AB 299 — Makes various changes relating to wildlife. (BDR 45-733)

EXEMPT (Reprinted with amendments adopted on April 19, 2021) FIRST REPRINT A.B.

prohibiting the salvaging and taking possession of such animals from thecertain reservationareas lands of any Indian tribe in this State;

Section 1 of this bill providesauthorizes that a salvageablepeace animalofficer whichwho isresponds accidentallyto killedan asaccidental a result of a vehicle collision mayin bethis salvagedState andbetween possesseda bysalvageable theanimal driverand of the vehicle thatby hitwhich the salvageable animal orwas bykilled anotherto personissue whoa didsalvage notpermit hitas thesoon salvageableas animalpracticable butto found the killeddriver salvageableof animal if the drivervehicle or Departmentto ofanother Wildlife;person.

orSection (3)1 throughauthorizes ana electronicof application established by the Department.salvageable animal.

Section 1 defines “salvageable animal” as a big gamegameion mammal, fur- bearing mammal, game mammal or upland game bird.bird that a peace officer determines is salvageable.

Section 1 requires the driver road or roadperson right-of-way;to:

(2)(1) ensurecompletely remove that the meat rendered from the salvageableesalvageable - *AB299* – 2 – animal is only used for human (2) ensure consumption;

and (3) deliverkeep and surrender the head,salvage hide,permit antlers,with horns or tusks of the salvageablecarcass animaluntil delivered to the Department- within*AB299_R1* 5– business2 days– afterDepartment the driver or person taking possession of theWildlife; salvageable animal.

Ifand (4) deliver and surrender the salvage permit and the head, hide, antlers or horns of the salvageable animal isto accidentallythe hitDepartment andwithin rendered5 crippledbusiness days after the driver or helpless,person humanetaking manner.possession of the salvageable animal.

SectionIf 1 authorizes a peace officer to inspect the carcass of the in a salvageable animal andis the motor vehicle that accidentally hit theand salvageablerendered animalcrippled beforeor issuinghelpless, asection salvage1 permitallows andpeace aofficers game warden to inspectkill the carcasssalvageable andanimal motorin vehiclea 20humane daysmanner. thereafter.

Sectionand 1 authorizes the driverpeace orofficer person to placeinspect allthe ormotor partvehicle ofthat theaccidentally carcasshit of the salvageable animal inbefore storageissuing or make a giftsalvage ofpermit. the carcass to another person.

SectionAt 1the prohibitsdiscretion any portion of the carcassDepartment, ofsection a1 makesauthorizes a conforminggame changewarden byto providinginspect thatthe suchcarcass aand sale,motor bartervehicle or20 exchangedays isthereafter. an unlawful sale, barter or exchange, with certain exceptions.

Section 1 authorizes the driver or person to place all or part of the carcass of the salvageable animal in storage or make a gift of the carcass to another person only after the salvage permit and the head, hide, antlers or horns of the salvageable animal has been delivered and surrendered to the Department.

sold, bartered or exchanged.

Section 2 of this bill makes a conforming change byg providing that such a sale, barter or exchange is an unlawful sale, barter or exchange, with certain exceptions.

Section 1 prohibits the salvage and taking thispossession State.of a salvageable or more;

(2) an interstate highway;

(3) private property, unless the owner grantsour permission for such a salvage or taking;

(4) the reservation lands of any Indian tribe in this State;

(5) certain restricted areas;

(6) areas under the possession or control of the Department;

(7) a disposal site;

or (8) an area that the Department determines to contain diseased or contaminated animals.

(1) intentionally hits and renders crippled or helpless or kills a salvageable animalprovision shallof besection punished1 foris aguilty categoryof Ea felony;misdemeanor.

and (2) otherwise violates any provision of section 1 is guilty of a misdemeanor.

A salvageablepeace animalofficer accidentallywho killedresponds asto aan resultaccidental of a vehicle collision in this State maybetween bea salvagedsalvageable animal and possesseda ifvehicle by which the driversalvageable animal was accidentally killed as a result of the vehicle thatcollision hitmay, thepursuant salvageableto animalthis orsection anotherand personas whosoon didas notpracticable, hitissue thea salvageablesalvage animalpermit butto found the killeddriver salvageableof animalthe obtainsvehicle aor salvageto permit:another person.

(a)A From a peace officer whoshall isnot atissue thea scenesalvage ofpermit thefor accident;any animal that has:

(b)(a) AtBeen aninjured officeor establishedkilled throughoutas thisa Stateresult pursuant to NRS 501.341 within 24 hours of theany driveraction orthat personis takingnot possessionan ofaccidental thevehicle salvageablecollision; animal;

or(b) (c)A Throughtracking ancollar; electronic application and issuance process established by the Department within 24 hours of the driver or person taking possession of the salvageable animal.

(c) A tag indicating that the animal should not be consumed as a result of a chemical restraint or chemical immobilization;

or - *AB299_R1* – 3 – (d) Obvious signs of disease or contamination.

TheA Departmentdriver shallor provideother person who has been issued a salvage permit formspursuant to peacesubsection officers1 onmay request.salvage and take possession of the salvageable animal.

The3. salvage permit may only be issued in the name of the driver of the vehicle or the person who found the salvageable animal.

The Department shall create salvage permit isforms notand transferable.provide such salvage permit forms to peace officers on request.

- *AB299* – 3 – (a) The name and address of the driver or person;of any person who will be transporting or will be in possession of any portion or part of the salvageable animal, if different than the driver;

(b) A description of the salvageable animal that was killed;killed, including, without limitation, the species and sex of the salvageable animal;

(c) Whether the salvageable animal was rendered crippled or helplesshelpless, andwas humanely killed pursuantand the method used to subsectionhumanely 4kill orthe salvageable animal pursuant to subsection 5;

(d) The date of the collision orwith the finding of the salvageable animal;

(e) The specific location of the collision orwith the finding of the salvageable animal;

(f) A description of the motor vehicle that hit the salvageable animal,animal; if applicable;