Commission Policies

Purpose
Commission Policies exist to provide direction and leadership and, to describe the desired outcome on broad issues by articulating the Commission's 10,000 foot viewpoint to an agency. While the results or consequences of policy leadership do take time and effort to be realized, policy-level guidance can resolve a whole class of issues that would otherwise return again and again for Commission action.

Organization of Policies
Board of Wildlife Commission Policies are numbered so that each policy corresponds in topic and division:

ADMINISTRATIVE AND GENERAL - Director's Off code begins with a 0, and Operations code begins with a 1.

• GAME AND NONGAME begins with a 2.

• FISHERIES begins with a 3.

• LAW ENFORCEMENT begins with a 4.

• CONSERVATION EDUCATION begins with a 5.

• HABITAT begins with a 6.

Policy Review

Each state agency is required to review its rules of practice within its regulations every three years, per NRS 233B.050(1)(d); and to review its regulations every ten years, per NRS 233B.050(1)(e).

Although the periodic review is not required of policies because they are not regulations, Commission Policies are reviewed and revised on a regular basis.

As a matter of good practice the public is also included in the revision process, as outlined in Commission Policy 1- General Guidelines for the Commission. Per Commission Policy 1 (also known as P-1), there are a minimum of two readings of the proposed policy in public meetings before the Wildlife Commission takes action to adopt, amend, repeal, or disapprove a Commission Policy.

Notation: The effective date is the date the policy was created. If changes are deemed necessary, the effective date remains and an amended date is added. A reviewed date may be added when no changes are made yet to reflect that is has undergone review and is still timely.

Nevada Board of Wildlife Commissioners Policy and Procedures

Commission Policy Descriptions and Index (as of 9-2011)

Administrative and General

Commission Policy Number 1 - General Guidelines for the Commission (2009)
Commission Policy Number 2 - Guidelines for Department Sales of Published Wildlife Journals and Other Official Publications (2009)
Commission Policy Number 3 - Appeals Policy (2009)
Commission Policy Number 4 - Petition Process and Adoption of Regulations Policy (2009)
Commission Policy Number 9 - Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) (2005)
Commission Policy Number 10 - Wildlife Heritage Tags and Vendors (2011)

Game and Nongame

Commission Policy Number 21 - Game and Fur-bearer Management (formerly titled Big Game Hunting Seasons) (2009)
Commission Policy Number 22 - Introduction, Transplants, and Exportation of Wildlife (2009)
Commission Policy Number 24 - Hunting Opportunities Among Weapons and Hunter Groups (2006)
Commission Policy Number 25 - Wildlife Damage Management (2007)
Commission Policy 26- Transparency (4-16-2011)
Commission Policy 27 - Protection of Nevada Wildlife (Wolf Policy) (4-16-2011)

Fisheries

Commission Policy Number 31 - Lahontan Cutthroat Trout Management Guidelines (2002)
Commission Policy Number 33 - Fisheries Management Program (2002)

Law Enforcement

Commission Policy Number 40 - Statewide Boating Safety (2002)

Conservation Education

Commission Policy Number 50 - Duck Stamp Procedure (2011)
Commission Policy 51-Wayne E. Kirch Conservation Award (9-2011)

Habitat

Commission Policy Number 60 - Water Application Guidelines (2002)
Commission Policy Number 61 - Water Rights (2002)
Commission Policy Number 62 - Mitigation Policy (2002)
Commission Policy Number 63 - Policy for Protecting Wildlife from Toxic Ponds (2002)
Commission Policy Number 64 - Policy Attendant to Department input on Land, Sales, Transfers and Exchanges (2002)
Commission Policy Number 65 - Designation of Wildlife Management Areas (2002)
Commission Policy Number 66 - Use of Lands and Waters on State Owned Areas Administered by the Department of Wildlife (2002)
Commission Policy Number 67- Federal Horses and Burros (2011)