Section 503.165 - Trapping within one-half mile of certain residences1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a person shall not trap, other than with a box or cage trap, within one-half mile of a residence, if the residence is located within a congested area of a county whose population is 100,000 or more.2. The provisions of this section do not apply to:(a) An officer, employee or agent of any state agency, the Federal Government or a local government acting in his or her official capacity for the purpose of animal control or control of depredating wildlife;(b) A person acting under written authority from a state agency, the Federal Government or a local government for the purpose of animal control or control of depredating wildlife;(c) A person trapping on private property;(d) A person trapping in a waterway that is not within an incorporated city; or(e) A person trapping in a waterway with the use of a suitcase-style trap, under written authority from a state agency, the Federal Government or a local governmental agency.3. As used in this section: (a) "Congested area of a county" means: (1) An area of a county in which the discharge of firearms is prohibited by a county ordinance; or(2) The area within the boundaries of an incorporated city in a county.(b) "Residence" means any house, room, apartment, tenement or other building designed or intended for occupancy as a residence.(c) "Suitcase-style trap" means a device that is composed of:(1) Two opposing metal frames which are spring-loaded and surrounded on one or both sides by wire mesh; and(2) A trigger mechanism located in the middle of the trap which, when triggered, causes the two opposing metal frames to close together and encase the animal within the device. The term includes, without limitation, a "Bailey Beaver Live Trap," "Bailey Beaver Trap," "Hancock Live Trap" and "KORO Live Beaver Trap."
(d) "Waterway" means any river, stream, canal or channel that contains water, including, without limitation, the banks and bed of any such river, stream, canal or channel.Nev. Admin. Code § 503.165
Added to NAC by Bd. of Wildlife Comm'rs by R062-12, eff. 11-1-2012; A by R087-14, eff. 4/4/2016; A by R009-21A, eff. 2/28/2022; A by R009-21CAP, eff. 3/3/2022