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10197 SENATESenate BAmendment ILLNto O.Senate Bill No.
101–SENATOR101 DALY(BDR PREFILED45-555) JANUARYProposed 17,by: 2025 ____________ Referred to Committee on Natural Resources SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to wildlife.
Senate Committee on Natural Resources Amends:
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Matter in (1) blue bold italics is new language in the original bill;
(2) variations of green bold underlining is language proposed to be added in this amendment;
(3) red strikethrough is deleted language in the original bill;
(4) purple double strikethrough is language proposed to be deleted in this amendment;
(5) orange double underlining is deleted language in the original bill proposed to be retained in this amendment.
ADM/EGO - Date:
4/10/2025 S.B.
No.
101—Revises provisions relating to wildlife.
(BDR 45-555) Page 1 of 4 *A_SB101_97* Senate Amendment No.
97 to Senate Bill No.
101 Page 3 S ENATE BILL NO .
101–SENATOR D ALY PREFILED JANUARY 17,2025 _______________ Referred to Committee on Natural Resources SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to wildlife.
(1) guilty of a ormisdemeanor, bywhich imprisonmentis inpunished theby countya jailfine forof not moreless than 6$50 months,nor more than $500, or by bothimprisonment finein andthe imprisonment;county jail for not penalties.
(NRS 501.385, 501.3855) In addition, the Board of Wildlife Commissioners iscivil authorized under existing law to revoke any license issued by the Department of Wildlife to any person convicted of violating this prohibition and (2)may liablerefuse to issue any new license to the convicted person for certainup civilto penalties.5 years after the date of the conviction.
(NRS 501.385,501.388) 501.3855)Existing Inregulations addition,interpret the Boardterm of“edible Wildlifeportion” Commissionersin is authorized under existing law to revokemean anycertain licenseidentified issuededible byparts the Department of Wildlifea togame anymammal, persongame convictedfish, ofcertain violatinggame thisbirds prohibition and maya refusebig togame issuemammal, anyexcept new license to the convicted person for upa tomountain 5lion yearsand afterblack thebear. date of the conviction.
(NRS(NAC 501.388)503.0047) ExistingSection regulations1 interpretof this bill [codifies this interpretation of the term “edible portion” in existingthe gameNevada birdsRevised andStatutes abut bigeliminates gamethe mammal,exception except for a mountain lion andor black bear.tainbear.] (NAC 503.0047) Section 1 of this bill specifies that this prohibition applies to any big game mammal and provides a definition of that term, which includes a mountain lion and black bear.
Subject to the same penalties, existing law also prohibits any person from capturing or destroying any game mammal, except a carnivore, and detaching or removing from the carcass the head, hide, antlers, horns or tusks only and leaving the carcass to waste.
(NRS 501.385, 501.3855, 501.388, 503.050) Section 1 eliminates the exception from this prohibitionmammal for[.] a, carnivore, thus making the - *SB101_R1* – 2 – prohibition apply with respect to any game mammal, and specifies that a game mamSectionmammal 2includes ofa thisbig billgame requiresmammal, the Board of Wildlife Commissioners, on or before July 1, 2026, to adopt such regulations as aredefinedame necessaryin tothat carrysection. out the provisions of section 1.
THESection PEOPLE2 OFof THEthis STATEbill OF[declares NEVADA,void REPRESENTEDthe INregulation SENATEinterpreting AND“edible ASSEMBLY,portion.”] DOrequires ENACTthe ASBoard FOLLOWS:of Wildlife Commissioners, on or before July 1, 2026, to adopt such regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of section 1.
Senate Amendment No.
97 to Senate Bill No.
101 Page 4 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
It is unlawful for any person to capture or destroy any game mammal,mammal , [except a carnivore,] including, without limitation, a big game mammal, and detach or remove from the carcass the head, hide, antlers, horns or tusks only and leave the carcass to waste.
(1) Pronghorn antelope, black bear, mule deer, mountain goat, mountain lion, moose [,] or Rocky Mountain elk;
or (b)(III) “GameRocky bird”Mountain doesbighorn notsheep. include a raven, crow or magpie even if classified as a game bird pursuant to NRS 501.110.
Sec.(b) [“Edible portion” means:
(1) With respect to a big game mammal:
(I) The meat of the front quarters to the distal joint of the radius- ulna;
(II) The meat of the hind quarters to the hock;
and (III) The meat along the backbone between the front quarters and hind quarters;
(2) (I) The meat of the front quarters to the distal joint of the humerus;
(II) The meat of the hind quarters to the hock;
and (III) The meat along the backbone between the front quarters and hind quarters;
(3) With respect to a game bird, the meat of the breast;
and (4) With respect to a game fish, the fillet meat from the operculum to the caudal fin.
The term “edible portion” does not include bones, sinew, viscera, meat from the head or neck, meat that has been damaged and rendered inedible by the method of the taking or meat that is reasonably lost as a result of boning or close trimming of the bones.
(c)] “Game bird” does not include a raven, crow or magpie even if classified as a game bird pursuant to NRS 501.110.
[(d) “Hock” means the distal joint of the tibia-fibula.] Sec.
The [regulation adopted by the] Board of Wildlife Commissioners shall,[, onwhich oris beforecodified Julyas 1,NAC 2026,503.0047, adoptis suchhereby regulationsdeclared as are necessary to carrybe outvoid theand provisionsunenforceable ofon NRSOctober 503.050,1, as2025. amended by section 1 of this act.
HIn -preparing *SB101_R1*the supplements to the Nevada Administrative Code on or after October 1, 2025, the Legislative Counsel shall remove that regulation.] shall, on or before July 1, 2026, adopt such regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of NRS 503.050, as amended by section 1 of this act.