Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 502 - Wildlife: Licenses, Tags and Permits
Section 502.Sec. 1.1 - NEW
Current through September 16, 2024
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a holder of a tag may claim an extenuating circumstance and request to transfer the tag, return the tag for the restoration of bonus points or defer the use of the tag pursuant to NRS 502.103 only in accordance with the requirements of this section.
2. A holder of a tag may not defer the use of a tag:
3. A person who applies for a big game tag may designate a beneficiary of the tag. Upon the death of the holder of the tag, if the designated beneficiary provides a death certificate to the Department, the designated beneficiary will be treated as if he or she were awarded the tag pursuant to subsection 8. The designated beneficiary may:
4. If the holder of a tag is diagnosed as terminally ill after the tag has been awarded, the holder of the tag may claim an extenuating circumstance and request to transfer the tag to another person who is otherwise eligible to hunt a big game mammal in this State. A request by the holder of a tag to transfer the tag to another person pursuant to this subsection must be received by the Department not later than 5 business days before the opening day of the season for which the tag was issued.
5. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 10, the Department shall allow the holder of a tag to return the tag to the Department pursuant to NAC 502.422, for the restoration of any bonus points that he or she used to obtain the tag or defer the use of the tag to the next year's identically matching open season if any of the following extenuating circumstances occur after the last day that the holder is entitled to return the tag pursuant to NAC 502.422 but before hunting hours begin on the opening day of the season for which the tag was issued:
6. If the holder of the tag claims an extenuating circumstance as described in subsections 4 and 5, he or she must:
7. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections 4, 5 and 6, a holder of a tag that experiences an extenuating circumstance as described in subsections 4 and 5 may instead request to transfer the tag to a qualifying organization in accordance with the provisions of section 1.
8. If a tag is transferred to another person or a qualified organization pursuant to this section or section 1, both the original holder of the tag and the new recipient of the tag will be treated as if he or she drew the tag with respect to any applicable waiting periods and bonus points.
9. The Department shall process the transfer, return or deferral within 5 business days after receiving the tag.
10. The provisions of this section do not apply to the holder of a tag who is serving in the Armed Forces of the United States if he or she defers the use of a tag pursuant to NAC 502.336.
11. The Department shall update the Commission on all tags that are transferred, returned or deferred pursuant to this section and section 1.
12. As used in this section:
Added to NAC by Bd. of Wildlife Comm'rs by R022-19A, eff. 8/26/2020; A by R050-21A, eff. 9/8/2022; A by R014-24A, eff. 6/7/2024
NRS 501.105, 501.181, 502.103, 502.104