Nevada Department of Wildlife Kristy Knight Chief Game Warden OVERVIEW Mr. Moris request Current Statute and demerits Destruction of Property CGR Demerits Other ideas Questions Mr. Moris requests: 12 demerit points against the hunting
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Nevada Department of Wildlife Kristy Knight
Chief Game Warden<br>
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OVERVIEW Mr. Mori’s request
Current Statute and demerits
Destruction of Property CGR
Demerits
Other ideas
Questions<br>
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Mr. Mori’s requests: 12 demerit points against the hunting license of those who commit trespass with the intent to damage private property.
Alternate: Minimum of a 2-year waiting period to apply for game tags placed on those who willfully trespass, which impacts bonus points.
Not listed, but discussed-destruction of property
Hunting guides that commit trespass willfully or incidentally have their guide license revoked.<br>
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NRS 503.240 Unlawful to hunt, trap or fish upon certain private property without permission.
1. It is unlawful for any person to hunt, fish in nonnavigable waters or trap upon land which is private property where the person has been warned by the owner or occupant of the property not to trespass in the manner prescribed in NRS 207.200, or where signs are displayed forbidding hunting, trapping or fishing without permission obtained from the owner or occupant of the private property.
2. Any person using that private property for hunting, fishing or trapping shall comply with the provisions of NRS 207.220.<br>
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NAC 501.200 3. A person who is convicted of committing a wildlife violation within 60 months after a conviction for the same violation will be assessed double the amount of demerit points listed in the schedule set forth in subsection 1.
-demerit dates are assessed on the date of conviction (NRS 501.1814(2))<br>
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Because the language for hunter trespass is in NRS, we cannot change that language until interest is taken forward during a legislative session
Hard to delineate intentional and unintentional with the current hunter trespass language
Refers to NRS 207.200 ONLY for “warning” (posting) for trespass, not with intention to vex, annoy, or commit a crime.
Misdemeanor crime=must happen in our presence or private citizen signs citation<br>
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Regulation THERE IS NO REGULATION ON HUNTER TRESPASS, other than in demerit points<br>
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Revocation minimum for 2 years upon conviction of damage of property If the commission chooses to go forward with draft CGR and 12 demerit points, the Department can revoke a person for up to 3 years=loss of bonus points
If the commission chooses not to allow 12 demerit points for destruction of private property, we have no mechanism that allows us to revoke someone for 2 years or take bonus points away
Guides already have a stipulation in the guide law of conviction of trespass NDOW may revoke.<br>
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Destruction of Property-Malicious Mischief NRS 206.010 Destruction or damage of property by unlawful assembly.
NRS 206.015 Destruction of crops, gardens, trees or shrubs (willfully and maliciously)
NRS 206.040 Entering property with intention to damage or destroy property. (willfully and maliciously)
NRS 206.150 Killing, maiming, disfiguring or poisoning animal of another (willfully and maliciously )
NRS 206.220 Removal, alteration or destruction of monuments or landmarks designating boundaries (willfully and maliciously)
NRS 206.310 Injury to other property. (willfully and maliciously)<br>
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Guides Discussed earlier<br>
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DRAFT CGR-New 503 NAC A person shall not destroy, injure, or deface private property while partaking in any wildlife‑regulated activity, including without limitation hunting, fishing, trapping, or shed hunting.
For the purposes of this section, destruction, injury, or defacement of private property includes any act described in NRS:
206.010
206.015
206.040
206.150
206.220
206.310<br>
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Amend NAC 501.200<br>
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Other ideas Would the Commission like to amend NAC 504.340
Areas closed to hunting and trapping
To include private property legally marked per NRS 207.200 without permission
Include destruction of WMA, not just private property<br>
