1. Unless otherwise specified by Commission regulation, it is unlawful to hunt:
(a) Any game bird or game mammal with any gun capable of firing more than one round with one continuous pull of the trigger, or with any full steel, full steel core, full metal jacket, tracer or incendiary bullet or shell, or any shotgun larger than number 10 gauge.
(b) Big game mammals in any manner other than with a rifle, held in the hand, that exerts at least 1,000 foot-pounds of energy at 100 yards, or with a longbow and arrow which meet the specifications established by Commission regulation.
(c) Small game mammals in any manner other than with a handgun, shotgun, rifle, longbow and arrow or by means of falconry.
(d) Game birds with any rifle or handgun, or in any manner other than with a shotgun held in the hand, with a longbow and arrow or by means of falconry.
(e) Migratory game birds with any shotgun capable of holding more than three shells.
(f) Any game bird or game mammal with the aid of any artificial light.
(g) Any big game mammal, except mountain lions, with a dog of any breed.
2. A person who is hunting during any period of an open season during which hunting is restricted to the use of only archery equipment or a muzzle-loading firearm:
(a) May carry for self-defense a handgun that:
(1) Has a barrel length of less than 8 inches; and
(2) Does not have a telescopic sight.
(b) May not use the handgun carried pursuant to paragraph (a) to hunt any wildlife.
3. Nothing in this section prohibits the use of dogs in the hunting of game birds or small game mammals.
[Part 2:101:1947; A 1949, 292; 1943 NCL § 3035.02]—(NRS A 1957, 175; 1959, 385; 1969, 1360; 1973, 671; 1991, 266; 2015, 973)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 503 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures
NRS 503.015 - Interference with person lawfully hunting or trapping.
NRS 503.030 - Possession of wildlife after end of open season; storage.
NRS 503.037 - Commercial preservation facility: Maintenance of records; inspection.
NRS 503.040 - Transportation of wildlife or raw furs taken within State.
NRS 503.050 - Unlawful to waste game bird, mammal, fish or amphibian.
NRS 503.090 - Unlawful to hunt except during open season.
NRS 503.135 - Hunting of migratory waterfowl: Requirement of federal stamp.
NRS 503.140 - Hours of hunting.
NRS 503.175 - Penalty for discharging firearm from or over federal or state highway or county road.
NRS 503.240 - Unlawful to hunt, trap or fish upon certain private property without permission.
NRS 503.242 - Unlawful to hunt alternative livestock.
NRS 503.245 - Limitation on hunting upland game birds by nonresidents.
NRS 503.270 - Open season; hours of fishing.
NRS 503.300 - Regulations of Commission: Types and use of bait; chumming.
NRS 503.310 - Live bait: Authority of Commission; permit required for sale.
NRS 503.360 - Unlawful fishing from hatcheries.
NRS 503.380 - Commercial taking of unprotected wildlife.
NRS 503.400 - Fishways and fish ladders: Construction and maintenance; penalty.
NRS 503.410 - Unlawful interference with flow of water through fish ladder.
NRS 503.420 - Fish screens: Installation and maintenance; unlawful acts.
NRS 503.425 - Dredging operations: Permits; unlawful acts.
NRS 503.430 - Water pollution: Deposit of substance deleterious to fish or wildlife; penalties.
NRS 503.440 - Open season for fur-bearing mammals.
NRS 503.450 - Manner of hunting fur-bearing mammals.
NRS 503.456 - Development and posting of warning signs for trapping.
NRS 503.470 - Control of fur-bearing mammals doing damage.
NRS 503.540 - Authority of Department to enter land and remove beaver or otter.
NRS 503.575 - Sale of live beaver by Department.
NRS 503.584 - Legislative finding; conservation, protection and propagation of selected species.
NRS 503.586 - Translocation or destruction of endangered species found to be destructive.
NRS 503.587 - Duties of Commission.
NRS 503.588 - Duties of Governor.
NRS 503.589 - Powers and duties of Director.
NRS 503.595 - Prevention or alleviation of damage caused by wildlife.
NRS 503.620 - Protection of birds included in Migratory Bird Treaty Act.