NAC503.146. Scope permit for person with visual disability: Issuance; application; validity.

     1. The Department may issue a scope permit to a person with a visual disability. The scope permit authorizes a person with a visual disability to hunt, during a type of hunt that is restricted to muzzle-loading firearms, using a 1x magnification rifle scope that is mounted on a muzzle-loading rifle. A person using such a permit shall present the permit upon the request of a law enforcement officer.

     2. An application for a scope permit must:

     (a) Be submitted to the Department on a form provided by the Department;

     (b) Include a certificate issued by a licensed physician certifying that the applicant has a visual disability; and

     (c) Include any other information required by the Department to issue the permit.

     3. A scope permit issued pursuant to this section is valid for 1 year after the date it is issued.

     4. As used in this section, “visual disability” means a visual impairment which substantially limits a major life activity and is not correctable by glasses or contact lenses.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Wildlife Comm’rs by R138-09, eff. 4-20-2010)