Nevada legislation · 83rd Legislature (2025)
Nevada SB215: Revises provisions relating to wildlife. (BDR 45-576)
Status: Chaptered, May 31, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to wildlife; requiring the Board of Wildlife Commissioners to adopt regulations providing for the issuance of salvage permits; providing an exception to certain prohibitions relating to wildlife; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel's Digest: Existing law requires the Board of Wildlife Commissioners to establish certain policies and adopt certain regulations to carry out and to enforce certain provisions relating to wildlife…
From the enrolled text, May 23, 2025:
AN ACT relating to wildlife; requiring the Board of Wildlife Commissioners to adopt regulations providing for the issuance of salvage permits; providing an exception to certain prohibitions relating to wildlife; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel's Digest: Existing law requires the Board of Wildlife Commissioners to establish certain policies and adopt certain regulations to carry out and to enforce certain provisions relating to wildlife. (NRS 501.181) Section 1 of this bill: (1) requires the Commission to adopt regulations requiring the Department of Wildlife to issue salvage permits that authorize a person to salvage and collect any wildlife killed as a result of a vehicle collision or any other incidental event; and (2) prohibits the Commission from prescribing a fee for the issuance of a salvage permit. Section 1 additionally provides that the Commission may, by regulation, prohibit the Department from issuing salvage permits if any wildlife in this State is confirmed to have tested positive for chronic wasting disease. In addition to regular hunting licenses and trapping licenses, existing law requires a person to have a tag to hunt certain species of game mammals and authorizes the Commission to require tags in certain other circumstances. (NRS 502.130) If tags are required, existing law prohibits a person from possessing any of that species, or parts thereof, without the …
Sponsors
- Robin Titus (R, 17) · primary sponsor
- Richard Daly (D, 13) · primary sponsor
- Howard Watts (D, 15) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Approved by the Governor. Chapter 184.
- : Enrolled and delivered to Governor.
- : To enrollment.
- : Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate. In Senate.
- : Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
- : Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
- : Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
- : Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
- : Read second time.
- : From committee: Do pass.
Votes
- Assembly (1st Reprint) (May 22, 2025): 42 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate (1st Reprint) (April 22, 2025): 21 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB215?
- SB215 is a bill in the Nevada Legislature (83rd Legislature (2025)): Revises provisions relating to wildlife. (BDR 45-576).
- What does SB215 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to wildlife; requiring the Board of Wildlife Commissioners to adopt regulations providing for the issuance of salvage permits; providing an exception to certain prohibitions relating to wildlife; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel's Digest: Existing law requires the Board of Wildlife Commissioners to establish certain policies and adopt certain regulations to carry out and to enforce certain provisions relating to wildlife…
- What is the status of SB215?
- Chaptered as of May 31, 2025. Latest action: Approved by the Governor. Chapter 184. (May 31, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB215?
- Robin Titus (R, 17), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB215?
- On the Nevada Legislature website: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/83rd2025/Bill/12290/Overview
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