NAC504.160. Construction and use of hunting blinds; use of decoys.

     1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, a person may construct a hunting blind on any wildlife management area if the Department has no obligation to protect a privately constructed blind or to arbitrate the use or priority of use of such a blind. A blind to be constructed must:

     (a) Be temporary and portable;

     (b) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (c), be constructed of lumber, screen, fabric, synthetic material or native vegetation; and

     (c) In the Kirch, Steptoe Valley and Mason Valley Wildlife Management Areas, be constructed of native vegetation, removable fabric, or a synthetic material that is of a temporary nature.

     2. A group of persons may construct a blind only after the supervisor of the wildlife management area has approved the plans for the blind.

     3. Sunken blinds, and barrels and boxes used as sunken blinds, must be covered when not in use to prevent the entrapment of animals.

     4. The use of a sink box is prohibited.

     5. A blind may not be locked or reserved for the use of a particular person or group of persons.

     6. The Department may:

     (a) Prohibit the construction of a hunting blind if it is detrimental to a wildlife management area or portion thereof.

     (b) Designate a hunting blind on a wildlife management area as intended for the use of persons with physical disabilities pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 to 12213, inclusive, and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.

     7. A person may use decoys on a wildlife management area so long as the decoys are not left set up in the field between the hours of 9 p.m. and 3 a.m.

     [Bd. of Fish & Game Comm’rs Gen. Reg. No. 9 §§ 23.01-17 and 23.01-19, eff. 12-29-66; A 4-1-73; 9-1-78; A by Bd. of Wildlife Comm’rs, 8-29-80]—(NAC A by R054-02, 11-19-2002, eff. 3-1-2003)