NRS502.083. Issuance of 1-day fishing permits to groups; fees; regulations.

      1.  The Department shall issue a 1-day group fishing permit to a group upon the payment of the fee required pursuant to this section. A 1-day group fishing permit authorizes each member of the group to fish during the period specified on the permit in accordance with the regulations adopted by the Commission pursuant to this section. Each group that applies for the issuance of a 1-day group fishing permit pursuant to this section must designate a person who is at least 18 years of age to act as the primary adult for that group.

      2.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the fees for the issuance of a 1-day group fishing permit are:

      (a) If at least one member of the group is a bona fide resident of this State pursuant to NRS 502.015:

             (1) Eight dollars for the primary adult for the group;

             (2) Five dollars for each other adult in the group; and

             (3) Four dollars for each child in the group.

      (b) If no member of the group is a bona fide resident of this State pursuant to NRS 502.015:

             (1) Seventeen dollars for the primary adult for the group;

             (2) Eleven dollars for each other adult in the group; and

             (3) Five dollars for each child in the group.

      3.  The fees specified in subsection 2 are payable only with respect to each member of the group who does not hold a license or permit to fish issued pursuant to NRS 502.240.

      4.  The Commission shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this section, including, without limitation, the requirements for using a 1-day group fishing permit.

      5.  As used in this section:

      (a) “Adult” means a person who is at least 16 years of age.

      (b) “Child” means a person who is at least 12 years of age but less than 16 years of age.

      (c) “Group” means a group of persons consisting of at least one adult and one child at the time the 1-day group fishing permit is purchased.

      (Added to NRS by 2007, 1799)