1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, it is unlawful, except by the written consent and approval of the Department, for any person at any time to receive, bring or have brought or shipped into this State, or remove from one stream or body of water in this State to any other, or from one portion of the State to any other, or to any other state, any aquatic life or wildlife, or any spawn, eggs or young of any of them.
2. The Department shall require an applicant to conduct an investigation to confirm that such an introduction or removal will not be detrimental to the wildlife or the habitat of wildlife in this State. Written consent and approval of the Department may be given only if the results of the investigation prove that the introduction, removal or importation will not be detrimental to existing aquatic life or wildlife, or any spawn, eggs or young of any of them.
3. The Commission may through appropriate regulation provide for the inspection of such introduced or removed creatures and the inspection fees therefor.
4. The Commission may adopt regulations to prohibit the importation, transportation or possession of any species of wildlife which the Commission deems to be detrimental to the wildlife or the habitat of the wildlife in this State.
5. A person who knowingly or intentionally introduces, causes to be introduced or attempts to introduce an aquatic invasive species or injurious aquatic species into any waters of this State is guilty of:
(a) For a first offense, a misdemeanor; and
(b) For any subsequent offense, a category E felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.
6. A court before whom a defendant is convicted of a violation of subsection 5 shall, for each violation, order the defendant to pay a civil penalty of at least $25,000 but not more than $250,000. The money must be deposited into the Wildlife Account in the State General Fund and used to:
(a) Remove the aquatic invasive species or injurious aquatic species;
(b) Reintroduce any game fish or other aquatic wildlife destroyed by the aquatic invasive species or injurious aquatic species;
(c) Restore any habitat destroyed by the aquatic invasive species or injurious aquatic species;
(d) Repair any other damage done to the waters of this State by the introduction of the aquatic invasive species or injurious aquatic species; and
(e) Defray any other costs incurred by the Department because of the introduction of the aquatic invasive species or injurious aquatic species.
7. The provisions of this section do not apply to:
(a) Alternative livestock and products made therefrom; or
(b) The introduction of any species by the Department for sport fishing or other wildlife management programs.
8. As used in this section:
(a) "Aquatic invasive species" means an aquatic species which is exotic or not native to this State and which the Commission has determined to be detrimental to aquatic life, water resources or infrastructure for providing water in this State.
(b) "Injurious aquatic species" means an aquatic species which the Commission has determined to be a threat to sensitive, threatened or endangered aquatic species or game fish or to the habitat of sensitive, threatened or endangered aquatic species or game fish by any means, including, without limitation:
(1) Predation;
(2) Parasitism;
(3) Interbreeding; or
(4) The transmission of disease.
[Part 43:101:1947; A 1949, 292; 1951, 494]—(NRS A 1957, 175; 1969, 1358; 1993, 431, 1676; 1995, 514; 2003, 1552; 2011, 2401; 2015, 100)
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.