Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 503 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures
HUNTING AND TRAPPING: GENERALLY
Section 503.157 - Steel leghold traps: Use of bait
Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 503.157
Current through December 12, 2024
1. It is unlawful for a person to:
(a) Place, set or maintain a snare, body gripping trap or steel leghold trap within 30 feet of exposed bait;
(b) Capture a mammal or raptor with a snare, body gripping trap or steel leghold trap that is placed, set or maintained within 30 feet of exposed bait; or
(c) Use, for any method of trapping, any part of a game mammal, game bird, game fish, game amphibian or protected species of wildlife for bait.
2. A person using bait is responsible if it becomes exposed for any reason.
3. As used in this section, "raptor" means any species of bird of the order Falconiformes or Strigiformes that is protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of July 3, 1918, as amended, 16 U.S.C. §§ 703 et seq.
Bd. of Fish & Game Comm'rs, No. 18 part §2, eff. 10-1-73; A 10-1-77; 9-25-79-NAC A by Bd. of Wildlife Comm'rs by R107-05, 9-18-2007; A by R009-21A, eff. 2/28/2022; A by R009-21CAP, eff. 3/3/2022
NRS 501.105, 501.181
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