cold storage locker, trailer or walk-in facility offered by any commercial enterprise as a service to its customers or as an attraction to that…

NRS 503.040 Transportation of wildlife or raw furs taken within State. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, it is unlawful for any person at any time to transport or offer for transportation to any place within or outside of this State any game mammal, raw furs, wild …

NRS 503.050 Unlawful to waste game bird, mammal, fish or amphibian. 1. It is unlawful for any person to cause through carelessness, neglect or otherwise any edible portion of any game bird, game mammal, game fish or game amphibian to go to waste needlessly. 2. It is unlawful for …

NRS 503.090 Unlawful to hunt except during open season. It is unlawful to hunt game mammals or game birds at any time during the year other than during an open season designated by the Commission pursuant to the provisions of this title. [Part 62:101:1947; A 1949, 292; 1951, 494;…

NRS 503.120 Hunting game mammals: Designation of sex, age and physical characteristics of mammals which may be taken. 1. Open seasons as provided pursuant to this title for game mammals may designate the sex and age class or any obvious physical characteristic for the mammals whi…

NRS 503.135 Hunting of migratory waterfowl: Requirement of federal stamp. Except as otherwise authorized by federal law, it is unlawful for any person subject to the federal migratory bird hunting stamp tax to hunt any migratory waterfowl unless at the time of such hunting the pe…

NRS 503.140 Hours of hunting. 1. It is unlawful for any person to hunt game mammals or game birds other than at the times of day which are set for such hunting by the Commission. 2. Where no time is set by the Commission, it is unlawful for any person at any time to hunt game mam…

NRS 503.150 Manner of hunting game birds or mammals: Unlawful acts; carrying of certain handguns lawful during certain seasons. 1. Unless otherwise specified by Commission regulation, it is unlawful to hunt: (a) Any game bird or game mammal with any gun capable of firing more tha…

NRS 503.165 Carrying loaded rifle or shotgun in or on vehicle on or along public way unlawful; exceptions. 1. It is unlawful to carry a loaded rifle or loaded shotgun in or on any vehicle which is standing on or along, or is being driven on or along, any public highway or any oth…

NRS 503.175 Penalty for discharging firearm from or over federal or state highway or county road. Unless a greater penalty is provided in NRS 202.287, a person who discharges a firearm from, upon, over or across any federal highway, state highway as described in NRS 408.285, or m…

NRS 503.185 Hunting accident causing injury or death of person or property damage: Report; revocation of license. 1. Every person involved in a hunting accident where damage to property results, or which involves the injury of or death to another person, shall file a report of th…

NRS 503.200 Competitive field trials for hunting dogs and falconry; use of upland game birds for trials and training. 1. The Department is empowered to authorize, under permit and for such fee as may be provided in NRS 502.240, competitive field trials for hunting dogs or competi…

NRS 503.240 Unlawful to hunt, trap or fish upon certain private property without permission. 1. It is unlawful for any person to hunt, fish in nonnavigable waters or trap upon land which is private property where the person has been warned by the owner or occupant of the property…

NRS 503.242 Unlawful to hunt alternative livestock. Repealed. (See chapter 222, Statutes of Nevada 2025, at page 1368.)

NRS 503.245 Limitation on hunting upland game birds by nonresidents. Hunting by nonresidents of this State for upland game birds or one or more species of such class may be forbidden or the number of licenses for such birds issued to nonresidents limited by the Commission in any …

NRS 503.270 Open season; hours of fishing. 1. It is unlawful for any person to fish in or from any of the waters of the State of Nevada except during the open season as designated by the Commission under the provisions of this title. 2. The Commission may by regulation allow fish…

NRS 503.290 Manner and means of fishing; authorized use of not more than two combinations of hook, line and rod; taking frogs. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, it is unlawful for any person to fish in or from any of the waters of the State of Nevada for any fish o…

NRS 503.300 Regulations of Commission: Types and use of bait; chumming. 1. The Commission may prescribe by regulation the types of bait and methods by which it may or may not be used in any designated water. It is unlawful for any person to use any bait prohibited by regulation. …

NRS 503.310 Live bait: Authority of Commission; permit required for sale. 1. The Commission may regulate or prohibit the use of live bait in fishing so that no undesirable species are introduced into the public waters of this State. 2. Any person engaged in the sale of live bait …

NRS 503.360 Unlawful fishing from hatcheries. 1. It is unlawful for any person at any time to fish from any state hatchery, or from any waters set aside or used for the purpose of rearing or growing fish for transplanting by the State. 2. Nothing in this section prohibits employe…

NRS 503.380 Commercial taking of unprotected wildlife. The Department may take or permit the commercial taking of unprotected wildlife in any manner approved by the Commission. The Commission may fix a price to be paid for wildlife so taken. Unprotected wildlife taken under this …

NRS 503.400 Fishways and fish ladders: Construction and maintenance; penalty. 1. Every person who has erected, or who may hereafter erect, any dams, water weirs or other obstructions to the free passage of fish in the rivers, streams, lakes or other waters of the State of Nevada …

