1. The Department shall issue:
(a) Resident licenses and limited permits pursuant to this section to any person who is a resident of this State pursuant to NRS 502.015.
(b) Nonresident licenses and limited permits pursuant to this section to any person who does not qualify as a resident of this State pursuant to NRS 502.015.
2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 504.390, the Department shall issue a license or permit to any person who is 18 years or older upon the payment of the following fee for:
A resident annual fishing license......................................................................... $40
A resident 1-day permit to fish................................................................................. 9
Each consecutive day added to a resident 1-day permit to fish.......................... 3
A resident annual hunting license.......................................................................... 38
A resident annual combination hunting and fishing license.............................. 75
A resident trapping license...................................................................................... 40
A resident fur dealer’s license................................................................................ 63
A resident master guide’s license........................................................................ 750
A resident subguide’s license............................................................................... 125
A nonresident annual fishing license..................................................................... 80
A nonresident annual license to fish solely in the reciprocal waters of the Colorado River, Lake Mead, Lake Mojave, Lake Tahoe and Topaz Lake............................................................ 30
A nonresident 1-day permit to fish........................................................................ 18
Each consecutive day added to a nonresident 1-day permit to fish.................... 7
A nonresident annual combination hunting and fishing license..................... 155
A nonresident trapping license............................................................................. 188
A nonresident fur dealer’s license....................................................................... 125
A nonresident master guide’s license.............................................................. 1,500
A nonresident subguide’s license........................................................................ 250
A nonresident 1-day combination permit to fish and hunt upland game birds and migratory game birds....... 23
Each consecutive day added to a nonresident 1-day combination permit to fish and hunt upland game birds and migratory game birds........................................................................................... 8
3. The Department shall issue a license to any person who is at least 12 years of age but less than 18 years of age upon payment of the following fee for:
A resident youth combination hunting and fishing license............................. $15
A resident youth trapping license........................................................................... 15
A nonresident youth combination hunting and fishing license......................... 15
4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, the Department shall issue an annual resident specialty combination hunting and fishing license pursuant to this chapter upon satisfactory proof of the requisite facts and the payment of a fee of $15 to:
(a) Any person who has been considered to be a resident of this State pursuant to NRS 502.015 immediately preceding the date of application for the license and is 65 years of age or older.
(b) Any person who is a resident of this State pursuant to NRS 502.015 and who has a severe physical disability.
(c) Any person who is a resident of this State pursuant to NRS 502.015 and who has incurred a service-connected disability specified in NRS 502.072.
5. The Department shall issue an annual resident specialty combination hunting and fishing license pursuant to this chapter upon satisfactory proof of the requisite facts and the payment of a fee of $10 to any resident Native American of this State pursuant to NRS 502.280.
6. The Department shall issue to any person, without regard to residence, upon the payment of a fee of:
For a noncommercial license for the possession of live wildlife................... $15
For a commercial or private shooting preserve................................................. 125
For a commercial license for the possession of live wildlife.......................... 500
For a live bait dealer’s permit................................................................................. 44
For a competitive field trials permit...................................................................... 31
For a permit to train dogs or falcons..................................................................... 15
For a 1-year falconry license.................................................................................. 38
For a 3-year falconry license.................................................................................. 94
For an importation permit........................................................................................ 15
For an import eligibility permit.............................................................................. 31
For an exportation permit........................................................................................ 15
For any other special permit issued by the Department, a fee not to exceed the highest fee established for any other special permit set by the Commission.
7. As used in this section, "severe physical disability" means a physical disability which materially limits a person’s ability to engage in gainful employment.
[Part 50:101:1947; A 1949, 292; 1951, 395; 1953, 667; 1955, 602]—(NRS A 1957, 536; 1965, 1442; 1967, 134; 1969, 1148; 1971, 1540; 1973, 364, 725; 1975, 1174; 1977, 1091; 1979, 923, 1359; 1981, 355; 1985, 1705; 1987, 561, 1450; 1989, 1477, 1779; 1991, 1573; 1993, 1666; 1995, 1092, 1930; 2003, 1539, 2545; 2007, 1800; 2011, 602; 2017, 3633; 2021, 1758)
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.