NAC503.502. Bait: General authority to and restrictions on capture, transport and use.

     1. A person who has a fishing license or short-term permit to fish, or who is not required to obtain such a license or permit pursuant to NRS 502.010 and NAC 502.285, may capture, transport and use bait for fishing or personal consumption except that:

     (a) The use of any game fish or protected species of fish for bait is prohibited.

     (b) Aquatic bait, other than salamanders or saltwater mudsuckers, may be used only in the water from which it is taken.

     (c) Aquatic life may be imported into this State only with the prior approval of the Department.

     (d) Aquatic bait and live bait fish may be transported from one river basin to another or from one area of this State to another only as provided in the appropriate regional regulation for the use of live bait fish.

     2. A person who possesses bait in accordance with the provisions of this section shall not sell, barter or trade that bait.

     3. Any bait obtained from a dealer in live bait fish who is licensed in this State must be accompanied by a currently dated receipt issued by that dealer.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Wildlife Comm’rs, eff. 1-1-81; A 12-15-81; 12-3-84, eff. 1-1-85; 3-13-97; R109-02, 1-21-2003; R094-03, 10-30-2003)