NAC504.330. Wayne E. Kirch Wildlife Management Area; Hot Creek Spring sanctuary for endangered fish.

     1. Hot Creek Spring, located within the Wayne E. Kirch Wildlife Management Area as fenced and posted by the Department, is a sanctuary for endangered species of fish.

     2. Within the sanctuary:

     (a) Fishing is prohibited.

     (b) The capture, removal or destruction of any White River Spring fish, except under a special permit issued by the Department, is prohibited.

     (c) It is unlawful to place a chemical substance or material deleterious to fish in or upon the waters of the sanctuary.

     (d) It is unlawful to introduce or release any live fish, amphibian or invertebrate on the land or into the water of the sanctuary.

     (e) It is unlawful to manipulate any water control structure.

     3. Nothing in this section prohibits the Department from necessary management or operation of the sanctuary.

     4. The possession or transportation of live fish, except game fish possessed or transported while fishing, is prohibited in the Wayne E. Kirch Wildlife Management Area.

     [Bd. of Fish & Game Comm’rs Gen. Reg. No. 3 § 1, eff. 2-13-70]