Section 502.370 - Mountain lions: Tags; open season; miscellaneous requirements; unlawful acts1. Unless otherwise specified by a regulation of the Commission or title 45 of NRS, any resident of Nevada or nonresident is eligible to obtain not more than two mountain lion tags in any year. A mountain lion tag:(a) May be purchased from the Department or a license agent;(b) Must be purchased by the person who will be the holder of the mountain lion tag or, if a child under the age of 18 years is applying for the mountain lion tag pursuant to NRS 502.060, must be purchased by the child who will be the holder of the mountain lion tag or by the parent or legal guardian of the child;(c) May be used in any management unit or group of management units that are open for the hunting of mountain lions in Nevada during any open season established for the management unit or group of management units pursuant to subsection 2; and(d) Expires upon the termination of all the open seasons established pursuant to subsection 2 for the year for which the tag is issued.2. The Commission will annually specify the number of mountain lions it determines to be appropriate for harvesting in a management unit or group of management units. The open season for mountain lions in each such management unit or group of management units begins on March 1 and ends on: (a) The last day of the next succeeding February; or(b) The day the Department determines that the number of mountain lions harvested in that management unit or group of management units is equal to or greater than the number specified by the Commission pursuant to this subsection, whichever occurs earlier. The Department shall maintain and annually publish a toll-free telephone number for ascertaining whether the Department has determined that the number of mountain lions harvested in a management unit or group of management units is equal to or greater than the number specified by the Commission pursuant to this subsection. The Department is not required to provide any other notice of the termination of an open season for mountain lions in a management unit or group of management units.3. A person who harvests a mountain lion shall, within 5 business days after harvesting it, personally present: (a) The unfrozen skull with the jaws propped open and the unfrozen pelt in its entirety to a representative of the Department for inspection; and(b) Any records regarding the mountain lion, as specified by the Department, including, without limitation:(1) Records concerning the sex of the mountain lion;(2) Records concerning the removal of the premolar tooth of the mountain lion;(3) A tissue sample from the mountain lion; and(4) The location where the mountain lion was killed, including, without limitation, the unit or units of the management area and the coordinates of the location as identified by latitude and longitude using decimal degrees or by using coordinates of the Universal Transverse Mercator system. The representative shall affix the seal of the Department permanently to the pelt.
4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, it is unlawful for any person to:(a) Transport the pelt of a mountain lion from this State without the seal required pursuant to this section permanently affixed to the pelt.(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, possess the pelt of a mountain lion without a seal permanently attached to it.(c) Kill a female mountain lion which is accompanied by a spotted kitten.(d) Kill or possess a spotted mountain lion kitten.(e) Possess, capture, injure, drug, rope, trap, snare or otherwise harm or transport a live mountain lion unless authorized by statute or regulation.(f) Make a false statement or furnish false information in reporting the harvesting of a mountain lion.(g) Participate in a canned hunt.(h) Release a mountain lion for the purpose of a canned hunt after previously capturing and confining the mountain lion for a period of time.5. Unless authorized by the Department, a mountain lion may not be taken with a trap, snare or other trapping device. If a mountain lion is accidentally trapped or killed, the person trapping or killing it shall report the trapping or killing within 48 hours to a representative of the Department and: (a) If the mountain lion is trapped and is alive, the mountain lion must be released unharmed or as directed by the Department and must not be knowingly pursued or taken for at least 24 hours after being released; or(b) If the mountain lion is killed, the mountain lion must be disposed of in accordance with the instructions of the representative.6. The provisions of this section do not apply to a person who:(a) Is acting within the scope of his or her official duties and who is: (1) An employee or authorized agent of this State;(2) An employee of a municipal or county government of this State; or(3) An employee of the Federal Government; or(b) Holds a scientific permit issued by the Department pursuant to NAC 503.094 for the collection or possession of a mountain lion and who is acting in compliance with the terms and conditions of the permit.7. As used in this section, "canned hunt" means a hunt wherein the ability for a mountain lion to escape is restricted by any means, including, without limitation, forcing the mountain lion into a tree, cornering the mountain lion or holding the mountain lion at bay, for the purpose of allowing a person who is not a member of the initial hunting party to arrive and take the mountain lion.Nev. Admin. Code § 502.370
Bd. of Fish & Game Comm'rs, No. 25 §13, eff. 12-4-79-NAC A by Bd. of Wildlife Comm'rs, 11-14-88; 4-18-90; 3-19-96; R106-02, 1-21-2003; R107-05, 9-18-2007; A by R176-20A, eff. 2/28/2022NRS 501.105, 501.181, 502.130, 502.140, 502.160