NAC502.42259. “Landowner applicant” defined.

“Landowner applicant”:

     1. Means any owner, lessee or manager of private land who supports:

     (a) The established management objective, as defined by the Department in any applicable subplan for the management of elk within the local area of the private land of the landowner applicant; and

     (b) Any elk in addition to the established management objective living on the private rangeland or private native hay meadow which are used to justify the issuance of a special incentive elk tag to the landowner applicant.

     2. Includes the owner, lessee or manager of any native hay meadow, if the native hay meadow is:

     (a) Evaluated by the landowner applicant and the Department to determine its suitability as native habitat for elk; and

     (b) Recommended for inclusion within the private land of the landowner applicant based upon:

          (1) The desire of the landowner applicant; and

          (2) The evaluation conducted pursuant to paragraph (a).

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Wildlife Comm’rs by R057-98, eff. 9-1-98; A by R206-08, 10-27-2009)