NAC503.140. Species for which certain permits and licenses are not required: Specification; release; sale; exceptions.

     1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4 and NAC 503.500 to 503.535, inclusive, the following animals may be possessed, transported, imported and exported without a permit or license issued by the Department:

     (a) Canaries;

     (b) Toucans;

     (c) Lovebirds;

     (d) Nonindigenous house finches;

     (e) Parakeets;

     (f) Cockatiels;

     (g) Mynah birds;

     (h) Parrots;

     (i) Hamsters;

     (j) Domesticated races of rats and mice;

     (k) Gerbils;

     (l) Guinea pigs;

     (m) Monkeys and other primates;

     (n) Aquarium fish;

     (o) Marsupials;

     (p) Elephants;

     (q) All felines, except mountain lions and bobcats;

     (r) Wolves that are lawfully acquired and bred in captivity;

     (s) Camels (Camelus spp.);

     (t) European ferret (Mustela putorius);

     (u) Llamas (Lama glama);

     (v) American Bison;

     (w) Marine mammals;

     (x) Ostrich (Struthio spp.);

     (y) Emus (Dromiceius spp.);

     (z) Rheas (Rhea spp.);

     (aa) Nonvenomous, nonindigenous reptile species and subspecies;

     (bb) Albino forms of indigenous reptile species;

     (cc) Alpaca (Lama pacos);

     (dd) Guinea fowl (Numida meleagris);

     (ee) Old World species of pheasants, partridges, quails, francolin, peafowl and jungle fowl (nonendemic species of the subfamily Phasianae), except:

          (1) Chukar partridge;

          (2) Hungarian (gray) partridge;

          (3) Snow cock; and

          (4) Ring-necked and white, winged pheasant;

     (ff) Domesticated races of turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), distinguished morphologically from wild birds;

     (gg) Domesticated races of ducks and geese (Anatidae), distinguished morphologically from wild birds;

     (hh) Domesticated races of chinchillas;

     (ii) Domesticated races of mink;

     (jj) Waterfowl reared in captivity that are lawfully acquired pursuant to the regulations adopted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service;

     (kk) Those species of ducks, geese and swans not listed as protected pursuant to the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, 16 U.S.C. §§ 703 et seq.;

     (ll) Yak (Bos grunniens);

     (mm) Cassowary;

     (nn) Coturnix quail (Coturnix coturnix);

     (oo) Zebra (Equus spp.);

     (pp) Salt water fish, crustaceans and mollusks;

     (qq) Nonindigenous species of amphibians, except:

          (1) Bullfrogs (Rana catesbeiana); and

          (2) Species listed in NAC 503.110;

     (rr) African pygmy hedgehogs (Atelerix albiventris); and

     (ss) California kingsnakes (Lampropeltis getulus californiae) that do not have between their head and vent a continuous pattern of bands or rings regardless of whether the bands or rings are opened or closed.

     2. Species listed in this section must not be released into the wild, except as otherwise authorized by the Department in writing.

     3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, lawfully acquired species listed in this section may be sold in Nevada.

     4. This section does not authorize the sale, possession, transportation, importation or exportation of animals in violation of any applicable federal or state law, county or city ordinance, or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto.

     5. As used in this section:

     (a) “Aquarium fish” includes any species of fish, except the species listed in NAC 503.110, which is:

          (1) Not used as bait or for human consumption; and

          (2) Maintained for personal or pet industry purposes in a closed system that does not allow the species of fish to exit an aquarium or pond and does not allow any other live aquatic species to enter the aquarium or pond.

     (b) “Wolves” includes any wolf or hybrid of a wolf. As used in this paragraph, “hybrid” means any canid hybrid resulting from the mating of a wolf and a dog.

     [Bd. of Fish & Game Comm’rs, No. 20 § 27.11, eff. 10-1-76]—(NAC A by Bd. of Wildlife Comm’rs, 11-5-81; 2-28-94; 5-22-97; R056-11, 12-30-2011)