NRS 502.150 Unlawful possession of wildlife without attached or validated tag; unlawful removal of tag; exception.

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1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4 or in the regulations adopted by the Commission pursuant to NRS 501.1819 , whenever tags are required for any species of wildlife, it is unlawful to have any of that species in possession without the correct tag. Before transporting any species of wildlife, or parts thereof, for which a tag is required, the holder of:

(a)A paper tag must attach the tag to the animal; or

(b)An electronic tag must validate the tag in accordance with the regulations adopted by the Commission pursuant to NRS 502.160 .

Ê Possession of any species of wildlife, or parts thereof, for which a tag is required without an attached or validated tag, as applicable, is prima facie evidence that the game is illegally taken and possessed.

2. It is unlawful to remove any tag from any wildlife for reuse or to be in possession of excess tags or used tags.

3. Except as otherwise provided in the regulations adopted by the Commission pursuant to NRS 501.1819 , whenever tags are required for any species of fur-bearing mammal, possession of a pelt of that species without the tag attached thereto or validated, as applicable, is prima facie evidence that such pelt is illegally taken and possessed.

4. A person may, for non-commercial purposes and without obtaining the required tag, take shed antlers or a skull or head, with or without antlers or horns attached, or bones from the carcass of any species of wildlife for which a tag is required if such a part of the carcass is exposed, dry bone resulting from natural processes, including, without limitation, scavenging, decomposition or weathering.