NRS502.370. Licensing of taxidermists.

      1.  A license to practice taxidermy is required before any person may perform taxidermal services for others on any wildlife or their parts, nests or eggs.

      2.  Annual licenses must be issued by the Department to applicants who satisfy the requirements established by the Department and pay a fee of:

 

Fee to practice commercial taxidermy............................................................... $44

Fee to practice noncommercial taxidermy.......................................................... 20

 

      3.  Any person who wishes to obtain a license to practice taxidermy must apply for the license on an application form provided by the Department. The applicant must provide such information on the form as the Commission may require by regulation.

      4.  The Commission may adopt regulations governing the licensing of taxidermists and the practice of taxidermy, including:

      (a) The receipt, possession, transportation, identification, purchase and sale of wildlife or parts thereof to be or which have been processed by a taxidermist;

      (b) The maintenance and submission of written records; and

      (c) Any other matter concerning the practice, conduct and operating procedures of taxidermists as the Commission may deem necessary.

      5.  A person who is authorized to enforce the provisions of this title may enter the facilities of a licensee at any reasonable hour and inspect the licensee’s operations and records.

      6.  If a licensee is convicted of a violation of any provision of this title or the regulations adopted by the Commission, the Commission may revoke his or her license and may refuse to issue another license to him or her for a period not to exceed 5 years.

      7.  The provisions of this section do not apply to institutions of learning of this State or of the United States, or to research activities conducted exclusively for scientific purposes, or for the advancement of agriculture, biology or any of the sciences.

      (Added to NRS by 1973, 421; A 1983, 853; 1991, 263; 1993, 1669; 2003, 1544, 2549)