502.242 - Habitat conservation fee; Wildlife Obligated Reserve Account. - Nevada Statutes

502.242  Habitat conservation fee; Wildlife Obligated Reserve Account.

      1.  In addition to any fee charged and collected for an annual hunting, trapping, fishing or combined hunting and fishing license pursuant to NRS 502.240, a habitat conservation fee of $3 must be paid.

      2.  The Wildlife Obligated Reserve Account is hereby created in the State General Fund. Revenue from the habitat conservation fee must be accounted for separately, deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to the Wildlife Obligated Reserve Account and, except as otherwise provided in NRS 502.294 and 502.310, used by the Department for the purposes of wildlife habitat rehabilitation and restoration. The interest and income earned on the money in the Wildlife Obligated Reserve Account, after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited to the Account.

      3.  The money in the Wildlife Obligated Reserve Account remains in the Account and does not revert to the State General Fund at the end of any fiscal year.

      (Added to NRS by 2003, 2540)