NRS502.147. Restricted nonresident deer tags: Issuance.

      1.  The Department shall make available restricted nonresident deer tags in an amount not to exceed the amount set forth in this section. If the number of persons who apply for restricted nonresident deer tags is greater than the number of tags to be issued, the Department shall conduct a drawing to determine the persons to whom to issue the tags.

      2.  The number of restricted nonresident deer tags must:

      (a) Be subtracted from the quota of rifle deer tags for nonresidents; and

      (b) Not exceed 16 percent of the deer tags issued to nonresidents during the previous year or 400 tags, whichever is greater.

      3.  The number of restricted nonresident deer tags issued for any management area or unit must not exceed 37.5 percent, rounded to the nearest whole number, of the rifle deer tags issued to nonresidents during the previous year for that management area or unit.

      4.  The Department shall mail the tags to the successful applicants.

      (Added to NRS by 1993, 427; A 1995, 513, 1924; 2003, 1536)