NAC503.165. Trapping within one-half mile of certain residences.

     1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a person shall not trap, other than with a box or cage trap, within one-half mile of a residence, if the residence is located within a congested area of a county whose population is 100,000 or more.

     2. The provisions of this section do not apply to:

     (a) An officer, employee or agent of any state agency, the Federal Government or a local government acting in his or her official capacity for the purpose of animal control or control of depredating wildlife;

     (b) A person acting under written authority from a state agency, the Federal Government or a local government for the purpose of animal control or control of depredating wildlife;

     (c) A person trapping on private property; or

     (d) A person trapping in a waterway that is not within an incorporated city.

     3. As used in this section:

     (a) “Box or cage trap” means a device that is designed to contain or confine an animal within a box or cage. The term does not include any device that is designed, built or made to close upon or hold fast any portion of an animal.

     (b) “Congested area of a county” means:

          (1) An area of a county in which the discharge of firearms is prohibited by a county ordinance; or

          (2) The area within the boundaries of an incorporated city in a county.

     (c) “Residence” means any house, room, apartment, tenement or other building designed or intended for occupancy as a residence.

     (d) “Waterway” means any river, stream, canal or channel that contains water, including, without limitation, the banks and bed of any such river, stream, canal or channel.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Wildlife Comm’rs by R062-12, eff. 11-1-2012)