1. An application for a permit to
rehabilitate wildlife may be obtained from:
(a) The headquarters of the Department;
or
(b) The regional office of the
Department in Fallon, Elko or Las Vegas.
2. The applicant must include on the
application for a permit to rehabilitate wildlife:
(a) The name of the applicant;
(b) The physical and mailing addresses of the
applicant's residence and place of employment;
(c) The cellular telephone number of the
applicant, if any, or telephone number of the applicant's residence;
(d) The electronic mail address of the
applicant, if any;
(e) The driver's
license number , driver authorization card number or instruction permit number
of the applicant, if applicable, if he or she has been issued a driver's
license or obtained a driver authorization card or an instruction permit in
accordance with
NRS
483.291;
(f) The date of birth of the
applicant;
(g) The street address
or legal description of the premises or locations where the facilities to be
used in rehabilitating the wildlife are or will be located;
(h) The name, business address and telephone
number, and the signature of the practicing veterinarian licensed in this State
who will examine, diagnose and perform veterinary services on and, if required,
euthanize the injured, ill, orphaned or otherwise debilitated
wildlife;
(i) The name, address and
cellular telephone number, if any, or telephone number of each person who will
routinely:
(1) Transport the wildlife to be
rehabilitated; or
(2) Assist the
applicant at the facility where the wildlife will be rehabilitated;
(j) The specific species or taxa
of wildlife to be rehabilitated, including:
(1) Amphibians;
(2) Reptiles;
(3) Passerine and nonpasserine birds, other
than those birds in the order Falconiformes or Strigiformes;
(4) Raptors and birds in the order
Falconiformes or Strigiformes; and
(5) Mammals;
(k) A detailed description of the experience
which the applicant has in working with the species or taxa identified in the
application, including, but not limited to:
(1) Previous work, which can be verified, in
rehabilitating wildlife;
(2)
Assistance to a person who holds a current license or permit to rehabilitate
wildlife; and
(3) Assistance to a
licensed veterinarian who has routinely worked on wildlife;
(l) A complete description,
including a diagram, of the holding facilities, cages or aquaria, as
appropriate, that will be used to confine the wildlife during its
rehabilitation;
(m) If the
applicant currently holds or has previously held a similar license or permit in
another state, the name of each state in which such a license or permit is held
or has been held;
(n) If the
applicant has been convicted of violating the laws or regulations relating to
wildlife of any state or the United States Fish and Wildlife Service within the
5 years immediately preceding the date of the application, a description of
each violation and the name of the state in which the conviction
occurred;
(o) Whether, at the time
of the application, the privileges granted to the applicant by another state or
the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to the rehabilitation of
wildlife are suspended or revoked; and
(p) The signature of the applicant and the
date on which he or she signed the application.
3. The applicant must submit his or her
application to the headquarters of the Department. If the applicant intends to
rehabilitate wildlife for which he or she is required to obtain a special
federal permit from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the applicant
must include with his or her application a copy of the permit or evidence
satisfactory to the Department that approval for such a permit is pending. A
permit to rehabilitate wildlife issued by the Department is not valid for the
purposes of the rehabilitation of wildlife for which a federal permit is
required until the Department receives a copy of the federal permit.
4. Before the Department will issue an
initial permit to rehabilitate wildlife pursuant to this section, the applicant
must provide to the Department:
(a)
Documentation which substantiates that the applicant has at least 2 years of
practical experience working with a licensed rehabilitator of wildlife;
or
(b) A letter which is written by
a licensed veterinarian who is experienced in the care of wildlife and which
substantiates the qualifications of the applicant to rehabilitate
wildlife.
5. If the
applicant applies to rehabilitate bobcats, mountain lions or black bears, the
applicant must comply with the standards for facilities established for those
species in NAC
504.476.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Wildlife
Comm'rs by R151-96, eff. 5-27-98; A by R168-99, 1-19-2000; A by
R006-21A,
eff. 2/28/2022
