Nev. Admin. Code § 502.147

Current through October 11, 2024

Section 502.147 - Criteria considered for approval of application

1. To determine whether to approve or deny an application for appointment as a license agent, the Department may consider, without limitation, the following criteria:

(a) Whether the applicant has met the bonding requirements of NAC 502.150.

(b) Whether the applicant is financially responsible.

(c) Whether the applicant has provided the banking information and binding authority necessary for the electronic transfer of any money the applicant may receive from the sale of any licenses, permits, tags, stamps and other documents authorized by the Department to a bank account designated by the Department.

(d) Whether the applicant has been convicted of a violation of a law or regulation relating to wildlife within the 5 years immediately preceding the date on which the applicant submits the application.

(e) Whether the applicant is under investigation for a violation of a law or regulation relating to wildlife at the time he or she submits the application.

(f) Whether the applicant has been convicted of a felony or gross misdemeanor.

(g) Whether the applicant is the subject of felony criminal proceedings at the time he or she submits the application.

(h) Whether the applicant has been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude.

(i) The cooperation of the applicant and his or her employees.

(j) Characteristics of the business where the applicant desires to issue licenses, including, without limitation:

(1) Accessibility of the business to all segments of the public;

(2) The number of license agents in the geographical area and their proximity to the business;

(3) The remoteness of the area in which the business is located;

(4) The hours the business will be open to the public;

(5) The number of times the ownership of the business has been transferred; and

(6) The need for a license agent, as determined by the Department, in the general area of the business.

(k) If the applicant previously was a license agent:

(1) The total number of licenses sold by the applicant while he or she was a license agent;

(2) Whether the applicant complied with all laws and regulations relating to a license agent; and

(3) Whether the applicant was placed on probation or had his or her authority as a license agent cancelled pursuant to NAC 502.195.

(l) If the applicant will replace an agent at the business where the applicant desires to issue licenses:

(1) The total number of licenses sold by the license agent who will be replaced;

(2) Whether the license agent who will be replaced complied with all laws and regulations relating to a license agent; and

(3) Whether the license agent who will be replaced was placed on probation or had his or her authority as a license agent cancelled pursuant to NAC 502.195.

2. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if an applicant desires to issue licenses at a business where licenses have not been issued previously, the business must have been established for at least 1 year. The Department may waive this requirement for an applicant whose business is located in a remote area if there is an extreme need for an agent in that area. All other applications will be handled on a case-by-case basis in accordance with subsection 1.

Nev. Admin. Code § 502.147

Added to NAC by Bd. of Wildlife Comm'rs, 2-18-88, eff. 3-1-88; A 3-7-90; 11-23-94; R095-00, 10-24-2000; R109-02, eff. 1-21-2003

NRS 501.105, 501.181, 502.040