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SenateSession Bill(83rd) A SB215 326 Amendment No.
215–Senators326 TitusSenate andAmendment Dalyto JointSenate Sponsors:Bill No.
Assemblymembers215 Watts(BDR and45-576) YurekProposed CHAPTER..........by:
Senate Committee on Natural Resources Amends:
Summary:
No Title:
No Preamble:
No Joint Sponsorship:
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Yes ASSEMBLY ACTION Initial and Dat| SENATE ACTION Initial and Date Adopted Lost | Adopted Lost Concurred In Not | Concurred In Not Receded Not | Receded Not EXPLANATION:
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.
TGC/ERS - Date:
4/13/2025 S.B.
No.
215—Revises provisions relating to wildlife.
(BDR 45-576) Page 1 of 4 *A_SB215_326* Senate Amendment No.
326 to Senate Bill No.
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215–SENATORS T ITUS ANDD ALY FEBRUARY 18, 2025 _______________ JOINTSPONSORS :
ASSEMBLYMEMBERS W ATTS AND Y UREK _______________ Referred to Committee on Natural Resources SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to wildlife.
(BDR 45-576) FISCAL NOTE:
Effect on Local Government:
No.
Effect on the State:
Yes.
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matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
Existing law requires the Board of Wildlife Commissioners to establish certain policies and adopt certain regulations to carry out and to enforce certain provisions relating to wildlife.
(1) requires the Commission to adopt regulations requiring the Department of Wildlife to issue salvage permits that authorize a person to salvage and collect any wildlifeprohibits killedthe asCommission afrom resultprescribing of a vehiclefee collisionfor orthe anyissuance otherof incidentala event;salvage permit.
andSection (2)1 prohibitsadditionally theprovides Commission from that the Commission may, by regulation, prohibit the Department from issuinglyissuing provides salvage permits if any wildlife in this State is confirmed to have tested positive for chronic wasting disease.
In addition to regular hunting licenses and trapping licenses, existing law requires a person to have a tag to hunt certain species of game mammals and authorizes the required,Commission existingto lawrequire prohibitstags ain personcertain fromother possessingcircumstances. any of that species, or parts thereof, without the correct tag.
(NRS 502.130) If tags are required, existing law prohibits a person from possessing any of that species, or parts thereof, without the correct tag.
(NRS 503.030) Sections 2 and 3 of this bill provide that a person holding a salvage permit issued by prohibitions.regulation of the Commission adopted pursuant to section 1 is exempted from those prohibit.ons Senate Amendment No.
the326 Commission adopted pursuant to sectionSenate 1Bill isNo. exempted from those EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;
matter215 betweenPage brackets4 [omittedTHE material]PEOPLE isOF materialTHE toSTATE beOF omitted.NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
The Commission shall adopt regulations requiring the Department to issue salvage permits that authorize a person to salvage and collect any wildlife killed as a result of a vehicle collision [.] or any other incidental event.
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regulations502.150 adopted1. by the Commission pursuant to section 1 ofhe this act, whenever tags are required for any species of wildlife, it is unlawful to have any of that species in possession without the correct tag.
[Whenever] Except as otherwise provided in the regulations adopted by the Commission pursuant to section 1 of this act, whenever tags are required for any species of wildlife, it is unlawful to have any of that species in possession without the correct tag.
It is unlawful to remove any tag from any wildlife for reuse or to be in possessionposs3.si[Whenever] Except as otherwise provided in the regulations adopted by the Commission [adopted] pursuant to section 1 of excessthis act, whenever tags are required for any species of fur-bearing mammal, possession of a pelt of that species without the tag attached thereto or usedvalidated, tags.as applicable, is prima facie evidence that such pelt is illegally taken and possessed.
3.
[Whenever] Except as otherwise provided in the regulations adopted by the Commission pursuant to section 1 of this act, whenever tags are required for any species of fur-bearing mammal, possession of a pelt of that species without the tag attached thereto or validated, as applicable, is prima facie evidence that such pelt is illegally taken and possessed.
Except as otherwise provided in this section [,] or in the regulations adopted by the Commission pursuant to section 1 of this act, it is unlawful for any person to have in his or her control any wildlife or any part thereof, the killing of which is at any time prohibited, during the time when such killing is prohibited, and the possession of such wildlife shall be prima facie evidence that it was the property of the State at the time it was caught, taken or killed in this State when the killing was unlawful, and that such taking or killing occurred in the closed season.
The Commission is authorized to make rules requiring evidence of legal taking in this State, or legal taking under the laws - 83rd Session (2025) – 3 – of the state where taken, to be provided in the case of wildlife kept or stored after the appropriate open season ends in the form of tags, certificates or otherwise, if deemed necessary or convenient for the enforcement of this title.
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