NRS 503.410 Unlawful interference with flow of water through fish ladder. 1. It shall be unlawful for any person to dry up, impede or interfere with the free flow of water through any fish ladder upon any stream in this State, when there is sufficient unappropriated or unused wat…

NRS 503.420 Fish screens: Installation and maintenance; unlawful acts. 1. Any person, firm or corporation owning in whole or in part any canal, ditch or any artificial watercourse, taking or receiving its waters from any river, creek or lake in which fish have been placed or may …

NRS 503.425 Dredging operations: Permits; unlawful acts. 1. Before a person may use any vacuum or suction dredge equipment in any river, stream or lake of this State, the person must submit an application to the Department. The application must be accompanied by a fee of $15 and …

NRS 503.430 Water pollution: Deposit of substance deleterious to fish or wildlife; penalties. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 445A.615 or unless a greater penalty is prescribed by NRS 459.600, every person who places or allows to pass, or who places where it can pass or fall,…

NRS 503.440 Open season for fur-bearing mammals. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 503.470, it is unlawful to trap or kill fur-bearing mammals at any time during the year other than during an open season as designated by the Commission pursuant to the provisions of this titl…

NRS 503.450 Manner of hunting fur-bearing mammals. It is unlawful for any person at any time to hunt any fur-bearing mammal in any manner other than by trap, gun or bow and arrow. [Part 74:101:1947; 1943 NCL § 3035.74]—(NRS A 1983, 854; 1991, 267)

NRS 503.452 Registration or stamping of certain information on traps, snares and similar devices; fee for registration; exceptions; unlawful possession of trap registered to another person without written permission; confidentiality of registration information. 1. Except as other…

NRS 503.454 Trapping license required; unlawful to remove or disturb trap, snare or similar device of licensee; exceptions. 1. Every person who takes fur-bearing mammals by trap, snare or similar device or unprotected mammals by trapping or sells raw furs for profit shall procure…

NRS 503.456 Development and posting of warning signs for trapping. 1. Each state agency which manages any public land in this State in which trapping may occur shall ensure that each sign for which the Department develops standard language pursuant to subsection 2 includes that l…

NRS 503.470 Control of fur-bearing mammals doing damage. 1. Fur-bearing mammals injuring any property may be taken or killed at any time in any manner by the owner or occupant of the property or with the permission of the owner or occupant. 2. When the Department has determined f…

NRS 503.540 Authority of Department to enter land and remove beaver or otter. Whenever the Department determines that beaver or otter are doing damage and that it will be necessary to remove beaver or otter from the land of a person to protect the lands of another landowner, the …

NRS 503.570 Minimum visitation of traps, snares and similar devices; removal of animals; regulations. 1. A person taking or causing to be taken wild mammals by means of traps, snares or similar devices shall, if the traps, snares or similar devices are placed or set to take mamma…

NRS 503.575 Sale of live beaver by Department. The Department, with the approval of the Commission, may sell live beaver. [Part 75:101:1947; R 1953, 671; added 1953, 671]—(NRS A 1969, 1365; 1993, 1675; 2003, 1550)

NRS 503.580 Unlawful to set trap, snare or similar device within 200 feet of public road or highway; exception. 1. For the purposes of this section, “public road or highway” means: (a) A highway designated as a United States highway. (b) A highway designated as a state highway pu…

NRS 503.582 Permit required to hunt, trap, possess or sell birds of prey or parts thereof; regulations. Except as otherwise provided in this section, it is unlawful for any person to hunt, trap, possess or sell any species, native or otherwise, of owl, hawk or other birds of prey…

NRS 503.583 Falconry license for practicing falconry or training birds of prey: Requirement; fee; limit; banding; limitations on capture and killing; exception in regulations. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, any person who practices falconry or trains birds of pr…

NRS 503.5831 Development and implementation of process to petition Department for determination whether a person’s criminal history will disqualify the person from obtaining falconry license; imposition and waiver of fees; quarterly reports. 1. The Department shall develop and im…

NRS 503.5833 Submission of certain information regarding holder of permit or license to Division of Social Services of Department of 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 withho…

NRS 503.5835 Suspension of permit or license for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of permit or license. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures…

NRS 503.584 Legislative finding; conservation, protection and propagation of selected species. 1. The Legislature finds that: (a) The economic growth of the State of Nevada has been attended with some serious and unfortunate consequences. Nevada has experienced the extermination …

NRS 503.585 Placement of animal threatened with extinction on list of fully protected species; special permit for capture, removal or destruction. A species or subspecies of native fish, wildlife and other fauna must be regarded as threatened with extinction when the Commission, …

NRS 503.586 Translocation or destruction of endangered species found to be destructive. Where any bird, mammal or other wildlife which is declared to be in danger of extinction pursuant to NRS 503.585 is found to be destructive of domestic animals or fowl or a menace to health, t…

NRS 503.587 Duties of Commission. The Commission shall use its authority to manage land to carry out a program for conserving, protecting, restoring and propagating selected species of native fish, wildlife and other vertebrates and their habitats which are threatened with extinc…