502.326 - Trout stamps: Unlawful to take or possess trout without stamp or documentation; exceptions; fees; form. - Nevada Statutes

502.326  Trout stamps: Unlawful to take or possess trout without stamp or documentation; exceptions; fees; form.

      1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, it is unlawful for any person to take or possess trout unless at the time the person is fishing he or she carries on his or her person:

      (a) An unexpired state trout stamp affixed to his or her fishing license and validated by the person’s signature in ink across the face of the stamp; or

      (b) Such documentation as the Department provides as proof that the person has paid to the Department, for the licensing period that includes the time the person is fishing, the same fee as that required pursuant to subsection 3 for the purchase of a state trout stamp for that period.

      2.  The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply to a person who:

      (a) Is under the age of 12; or

      (b) Is fishing:

             (1) Under the authority of a valid 1-day permit to fish or during a consecutive day validly added to that permit;

             (2) Under the authority of a valid 1-day group fishing permit; or

             (3) In accordance with regulations adopted by the Commission pursuant to subparagraph (2) of paragraph (e) of subsection 1 of NRS 502.010.

      3.  State trout stamps must be sold for a fee of $10 each by the Department and by persons authorized by the Department to sell hunting, fishing and trapping licenses.

      4.  The Department shall determine the form of the stamps.

      (Added to NRS by 1985, 1864; A 1993, 1668; 1995, 1933; 1999, 1043; 2001, 976; 2003, 1543, 2549; 2007, 1803)