NAC503.095. Permit to collect unprotected wildlife for commercial purposes.

     1. It is unlawful for a person to collect unprotected wildlife for commercial purposes without a permit.

     2. Except as otherwise provided in NAC 503.513 and 503.545, the Department will issue a permit authorizing a natural person to collect unprotected wildlife for commercial purposes with a seine, net, noose, trap or other device if, after an investigation is conducted, it is proved to the Department that the collecting will not be detrimental to wildlife or the habitat of the wildlife. The annual fee for a permit issued pursuant to this section is $250.

     3. An application for a permit issued pursuant to this section must be submitted on a form furnished by the Department or a facsimile of the form.

     4. An applicant for a permit issued pursuant to this section must include on the application:

     (a) The name of the applicant;

     (b) The physical and mailing addresses of the applicant’s residence and place of employment;

     (c) The telephone numbers of the applicant’s residence and place of employment;

     (d) The driver’s license number of the applicant, if he or she has been issued a driver’s license;

     (e) The date of birth of the applicant;

     (f) The methods and equipment to be used in the collection of the wildlife;

     (g) The location, by county or region, where the wildlife is to be collected;

     (h) The address of the location where the wildlife will be held while it is in the possession of the applicant;

     (i) If the applicant has been convicted of violating the laws or regulations of any state or the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to the commercialization of wildlife 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 each conviction occurred; and

     (j) The applicant’s signature and the date on which the application is signed.

     5. Such a permit is not transferable and may be cancelled by the Department for a violation of its conditions or if operation of the permit is found to be detrimental to wildlife.

     6. Within 30 days after the expiration of a permit for the collection of unprotected wildlife, the Department may require the person to whom it was issued to report to the Department the number and disposition of the unprotected species he or she has taken. Any failure to submit the report is a cause for denial of a future application for a similar permit.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Wildlife Comm’rs, eff. 9-20-83; A 4-18-86, eff. 4-25-86; 4-26-89; 5-22-97; R077-00, 8-18-2000; R138-03, 1-20-2004, eff. 3-1-2004)