Nev. Admin. Code § 504.459

Current through December 31, 2024
Section 504.459 - Possession of certain species of birds on private property without license; restrictions on disposition; documentation on transportation
1. A person does not need to obtain a license for the possession of wildlife to possess, propagate, breed or otherwise maintain the following species of live wildlife to be held in captivity on private property:
(a) California quail;
(b) Gambel's quail;
(c) Scaled quail;
(d) Mountain quail;
(e) Chukar;
(f) Hungarian (gray) partridge;
(g) Ring-necked and white-winged pheasant; or
(h) Bobwhite quail.
2. Species of birds, and any parts and progeny thereof, which are possessed in accordance with this section must not be:
(a) Sold, bartered or traded;
(b) Released without the written authorization of the Department;
(c) Hunted, except under the authority of a permit to train hunting dogs or raptors;
(d) Captured or removed from the wild;
(e) Imported into this State without an importation permit issued by the Department, unless:
(1) The bird, or part or progeny thereof, is from a hatchery, dealer or independent flock that is an approved participant of the National Poultry Improvement Plan; and
(2) The importation of the bird, or part or progeny thereof, is in compliance with the requirements established by the State Department of Agriculture pursuant to NAC 571.070; or
(f) Placed on public display or maintained as a part of or adjunct to a commercial establishment.
3. A bird authorized to be possessed pursuant to this section may not be transported, alive or dead, from the private property where the bird is being held, unless the bird is accompanied by an itemized invoice which lists:
(a) The species and the number of each bird to be transported;
(b) The date on which the bird to be transported was acquired by the person possessing the bird pursuant to this section;
(c) The name and address of the person transporting the bird; and
(d) The name and address of the person who owns the property from where the wildlife is being transported.

Nev. Admin. Code § 504.459

Added to NAC by Bd. of Wildlife Comm'rs, eff. 5-22-97

NRS 501.105, 501.181, 503.597, 504.295