NRS 502.253
Additional fee for processing application for game tag
- use of money collected.
1.
In addition to any fee charged and collected pursuant to NRS 502.250, a fee of $3 must be charged for processing each application for a game tag, the revenue from which must be accounted for separately, deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to the Wildlife Account in the State General Fund and used by the Department for costs related to:(a)
Developing and implementing an annual program for the management and control of predatory wildlife;(b)
Wildlife management activities relating to the protection of nonpredatory game animals and sensitive wildlife species; and(c)
Conducting research necessary to determine successful techniques for managing and controlling predatory wildlife.2.
The Department of Wildlife is hereby authorized to expend a portion of the money collected pursuant to subsection 1 to enable the State Department of Agriculture to develop and carry out the programs described in subsection 1.3.
Any program developed or wildlife management activity or research conducted pursuant to this section must be developed or conducted under the guidance of the Commission in accordance with the provisions of subsection 4 and the policies adopted by the Commission pursuant to NRS 501.181.4.
The Department:(a)
In adopting any program for the management and control of predatory wildlife developed pursuant to this section, shall first consider the recommendations of the Commission and the State Predatory Animal and Rodent Committee created by NRS 567.020.(b)
Shall not adopt any program for the management and control of predatory wildlife developed pursuant to this section that provides for the expenditure of less than 80 percent of the amount of money collected pursuant to subsection 1 in the most recent fiscal year for which the Department has complete information for the purposes of lethal management and control of predatory wildlife.5.
The money in the Wildlife Account credited pursuant to this section remains in the Account and does not revert to the State General Fund at the end of any fiscal year.
Source:
Section 502.253 — Additional fee for processing application for game tag; use of money collected., https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-502.html#NRS502Sec253
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