Nev. Admin. Code § 502.345 - Bighorn sheep: Tags; presentation of skull and horns to representative of Department

1. Unless his or her privilege is limited or revoked pursuant to law, any resident of Nevada or nonresident is eligible to apply for a tag to hunt for a ram from one or more of the following subspecies of bighorn sheep:

(a) Nelson bighorn sheep;

(b) California bighorn sheep; or

(c) Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep, if, in the immediately preceding 10 years, he or she did not receive a tag or replacement tag to hunt for a ram from that subspecies of bighorn sheep.

2. Unless his or her privilege is limited or revoked pursuant to law, any resident of Nevada or nonresident is eligible to apply for a tag to hunt for a ewe from one or more of the following subspecies of bighorn sheep:

(a) Nelson bighorn sheep;

(b) California bighorn sheep; or

(c) Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep, if, in the immediately preceding 2 years, he or she did not receive a tag or replacement tag to hunt for a ewe from that subspecies of bighorn sheep.

3. A person whose application for a tag to hunt for a ewe is successfully drawn must complete an online course provided by the Department in the gender identification of bighorn sheep before the Department may issue the tag.

4. A person who kills a ram, regardless of subspecies, shall, within 5 business days after killing it, personally present the skull and horns of the ram to a representative of the Department for inspection. The inspector shall permanently attach a seal to one of the horns by plugging the seal into the horn or permanently brand an identification number on one of the horns. It is unlawful for any person to alter or remove the seal after the seal is permanently attached to a horn or to alter or remove the permanently branded identification number. It is unlawful to possess or sell the horns of a ram without a seal having been so attached or number so branded.

5. As used in this section, "ewe" means any female bighorn sheep having a horn or horns of at least 5 inches in length each as measured on the outside curve of the horn from the skull to the tip.

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Nev. Admin. Code § 502.345

Bd. of Fish & Game Comm'rs, No. 25 §10, eff. 12-4-79; A 5-12-80-NAC A by Bd. of Wildlife Comm'rs, 4-27-84, eff. 5-25-84; 4-18-86, eff. 4-25-86; 9-10-87; 11-14-88; 3-19-96; R041-98, 6-1-98; R156-05, 2-23-2006; R066-08, 9-18-2008; R196-09, 4-20-2010; R055-11, 3-9-2012; R090-13, 12-23-2013; A by R176-20A, eff. 2/28/2022

NRS 501.105, 501.181, 502.130, 502.160