NAC502.4235. Rejection of application for tag.

     1. The Department shall reject an application for a restricted nonresident deer tag if:

     (a) The applicant fails to specify his or her name, date of birth, city or state on the application, unless that information exists in the computer file of the Department, in which case the application must not be rejected if the applicant has specified his or her name and client number.

     (b) The applicant fails to specify or incorrectly specifies on the application the number of his or her hunting license and the year the license was issued, unless that information exists in the computer file of the Department, in which case the application must not be rejected for that reason.

     (c) The applicant fails to specify his or her social security number on the application for a hunting license if:

          (1) The application for a hunting license is included with the application for a tag; and

          (2) The Social Security Administration has issued a social security number to the applicant.

     (d) An applicant who is at least 12 years of age but not more than 17 years of age fails to obtain the signature of his or her parent or legal guardian on the application for a hunting license.

     (e) The applicant fails to specify a valid hunter choice number on the application. If the applicant specifies valid and invalid numbers, the Department shall accept the application for the valid numbers only.

     (f) The applicant fails to complete the application in a legible manner.

     (g) The applicant or the master guide fails to sign the application.

     (h) The applicant fails to submit the fees required pursuant to NAC 502.4231 or his or her bank fails to honor the check or draft for those fees.

     (i) The applicant fails to complete and return the questionnaire required pursuant to NAC 502.4239, unless, on or before the deadline set forth in that section for the year in which the application is submitted, he or she pays the applicable administrative fine and submits the properly completed questionnaire issued as part of the tag or the information required by the questionnaire.

     (j) Except as otherwise provided in NAC 502.4183, the applicant submits more than one application to hunt for the same species of wildlife during the same year, unless such an application is specifically authorized by the Commission. If such an application to hunt is not authorized, all applications to hunt for the same species that are submitted by the applicant will be rejected.

     (k) The applicant fails to comply with the provisions of NRS 502.330.

     (l) The master guide named in the application:

          (1) Is not licensed for each wildlife management area or unit named in the application;

          (2) Fails to specify or incorrectly specifies on the application the number of his or her current master guide license; or

          (3) If applicable, does not possess a valid special use permit required by the federal land management agency having jurisdiction within the wildlife management area or unit for which the applicant is applying.

     (m) The applicant or master guide provides any false information on the application.

     (n) The applicant and the master guide named in the application are the same person.

     (o) The applicant holds a license as a subguide issued by the Department which authorizes the applicant to guide for deer in the wildlife management area or unit for which he or she is applying for a restricted nonresident deer tag.

     (p) The applicant is otherwise ineligible to apply for the tag.

     (q) Except as otherwise provided in NAC 502.4183 and 502.41895, the application is received after the deadline set by the Commission or by the Director pursuant to NAC 502.4196.

     2. Except as otherwise provided in NAC 502.42375 and 502.42377, if an application is rejected by the Department pursuant to this section, the application must not be included in the procedure for awarding tags.

     3. If the Department rejects an application pursuant to paragraph (h) of subsection 1 because the applicant’s bank failed to honor the check or draft for the fees specified in that paragraph, the applicant is ineligible to receive or exercise any privilege conferred upon him or her pursuant to title 45 of NRS until the Department receives:

     (a) The nonrefundable application fee for acting upon the application;

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

     (c) The fee for the returned check or draft specified in NAC 502.119. The Department shall, until the fee is paid, indicate that the applicant owes the fee in the file of the applicant maintained by the Department.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Wildlife Comm’rs, eff. 10-12-94; A 1-19-96; 5-7-96; 3-13-97; 11-14-97; R139-98, 11-13-98; R168-99, 1-19-2000; R133-01, 12-17-2001, eff. 1-1-2002; R025-03, 10-30-2003; R137-03, 1-20-2004; R054-04, 8-25-2004; R117-07, 12-4-2007; R155-09, 4-20-2010; R051-11, 3-9-2012)