Existing law requires the Department of Wildlife to administer the wildlife laws of this State. (NRS 501.331) Section 1 of this bill makes confidential certain data and location information collected by the Department through certain monitoring devices. Section 1 also prohibits the Department from disclosing such information to any person except as otherwise necessary for the administration or enforcement of state law or as authorized by the Department. Section 7 of this bill makes a conforming change relating to the information made confidential pursuant to section 1.
Existing law authorizes a nonresident of this State who is under 12 years of age to fish in this State without a license provided that the number of fish taken by the nonresident does not exceed certain possession limits as provided by law. Existing law also authorizes a resident of this State who is under 12 years of age to hunt or fish without a license. (NRS 502.010) Section 2 of this bill: (1) removes the restriction on the number of fish which may be taken by a nonresident of this State who is under 12 years of age; and (2) authorizes such nonresidents to hunt in this State without a license.
Existing law requires a certain amount of the fees charged and collected for certain hunting, fishing or combination hunting and fishing licenses or limited permits to be deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to the Wildlife Account in the State General Fund. (NRS 502.3262, 502.3264) Existing law requires that all such money deposited for credit to the Wildlife Account be used for the protection, propagation and management of trout in this State and for the payment of any bonded indebtedness incurred therefor. (NRS 502.3264) Section 4 of this bill instead requires that all such money deposited for credit to the Wildlife Account be used for the protection, propagation and management of game fish in this State and for the payment of any bonded indebtedness incurred therefor. Section 3 of this bill makes a conforming change to reflect the expansion of the trout program to the game fish program.
Existing law prohibits certain activities relating to the taking of game mammals and game birds. (NRS 503.010) Section 5 of this bill prohibits a person, with certain exceptions, from using information collected by the Department as described in section 1 to locate, harass, pursue, take or attempt to take any game mammal, game bird or other wildlife.
Existing federal law authorizes a person hunting migratory waterfowl to carry on his or her person an unexpired federal migratory bird hunting stamp in an electronic form. (Duck Stamp Modernization Act of 2023, Public Law No. 118-25, 137 Stat. 129) Existing law requires a person hunting migratory waterfowl in this State to carry on his or her person an unexpired federal migratory bird hunting stamp with his or her signature except as otherwise authorized by federal law. (NRS 503.135) Section 6 of this bill authorizes a person hunting migratory waterfowl in this State to carry on his or her person an unexpired federal migratory bird hunting stamp in either an electronic or paper form.
Existing law: (1) prohibits certain persons from operating certain power-driven vessels on any interstate waters of this State unless the person satisfies certain requirements; and (2) requires certain persons who are operating certain power-driven vessels on any interstate waters of this State and who are stopped by certain officers in the enforcement of the laws of this State to present certain documentation. A person who violates this prohibition and fails to present certain documentation is guilty of a misdemeanor. Existing law also: (1) prohibits the rental or lease of certain power-driven vessels to certain persons for operation on the interstate waters of this State; and (2) requires persons engaged in the business of renting or leasing certain power-driven vessels for operation on the interstate waters of this State to list certain information in a rental or lease agreement and provide certain information to the authorized operators of the rented or leased power-driven vessel. (NRS 488.730) Section 9 of this bill applies such provisions to the operation of certain power-driven vessels on any waters of this State instead of the interstate waters of this State. Section 8 of this bill makes a conforming change to remove the definition of the term “interstate waters of this State.”

Statutes affected:
BDR: 502.010, 502.3262, 502.3264, 503.010, 503.135, 239.010, 488.035, 488.730