1. The Commission shall adopt regulations establishing:
(a) The procedures for applying to become a license agent.
(b) The standards to be met by license agents in the performance of their duties.
(c) The requirements for the furnishing of surety bonds by license agents.
(d) The manner of remitting money to the Department.
(e) The manner of accounting for licenses, tags, stamps, permits and other documents received, issued, sold or returned.
A license agent’s authority may be revoked by the Department for the agent’s failure to abide by the regulations of the Commission. The agent may appeal to the Commission for reinstatement.
2. An application to become a license agent must be accompanied by a fee of $100 for processing the application.
3. A license agent designated by the Department is responsible for the correct issuance of all licenses, tags, stamps, permits and other documents entrusted to the agent and, so far as the agent is able, for ensuring that no licenses are issued upon the false statement of an applicant. Before issuing any license, the license agent shall satisfy himself or herself of the identity of the applicant and the place of the applicant’s residence, and may require any applicant to present proof of the applicant’s identity and residence.
4. A license agent is responsible to the Department for the collection of the correct and required fee, for the safeguarding of the money collected by the agent and for the prompt remission to the Department for deposit in accordance with NRS 501.356 of all money collected. The Department shall furnish to the license agent receipts for all money which the agent remits to it. A license agent shall furnish a receipt to the Department of all licenses, tags, stamps, permits and other documents which the agent receives from it.
5. For each license, tag, stamp, permit or other document a license agent sells, and each apprentice hunting license the agent issues pursuant to NRS 502.066, the license agent is entitled to receive a service fee of:
(a) One dollar for each license, tag, permit or other document, in addition to the fee for the license, tag, permit or other document; and
(b) Ten cents for each stamp.
6. Any person authorized to enforce this chapter may inspect, during the license agent’s normal business hours, any record or document of the agent relating to the issuance of any such license, stamp, tag, permit or other document.
7. All money collected by a license agent, except service fees collected pursuant to subsection 5, is public money of the State of Nevada, and the State has a prior claim for the amount of money due it upon all assets of the agent over all creditors, assignees or other claimants. The use of this money for private or business transactions is a misuse of public money and punishable under the laws provided.
[Part 49:101:1947; A 1951, 507; 1953, 667]—(NRS A 1965, 217; 1969, 1351; 1971, 940; 1975, 912; 1979, 899; 1985, 1704; 1987, 1448; 1989, 1075, 1778; 1991, 489, 1572; 1993, 1661; 1995, 240; 2001, 974; 2003, 1531, 2540; 2009, 2060)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 502 - Licenses, Tags and Permits
NRS 502.015 - Qualifications for resident licenses, tags and permits.
NRS 502.020 - Preparation of licenses by Department.
NRS 502.030 - Licenses and permits: Form and contents; regulations.
NRS 502.035 - Issuance of licenses, stamps and permits by Department.
NRS 502.040 - License agents: Regulations; duties; fees; inspections.
NRS 502.045 - Reciprocal agreements with adjoining states for hunting and fishing licenses.
NRS 502.066 - Issuance of apprentice hunting license; fee.
NRS 502.072 - Issuance of licenses to certain veterans with disabilities.
NRS 502.075 - Issuance of hunting licenses to persons who are blind.
NRS 502.077 - Issuance of special fishing permits for use by certain organizations.
NRS 502.100 - Licenses nontransferable; forfeiture of license.
NRS 502.105 - Alteration, erasure or defacement of license unlawful.
NRS 502.140 - Tags used as method of enforcing limits; powers of Commission; unlawful acts.
NRS 502.142 - Establishment of program for issuance of special incentive elk tags.
NRS 502.143 - Establishment of program for issuance of special incentive deer tags.
NRS 502.145 - Issuance of deer or antelope tags as compensation for damage to private property.
NRS 502.146 - Restricted nonresident deer tags: Definitions.
NRS 502.147 - Restricted nonresident deer tags: Issuance.
NRS 502.148 - Restricted nonresident deer tags: Application; fees; eligibility for other tags.
NRS 502.149 - Restricted nonresident deer tags: Guide to accompany hunter during hunt.
NRS 502.160 - Form of tags; regulations concerning tags.
NRS 502.200 - Unlawful obtainment or use of tag or permit by hunter.
NRS 502.210 - Conditions for issuance of duplicate tags.
NRS 502.225 - Dream Tags: Advisory Board on Dream Tags; membership; duties.
NRS 502.240 - Fees for licenses and permits.
NRS 502.253 - Additional fee for processing application for game tag; use of money collected.
NRS 502.255 - Disposition of fees for processing applications for tags.
NRS 502.322 - Projects for waterfowl: Use of money deposited from certain fees.
NRS 502.350 - Safety for hunters: Fees.
NRS 502.360 - Safety for hunters: Unlawful acts.
NRS 502.370 - Licensing of taxidermists.
NRS 502.410 - Carson Lake Wildlife Management Area: Deposit of money received from sale of permits.
NRS 502.500 - Applicability of provisions governing lotteries.