2010 Nevada Code
TITLE 45 WILDLIFE
Chapter 504 Management and Propagation
NRS 504.470 Powers and duties of Commission.

NRS 504.470 Powers and duties of Commission.

1. The primary duties of the Commission are to preserve viable herds of wild horses on public lands designated by the Secretary of the Interior as sanctuaries for the protection of wild horses and burros pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 1333(a), at levels known to achieve a thriving natural ecological balance, within the limitations of the natural resources of those lands and the use of those lands for multiple purposes, and to identify programs for the maintenance of those herds. To carry out these duties, the Commission shall:

(a) Promote the management and protection of wild horses;

(b) Act as liaison between the State, the general public and interested organizations on the issue of the preservation of wild horses;

(c) Advise the Governor on the status of wild horses in Nevada and the activities of the Commission;

(d) Solicit and accept contributions for the Heil Trust Fund for Wild Horses;

(e) Recommend to the Legislature legislation which is consistent with federal law;

(f) Develop, identify, initiate, manage and coordinate projects to study, preserve and manage wild horses and their habitat;

(g) Monitor the activities of state and federal agencies, including the military, which affect wild horses;

(h) Participate in programs designed to encourage the protection and management of wild horses;

(i) Develop and manage a plan to educate and inform the public of the activities of the Commission for the Preservation of Wild Horses;

(j) Report biennially to the Legislature concerning its programs, objectives and achievements; and

(k) Take any action necessary to fulfill the intent of the Heil Trust.

2. The Commission may:

(a) Grant an award in an amount it considers appropriate for information leading to the conviction of a person who violates federal or state laws concerning wild horses; and

(b) Adopt regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of NRS 504.430 to 504.490, inclusive.

(Added to NRS by 1985, 1888; A 1991, 911; 1997, 2534)