NAC502.440. License: Application; validity; renewal.

     1. An application for a taxidermist license may be obtained from any office of the Department. The applicant shall include on his or her application:

     (a) The applicant’s name, residential and mailing addresses, and telephone number;

     (b) The name and telephone number of the applicant’s taxidermic business and, if different from the applicant’s residential address, the address from which taxidermic services will be provided;

     (c) Whether or not the taxidermic services are provided for compensation;

     (d) If the applicant must possess a federal taxidermist permit, a copy of the permit or proof satisfactory to the Department that federal approval of such a permit is pending;

     (e) The name of each state in which the applicant holds or has held a taxidermist license or permit to perform taxidermic services;

     (f) If the applicant has been convicted of violating the laws or regulations relating to taxidermy or commercialization of 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, a description of the penalty imposed for each violation and the name of the state in which the conviction occurred;

     (g) 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 taxidermy are suspended or revoked; and

     (h) The applicant’s signature and the date on which he or she signed the application.

     2. A taxidermist license issued by the Department pending the issuance of a federal permit to perform taxidermic services on:

     (a) A migratory bird that is protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, as amended, 16 U.S.C. §§ 703 et seq.; or

     (b) A species of wildlife that is listed as threatened or endangered by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service,

Ê is not valid for the purposes of performing taxidermic services on the migratory bird or the endangered or threatened species until the federal permit has been issued by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to the licensee.

     3. A completed application and required fees must be submitted to the Department.

     4. An annual taxidermist license expires on June 30 of each year. If an application for the renewal of a taxidermist license is not received by the Department on or before June 30, taxidermic items in the possession of a taxidermist shall be deemed to be unlawfully possessed and are subject to seizure by the Department, and the taxidermist will be considered to be practicing taxidermy without a license. If an application for the renewal of a taxidermist license is received by the Department on or before June 30, the license will remain in effect until the Department completes its review of the application and renews or denies the application to renew the taxidermist license.

     [Bd. of Fish & Game Comm’rs, No. 16 § 17.01-3, eff. 5-6-78]—(NAC A by Bd. of Wildlife Comm’rs, 7-1-97)