SB 235 — Revises provisions relating to wildlife. (BDR 45-113)

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235–SENATOR HANSEN FEBRUARY 25, 2025 ____________ Referred to Committee on Natural Resources SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to wildlife.

(BDR 45-113) 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.

authorizing under certain circumstances a person to gathertake shed antlers or a skull, head or bones of a wildlife species without a tag for non-non-commercial commercial purposes;

revising the authority of the Board of Wildlife Commissioners to adopt regulations relating to shed antlers;

In addition to regular licenses or permits to hunt, fish or trap, existing law provides for additional licenses, known as tags, to hunt, trap or fish designated species of wildlife.

(NRS 502.130) Under existing law, whenever tags are required for any species of wildlife, it is unlawful to possess any of that species without the correct tag.

(NRS 502.150) Section 3 of this bill authorizes a person, for non-outnon- the commercial purposes and without the required tag, to gathertake shed antlers or a skull or head,wildlife withspecies orfor withoutwhich antlersa ortag hornsis attached,required orunder bonescertain fromcircumstances.s the carcass of any wildlifeEXPLANATION species– forMatter whichin abolded tagitalics is requirednew; under certain circumstances.

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(NRS 503.655) Section 4 of this bill instead requires the Commission to adopt regulations for the gathering of shed antlers which must only apply to the gathering of shed antlers for commercial purposes.

SectionSections 1.1 and 2.

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4.obtaining the required tag, take shed antlers or a skull or head, - 83rd Session (2025) – 2 – with or without antlers or horns attached, or bones from the carcass of any species of wildlife for which a tag is required if such a part of the carcass is exposed, dry bone resulting from natural processes, including, without limitation, scavenging, decomposition or weathering.

A person may, for non-commercial purposes and without obtaining the required tag, gather shed antlers or a skull or head, with or without antlers or horns attached, or bones from the carcass of any species of wildlife for which a tag is required if such a part of the carcass is exposed, dry bone resulting from natural processes, including, without limitation, scavenging, decomposition or weathering.

NRS(Deleted 503.655by isamendment.) hereby~~~~~ amended25 to- read83rd asSession follows:(2025)

503.655 1.

The Commission shall adopt regulations for the [taking] gathering of shed antlers.

The regulations adopted by the Commission pursuant to this section must only apply to the gathering of shed antlers for commercial purposes.

2.

As used in this section, “shed antlers” means antlers which have been naturally shed by any big game mammal in this State.

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