NAC502.4175. Application for tag or bonus point; fees.

     1. A person desiring to obtain a tag or a bonus point without the opportunity to obtain a tag must apply to the Department on a form provided by the Department that includes spaces for the applicant to:

     (a) Specify his or her name, address and date of birth;

     (b) Specify the species or category of species for which the applicant is applying;

     (c) If the applicant is applying for a tag to hunt deer, bear, elk, antelope, bighorn sheep, mountain goat or wild turkey, select not more than five hunter choice numbers; and

     (d) Sign the application or, if the application is submitted electronically, acknowledge the affidavit that is included in the application provided by the Department.

     2. A person who desires to be placed on an alternate list pursuant to NAC 502.421 or 502.4275 must apply to the Department electronically to obtain a tag and must indicate on the electronic application his or her desire to be placed on an alternate list.

     3. If an applicant desiring to obtain a bonus point without the opportunity to obtain a tag specifies a hunter choice number on his or her application, the Department shall ignore the specification of the hunter choice number by the applicant and process the application for the bonus point.

     4. An application must include the applicant’s social security number, or a unique number will be assigned by the Department.

     5. The Commission will establish the seasons and quotas for a hunt, and the method for submission and deadline for receipt of applications.

     6. An applicant must obtain a valid hunting license before submitting his or her application for a tag or bonus point, except that an applicant may apply for a hunting license when submitting the application for a tag or bonus point if the applicant is:

     (a) A resident who submits the applications electronically pursuant to subsection 8; or

     (b) A nonresident who submits the applications pursuant to subsection 7 or 8.

     7. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 8, an application for a tag or bonus point must be accompanied by:

     (a) The appropriate fee for the tag, as provided in NRS 502.250, if the application is for a tag;

     (b) The fee for a hunting license, as provided in NRS 502.240, if the applicant is a nonresident who submits the application for a tag or bonus point and has not obtained a hunting license;

     (c) The habitat conservation fee, as provided in NRS 502.242, if the applicant is a nonresident who submits the application for a tag or bonus point and has not obtained a hunting license;

     (d) The fee required pursuant to NRS 502.253 for the support of programs to control predators and protect wildlife habitat; and

     (e) The applicable fee required pursuant to NAC 502.331 for the Department to act upon the application. The Department shall apply the proceeds of the fee to the cost of processing applications, conducting drawings for tags, awarding bonus points and performing such related activities as the Commission may direct.

     8. If a resident or nonresident applicant submits the application for a tag or bonus point electronically, the application must be accompanied by:

     (a) The fee required pursuant to NRS 502.253 for the support of programs to control predators and protect wildlife habitat;

     (b) Any donation the applicant wishes to make to a program specified in paragraph (a) or any other program conducted by the Department;

     (c) The fee for a hunting license, as provided in NRS 502.240, if the application is for:

          (1) A tag and the applicant:

               (I) Has not obtained a hunting license; and

               (II) Indicates on the application that he or she wishes to purchase the hunting license regardless of whether his or her application is successfully drawn; or

          (2) A bonus point and the applicant has not obtained a hunting license;

     (d) The habitat conservation fee, as provided in NRS 502.242, if the application is for:

          (1) A tag and the applicant:

               (I) Has not obtained a hunting license; and

               (II) Indicates on the application that he or she wishes to purchase the hunting license regardless of whether his or her application is successfully drawn; or

          (2) A bonus point and the applicant has not obtained a hunting license; and

     (e) The applicable fee required pursuant to NAC 502.331 for the Department to act upon the application. The Department shall apply the proceeds of the fee to the cost of processing applications, conducting drawings for tags, awarding bonus points and performing such related activities as the Commission may direct.

     9. If an application for a tag specified in subsection 8 is:

     (a) Successfully drawn, the Department shall collect from the applicant:

          (1) The appropriate fee for the tag as provided in NRS 502.250;

          (2) The fee for a hunting license, as provided in NRS 502.240, if the applicant:

               (I) Has not obtained a hunting license; and

               (II) Indicates on the application that he or she wishes to purchase the hunting license only if his or her application is successfully drawn; and

          (3) The habitat conservation fee, as provided in NRS 502.242, if the applicant:

               (I) Has not obtained a hunting license; and

               (II) Indicates on the application that he or she wishes to purchase the hunting license only if his or her application is successfully drawn; or

     (b) Not successfully drawn, the Department shall collect from the applicant the fee for participating in the Partnership in Wildlife Drawing, as provided in NAC 502.427, if the applicant has indicated on the application that he or she wishes to participate in that drawing.

     10. An application to obtain a tag that is issued by random selection may be submitted by a person who is under 12 years of age if he or she will attain the age of 12 years before the commencement of each season to which the application relates. An application to obtain a tag that is issued on a first-come, first-served basis may not be submitted by a person who has not yet attained the age of 12 years.

     11. The Department and its agents and employees shall not:

     (a) Amend or otherwise alter an application to obtain a tag or bonus point.

     (b) Issue a tag or award a bonus point to an applicant who fails to submit the fees required pursuant to this section.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Wildlife Comm’rs, eff. 3-7-91; A 10-26-93; 10-12-94; 3-19-96; R139-98, 11-13-98; R168-99, 1-19-2000; R133-01, 12-17-2001, eff. 1-1-2002; R137-03, 1-20-2004, eff. 3-1-2004; R229-03, 3-23-2004; R067-08, 8-26-2008; R155-09, 4-20-2010; R159-12, 12-20-2012)