AB 404 — Authorizes the Board of Wildlife Commissioners to establish a program authorizing certain persons to transfer, defer or return certain lawfully obtained tags if certain extenuating circumstances exist. (BDR 45-1029)

(ReprintedAssembly withBill amendmentsNo. adopted on May 15, 2019) SECOND REPRINT A.B.

404404–Assemblymen ASSEMBLYTitus, BEllison, ILLNTolles, O.Swank;

404–AKrasner, SSEMBLYMENLeavitt Tand ITUS,Wheeler LLISONJoint ,Sponsor: TOLLES, SWANK ;

KRASNERSenator ,Settelmeyer LEAVITTCHAPTER.......... AND W HEELER M ARCH 21, 2019 ____________ JOINT SPONSOR :

SENATOR SETTELMEYER ____________ Referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Mining SUMMARY—Authorizes the Board of Wildlife Commissioners to establish a program authorizing certain persons to transfer, defer or return certain lawfully obtained tags if certain extenuating circumstances exist.

(BDR 45-1029) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

Yes.

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(NRS 502.010) In addition to a regular hunting license, existing law requires a person to obtain an additional license, known as a tag, to hunt any deer, elk, antelope, bighorn sheep, bear, moose, mountain lion or mountain goat.

(NRS 502.130) Any license issued pursuant to title 45 of NRS relatingthe tolicense wildlifewas is:issued;

(1)and not(2) transferablesubject to aforfeiture personif other than the personlicense tois whomtransferred thetom licenseanother wasperson. issued;

and (2) subject to forfeiture if the license is transferred to another person.

(1) conditions or events which are extenuating gamecircumstances; mammal in this State and who claims an extenuating circumstance mayunt a big provide documentation which shows that his or her condition or event qualifies as an extenuating circumstance;

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Section 1 additionallyfurther providesprohibits that an determined by the Commission, of a person who holdstransfers ahis tagany tocompensation huntfor a big game as mammal in this State or a family member of such a persontransfer. that causes the person who holds such a tag to be unable to use his or her tag to hunt a big game mammal in this State.

Section 1 additionally provides that aniving extenuating circumstance is any illness, injury or other condition or event, as determined by the Commission, of a person who holds a tag to hunt a big game mammal in this State or a family member of such a person that causes the person who holds such a tag to be unable to use his or her tag to hunt a big game mammal in this State.

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(b) A process through which a big game hunter who claims an extenuating circumstance may provide documentation to the 80th Session (2019) – 2 – Department which shows that his or her condition or event qualifies as an extenuating circumstance;

or - *AB404_R2* – 3 – (3) A stepchild of the big game hunter.

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