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NV SB101

Bill

Status

Failed

5/24/2025

Primary Sponsor

Richard Daly

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Origin

Senate

83rd Legislature (2025)

AI Summary

  • Expands the prohibition against wasting edible portions of game animals to explicitly include all big game mammals, specifically adding mountain lions and black bears which were previously excluded

  • Removes the carnivore exception from the prohibition against killing game mammals solely to take the head, hide, antlers, horns, or tusks while leaving the carcass to waste

  • Defines "big game mammal" to include pronghorn antelope, black bear, mule deer, mountain goat, mountain lion, moose, Rocky Mountain elk, and three subspecies of bighorn sheep

  • Violations remain a misdemeanor punishable by fines of $50-$500, up to 6 months in county jail, or both, plus civil penalties and potential license revocation for up to 5 years

  • Requires the Board of Wildlife Commissioners to adopt implementing regulations by July 1, 2026

Legislative Description

Revises provisions relating to wildlife. (BDR 45-555)

Last Action

(Pursuant to Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3.4, no further action allowed.)

5/24/2025

Committee Referrals

Natural Resources4/17/2025
Natural Resources1/17/2025

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