requires two-thirds majority vote (§ 1)                                                   

                                                                                                  

 

Assembly Bill No. 291–Assemblymen Claborn, Carpenter, Collins, Marvel, Neighbors, Anderson, Bache, Brown, de Braga, Humke, Lee, McClain, Mortenson and Parnell

 

March 6, 2001

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Referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Mining

 

SUMMARY—Imposes additional fee for game tags for support of programs to control predators and protect wildlife habitat. (BDR 45‑160)

 

FISCAL NOTE:            Effect on Local Government: No.

                                    Effect on the State: No.

 

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

 

AN ACT relating to game tags; imposing an additional fee for game tags for the support of programs to control predators and protect wildlife habitat; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN

SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

1-1    Section 1.  Chapter 502 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a

1-2  new section to read as follows:

1-3    1.  In addition to any fee charged and collected pursuant to NRS

1-4  502.250, a fee of $3 must be charged for each game tag, the revenue

1-5  from which must be accounted for separately, deposited with the state

1-6  treasurer for credit to the wildlife account in the state general fund and

1-7  used by the division for costs related to:

1-8    (a) Conducting research into successful techniques for managing and

1-9  controlling predatory wildlife, including specific studies necessary to

1-10  ensure effective programs for the management and control of predatory

1-11  wildlife in this state; and

1-12    (b) Programs for the effective management and control of predatory

1-13  wildlife and for the related protection and improvement of habitat for

1-14  livestock and nonpredatory wildlife in this state.

1-15    2.  The division of wildlife is hereby authorized to expend a portion of

1-16  the money collected pursuant to subsection 1 to enable the division of

1-17  agriculture of the department of business and industry to develop and

1-18  carry out programs described in paragraph (b) of subsection 1.

1-19    Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective on July 1, 2001.

 

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