Agenda Items

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A- License Simplification - Informational The Commission will hear a report on the processes being worked on with contractor Loren Chase regarding license simplification.

B- Harvest Management Guidelines - Informational The Department will update the Commission on its progress of updating harvest management guidelines for Nevada hunting seasons.

C- America's Wildlife Value Survey and Questions -Informational A report on America's Wildlife Value Survey and Questions will be provided. State Agenda Item #16

11. Administrative Procedures, Regulations and Policy Committee (APRPC) Report, Recommendations, and Commission Guidance

A- APRPC Report - Informational Report on the committee meetings held in January and February and present an anticipated schedule for moving forward with a comprehensive Commission Policy Review.

B- APRPC Recommendations and Request for Commission Guidance on Policy Numbering and Policy Review Delegation to Various Committees Report the Committee's recommendation and request the Commission's guidance to retain the current policy numbering format, and to delegate the review of Commission Policy #24, "Hunting Opportunities Among Weapons and Hunter Groups" to the Tag Allocation and Application Hunt Committee, and to delegate the review of Commission Policies #60 through #67 related to habitat and publically owned lands to the Commission's Public Lands Committee. Note: See agenda item #17 A for support material.

C- Rules of Practice Review, Status, and Commission Guidance Willprovide a status report on the Rules of Practice review, including Commission Policies #1 "General Guidelines for the Commission;" #3 "Appeals;" #4 "Petition Process and Regulatory Adoptions Policy," and NAC 501.195 related to petitions, and NAC 501.140 - 190 related to appeals. The committee is seeking discussion and feedback from the Commission regarding concepts to modify the Rules of Practice that the committee has discussed. Commission Regulations - Adoption - Public Comment Allowed Persons Wishing to Provide Comment on Regulations are Requested to Complete a Regulation Speaker's Card and Present it to the Recording Secretary State Agenda Item #17

12. Commission Regulation 14-11 Amendment #3, 2015 - 2016 Upland Game, Migratory Upland Game and Furbearer Seasons and Limits Amendment -

13. Commission Regulation 16-11 Migratory Game Bird Seasons, Bag Limits, and Special Regulations for Waterfowl and Webless Migratory Game Birds; Public Hunting Limited on Wildlife Management Areas and Designated State Lands 2016 - 2017 Season

14. Commission General Regulations - Workshop/Informational - Public Comment Allowed - Persons Wishing to Provide Comment on Regulations are Requested to Complete a Regulation Speaker's Card and Present it to the Recording Secretary

A- Commission General Regulation 456, Special Incentive Elk Arbitration Panel, LCB File No. R031-15 - Workshop/Public Comment Allowed The Commission will hold a workshop on the temporary regulation which expired Nov. 1, 2015, relating to amending Nevada Administrative Code (NAC) 502.42283 by which the Commission may facilitate decisions by appointing or serving as the arbitration panel should arbitration of elk incentive tag awards become necessary. During adoption of the permanent NAC, the Legislative Counsel Bureau (LCB) and the Legislative Commission have questioned specific language choices recommended by the Department that directly influence the application of the Administrative Procedures Act (APA). The primary concern expressed by the Legislative Commission deals with the ability of an arbitration panel to issue a final and binding decision without providing a means for appeal. In short, an appointed panel may be able to provide such a decision, yet when the Commission acts in this capacity it may be deemed an administrative act that must be consistent with the provisions of the APA. The attempts by the Department to recommend acceptable language to adequately describe this nuance have thus far been unclear.

B- Commission General Regulation 460, Definition of "Spike Elk," LCB File No. R013-16 - Workshop/Public Comment Allowed The Commission will consider amending NAC 502.104 and 502.1045 to define "Spike Elk" in a manner that limits inadvertent errors in the field. The intent is to consider and possibly broaden the definition of spike in a manner that is consistent with the management objective of defining a spike while reducing the likelihood of errors in harvest identification.

C- Commission General Regulation 458, Electronic Rifle Triggers, Caliber and Cartridge Length, and Smokeless Powder Restrictions, LCB File No. R144-15 -Workshop/Public Comment Allowed The Commission will hold a second workshop to consider a regulation relating to amending Chapter 503 of the Nevada Administrative Code. The proposed regulation amendment contains two changes. The first change will clarify the use of black powder substitutes that are considered smokeless powder. The second change would make it unlawful to hunt a big game mammal with a rifle using a centerfire cartridge of caliber .46 or larger or an overall loaded cartridge length of 3.8 inches or longer. The amendment would also make it unlawful to hunt a big game mammal with any firearm equipped with an electronic or computer-controlled trigger. A workshop was held in Las Vegas on January 29, 2016. The Commission directed the Department to hold a second workshop to consider additional changes, including: changing the term "big game mammal" to "any game animal" and either adjusting the "overall loaded cartridge length" to something that wouldn't impact custom reloads for popular hunting cartridges or changing the terminology to account for casing length rather than overall loaded length. Additional information was requested to show which rifles may be prohibited under either scenario.

D- Commission General Regulation 459, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (Drones), LCB File No. R145-15 - Workshop/Public Comment Allowed The Commission will hold a second workshop to consider a regulation relating to amending Chapters 501 and 503 of the Nevada Administrative Code. The proposed regulation amendment contains two changes. The first change would make the prohibition of using aerial devices for the purpose of hunting year-round rather than the current prohibition of 48-hours prior to any open season and during any open season. The second change is to clarify existing language that prohibits the use of unmanned aerial vehicles for the purpose of hunting, locating, or observing big game animals. The changes would extend aerial scouting prohibitions and clarify the existing regulation by explicitly listing unmanned aerial vehicles. A workshop was held in Las Vegas on January 29, 2016. The Commission directed the Department to hold a second workshop to consider additional changes, including: changing the term "big game mammal" to "any game animal" and adding terminology to Section 2 to clarify that the regulation is specific to "real time" satellite imagery rather than commercially available imagery products such as Google Earth.

E- Commission General Regulation 440, Trail Cameras and Other Devices, LCB File No. R012-16 - Workshop/Public Comment Allowed The Commission will hold a workshop to consider a regulation relating to amending Chapter 503 of the Nevada Administrative Code. The proposed regulation change is intended to restrict the use of motion and heat sensing cameras that are left for a period of time, and not held in the hand. The proposed language would prohibit the use of trail cameras to locate or observe big game mammals for the purpose of hunting from August 1 to December 31. The Commission directed the Department to develop this regulation at the September 2013 meeting. State Agenda Item #20