Statute 503 470

1. Fur-bearing mammals injuring any property may be taken or killed at any time in any manner by the owner or occupant of the property or with the permission of the owner or occupant. 2. When the Department has determined from investigations or upon a petition signed by the owners of 25 percent of the land area in any irrigation district or the area served by a ditch company alleging that an excessive population of beaver or otter exists or that beaver or otter are doing damage to lands, streams, ditches, roads or water control structures, the Department shall remove such excess or depredating beaver or otter. [Part 75:101:1947; R 1953, 671; added 1953, 671]—(NRS A 1967, 1201; 1969, 1364; 1991, 267; 1993, 1674; 2003, 1549; 2015, 3063)