1. The Wildlife Heritage Account is hereby created in the State General Fund. The money in the Account must be used by the Department as provided in this section for:
(a) The protection, propagation, restoration, transplantation, introduction and management of any game fish, game mammal, game bird or fur-bearing mammal in this State; and
(b) The management and control of predatory wildlife in this State.
2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 502.250, money received by the Department from:
(a) A bid, auction, Silver State Tag Drawing or Partnership in Wildlife Drawing conducted pursuant to NRS 502.250; and
(b) A gift of money made by any person to the Wildlife Heritage Account,
must be deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to the Account.
3. The interest and income earned on the money in the Wildlife Heritage Account, after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited to the Account.
4. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the Department may annually expend from the Wildlife Heritage Account an amount of money not greater than 75 percent of the money deposited in the Account pursuant to subsection 2 during the previous year and the total amount of interest earned on the money in the Account during the previous year. In addition, the Department may, at any time, expend from the Account any portion of the amount of money in the Account which exceeds $5,000,000. The Commission shall review and approve expenditures from the Account. No money may be expended from the Account without the prior approval of the Commission.
5. The Commission shall administer the provisions of this section and may adopt any regulations necessary for that purpose.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 863; A 1997, 785; 2003, 1527; 2005, 584; 2009, 2056; 2015, 93; 2019, 757)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 501 - Administration and Enforcement
NRS 501.003 - "Alternative livestock" defined.
NRS 501.005 - "Big game mammal" defined.
NRS 501.010 - "Board" defined.
NRS 501.013 - "Chumming" defined.
NRS 501.015 - "Closed season" defined.
NRS 501.020 - "Commission" defined.
NRS 501.023 - "County" defined.
NRS 501.024 - "Department" defined.
NRS 501.026 - "Director" defined.
NRS 501.030 - "Fishes," "fishing," "fished" and "to fish" defined.
NRS 501.035 - "Fur-bearing mammal" defined.
NRS 501.037 - "Game amphibian" defined.
NRS 501.045 - "Game fish" defined.
NRS 501.046 - "Game mammal" defined.
NRS 501.047 - "Game warden" defined.
NRS 501.050 - "Hunting," "hunted" and "to hunt" defined.
NRS 501.055 - "Migratory game birds" defined.
NRS 501.065 - "Open season" defined.
NRS 501.088 - "Took," "taken," "taking" and "to take" defined.
NRS 501.090 - "Trapping," "trapped" and "to trap" defined.
NRS 501.095 - "Upland game birds" defined.
NRS 501.096 - "Vessel" defined.
NRS 501.097 - "Wildlife" defined.
NRS 501.100 - Legislative declaration regarding wildlife.
NRS 501.102 - Legislative declaration regarding hunting.
NRS 501.105 - Commission to establish policies and adopt regulations.
NRS 501.110 - Classification of wildlife.
NRS 501.118 - Manner of publication of order or regulation regarding seasons, bag limits or hours.
NRS 501.121 - Contact information to be posted on guzzler.
NRS 501.167 - Creation; number and appointment of members.
NRS 501.171 - Appointment and qualifications of members; officers.
NRS 501.172 - Removal of member from office.
NRS 501.177 - Meetings; quorum.
NRS 501.179 - Compensation of members.
NRS 501.181 - Duties; regulations.
NRS 501.1812 - System of assessing demerit points for wildlife convictions: Definitions.
NRS 501.1818 - System of assessing demerit points for wildlife convictions: Regulations.
NRS 501.182 - Cooperative agreements with adjoining states.
NRS 501.243 - Enforcement of chapter 488 of NRS; regulations; cooperative agreements.
NRS 501.260 - Creation; number of members; officers.
NRS 501.265 - Appointment of members; vacancies.
NRS 501.270 - Qualifications of members.
NRS 501.275 - Appointment and terms of members.
NRS 501.285 - Compensation of members.
NRS 501.293 - Removal of member.
NRS 501.297 - Duties: Evaluating local opinion and advising Commission.
NRS 501.310 - Fund for advisory board.
NRS 501.325 - Duties of county auditor and county treasurer.
NRS 501.331 - Creation; administration of laws.
NRS 501.333 - Director: Appointment; qualifications; classification.
NRS 501.337 - Director: Duties.
NRS 501.343 - Collection and dissemination of certain information; publications.
NRS 501.344 - Confidentiality of information obtained by Department.
NRS 501.346 - Fees for advertising in printed materials or on website of Department.
NRS 501.351 - Cooperative and reciprocal agreements.
NRS 501.352 - Reporting of suspected communicable diseases in wildlife.
NRS 501.3525 - Taking of wildlife by employee of Department.
NRS 501.354 - Receipt, deposit and expenditure of money.
NRS 501.356 - Wildlife Account.
NRS 501.3575 - Wildlife Heritage Account.
NRS 501.3585 - Wildlife Trust Fund.
NRS 501.359 - Wildlife Imprest Account.
NRS 501.361 - Petty Cash Account.
NRS 501.375 - Powers and duties of game wardens, sheriffs and other peace officers.
NRS 501.381 - Unlawful sale of game fish.
NRS 501.382 - Unlawful feeding of big game mammal; penalties; exceptions.
NRS 501.383 - Unlawful vandalism of sign or notice erected by Department.
NRS 501.384 - Unlawful possession of certain wildlife from another state or country.
NRS 501.385 - Unlawful acts; criminal penalties.
NRS 501.3855 - Civil penalties.
NRS 501.386 - Citation of violators.
NRS 501.3865 - Failure to appear by holder of license, tag or permit.
NRS 501.3867 - Failure to appear by person who does not hold license, tag or permit.
NRS 501.387 - Penalties concerning licenses; confiscation and disposal of wildlife.
NRS 501.389 - Sale, donation or retention of equipment seized as evidence.