Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 504 - Wildlife Management and Propagation
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS
Section 504.135 - Restrictions on use of firearms and ammunition
Current through September 16, 2024
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, the discharging of a rifle or pistol is prohibited on the following wildlife management areas:
2. A person may hunt big game mammals on the Mason Valley, Wayne E. Kirch and Argenta Wildlife Management Areas using:
A shotgun that is used to hunt big game mammals pursuant to this subsection may be equipped with a smoothbore barrel or a barrel that is partially or fully rifled.
3. The use or possession of shells for a shotgun containing shot that is toxic or larger than standard-size T is prohibited on the following wildlife management areas:
4. The use or possession of shotgun rounds with sabots that contain other than rifled slugs or a single expanding projectile is prohibited on all wildlife management areas owned or managed by this State.
5. The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply to persons authorized by the Department to use rifles and pistols for the control of predatory animals and rodents.
6. For the purposes of this section, all shot shall be deemed toxic unless it has been approved as nontoxic by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service pursuant to 50 C.F.R. § 20.134.
Bd. of Fish & Game Comm'rs, No. 9 § 23.01 -9, eff. 12-29-66; A 10-1-73; 9-1-78; 9-1-80-NAC A by Bd. of Wildlife Comm'rs, 1-2-86; 8-22-86, eff. 9-15-86; 10-16-87; 9-13-91; R054-02, 11-19-2002, eff. 3-1-2003; R185-05, 2-23-2006; A by R107-14, eff. 12/22/2014; A by R128-23A, eff. 4/19/2024
NRS 501.105, 501.181, 503.150, 504.140, 504.143