Assembly Bill No. 573-Committee on Natural Resources,

Agriculture, and Mining

305

AN ACT relating to wildlife; authorizing the board of wildlife commissioners to accept sealed bids for or to auction a certain number of wild turkey tags each year; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

Resident deer tag for regular season $15

Nonresident and alien deer tag for regular season 60

Resident antelope tag 50

Resident elk tag 100

Resident bighorn tag 100

Resident mountain goat tag 100

Resident mountain lion tag 50

Sec. 2. NRS 502.250 is hereby amended to read as follows:

502.250 1. Except as otherwise provided in [subsection 5,] this section, the following fees must be charged for tags:

Resident deer tag for regular season $15

Nonresident and alien deer tag for regular season 60

Resident antelope tag 50

Resident elk tag 100

Resident bighorn tag 100

Resident mountain goat tag 100

Resident mountain lion tag [50] 25

2. Other resident big game tags for special seasons must not exceed $50. Other nonresident big game tags for special seasons must not exceed $1,000.

3. Tags determined to be necessary by the commission for other species pursuant to NRS 502.130 must not exceed $100.

4. A fee not to exceed $10 may be charged for processing an application for a tag other than an elk tag. A fee of not less than $5 but not more than $15 must be charged for processing an application for an elk tag, $5 of which must be deposited with the state treasurer for credit to the wildlife account in the state general fund and used for the prevention and mitigation of damage caused by elk or game mammals not native to this state.

5. The commission may accept sealed bids for or auction not more than 15 big game tags and not more than 5 wild turkey tags each year. To reimburse the division for the cost of managing [the] wildlife and administering and conducting the bid or auction, not more than 18 percent of the total amount of money received from the bid or auction may be deposited with the state treasurer for credit to the wildlife account in the state general fund. Any amount of money received from the bid or auction that is not so deposited must be deposited with the state treasurer for credit to the wildlife heritage trust account in the state general fund in accordance with the provisions of NRS 501.3575.

6. The commission may by regulation establish an additional drawing for big game tags, which may be entitled the partnership in wildlife drawing. [The] To reimburse the division for the cost of managing wildlife and administering and conducting the drawing, not more than 18 percent of the total amount of money received from the drawing may be deposited with the state treasurer for credit to the wildlife account in the state general fund. Except as otherwise provided by regulations adopted by the commission pursuant to subsection 7, the money received by the division from applicants in the drawing who are not awarded big game tags must be deposited with the state treasurer for credit to the wildlife heritage trust account in accordance with the provisions of NRS 501.3575.

7. The commission may adopt regulations which authorize the return of all or a portion of any fee collected from a person pursuant to the provisions of this section.