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 Feb 2017 – recognition that increased

participants and qualifying tags in program

 Feb 10, 2017 – Commission notified  April 18, 2017 – notified landowners of the

challenge to issuing tag, feedback

 May 23, 2017 – notified landowners of the

possibility of legislative fix (1.5% to 2.5%)

 June 12, 2017 – notified landowners SB 511

became law

Statutory and NAC Field personnel implement program Conduct administrative review of

program

Enables program Relevant excerpts:

3. The Department shall review the

application, may conduct any investigation it deems appropriate and, if it approves the application, shall issue to the applicant not more than one tag for each 50 animals present on the private land owned, leased or managed by the

• applicant. Both deer and antelope tags

may be issued to an applicant.

6. Insofar as they are consistent with this

section, the provisions of this title and of the regulations adopted by the Commission apply to the issuance and use of tags pursuant to this section. The Commission:

(a) Shall by regulation establish the

maximum number of tags which may be issued annually by the Department pursuant to this section, which must not exceed 1.5 percent of the total number of deer and antelope tags which are authorized for issuance annually throughout the State; and

(a) Shall by regulation establish the

maximum number of tags which may be issued annually by the Department pursuant to this section, which must not exceed 2.5 percent of the total number of deer and antelope tags which are authorized for issuance annually throughout the State; and

(b) May adopt any other regulations it

deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.

NAC 502.4246 Requirements for eligibility;

requests regarding damage to separate locations.

NAC 502.4248 Cooperative agreement with

Department.

NAC 502.4252 Notice of damage; inspection

• f property; assessment and proof of

damage.

• Within 10 days after the Department receives a

notice of damage, the Department shall inspect the property claimed to have been damaged.

Primary challenges:

• Didn’t see it coming soon enough
• Didn’t have a method to address reduction in

tags issued

Secondary challenge:

• No documentation of mitigating actions

50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Qualifed by Counts Issued by NDOW

50 100 150 200 250 300 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 Antelope Tags Deer Tags

20 40 60 80 100 120 140 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 Unique Landowners Deer Landowners Antelope Landowners

0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 Average Deer Tags Average Antelope Tags

50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Historical Cap Total Allocated

20000 40000 60000 80000 100000 120000 140000 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Deer Population Antelope Population

Issues identified:

• Centralized review and approval process

 Internal process, being addressed

• Mitigation measures

 NAC 502.4246 1(f) requires mitigation where possible, but poorly documented  Internal process, benefit from external review

• Identify process to equitably distribute tags when

availability limited

 Commission has authority to develop regulation (NRS 502.145 (6) (b))  Benefit from further input from stakeholders: landowners and sportsmen

 Proportional reduction of tags to all qualified cooperators,  Reducing the number of tags allocated to cooperators that

qualify for the fewest tags first because these cooperators sustain the least damage,

 Limit availability to first-come, first-served for completed

applications and counts,

 Request voluntary reductions from cooperators,  Eliminate counts of deer and antelope during the dormant

season when crops are not growing, or

 Estimate proportional use by deer and antelope across

seasons.

Department host stakeholder meetings

(1/administrative region) after noticing landowners, CABMWs, Farm Bureau to describe challenge and solicit solutions

Develop cumulative list and solicit input on

the most acceptable solution

Present concept or language for potential

CGR (NAC) for Commission consideration

Questions?