Nevada Revised Statutes 488.530 – Unlawful acts; inspections; authority of peace officers
1. It is unlawful for any person at any time to:
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 488.530
- Aquatic invasive species: means an aquatic species which is exotic or not native to this State and which the Commission has determined to be detrimental to aquatic life, water resources or infrastructure for providing water in this State. See Nevada Revised Statutes 488.035
- Aquatic plant material: means aquatic plants or parts of plants that are dependent on an aquatic environment to survive. See Nevada Revised Statutes 488.035
- Commission: means the Board of Wildlife Commissioners. See Nevada Revised Statutes 488.035
- Conveyance: means a motor vehicle, trailer or any other equipment used to transport a vessel or containers or devices used to haul water on a vessel that may contain or carry an aquatic invasive species or aquatic plant material. See Nevada Revised Statutes 488.035
- Decontaminate: means eliminate any aquatic invasive species on a vessel or conveyance in a manner specified by the Commission which may include, without limitation, washing the vessel or conveyance, draining the water in the vessel or conveyance, drying the vessel or conveyance or chemically, thermally or otherwise treating the vessel or conveyance. See Nevada Revised Statutes 488.035
- Department: means the Department of Wildlife. See Nevada Revised Statutes 488.035
- Owner: means :
(a) A person having all the incidents of ownership, including the legal title of a vessel, whether or not he or she lends, rents or pledges the vessel;
(b) A debtor under a security agreement relating to a vessel; or
(c) A person, other than a secured party, who has a property right with regard to a human-powered vessel, including, without limitation, a person entitled to use or possess a human-powered vessel subject to a security interest of another person. See Nevada Revised Statutes 488.035
- Person: has the meaning ascribed to it in Nevada Revised Statutes 488.035
- Vessel: means every description of watercraft, other than a seaplane on the water, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water. See Nevada Revised Statutes 488.035
(a) Launch a vessel into any body of water in this State for which the Department has approved an inspection program without first complying with that program;
(b) Refuse to comply with any requirements of the Department or any requirements of an inspection program approved by the Department; or
(c) Leave an impaired body of water in this State or any other state after operating a vessel on that impaired body of water and launch the vessel on any other body of water in this State without first decontaminating the vessel and any conveyance used on the impaired body of water.
2. In addition to any inspection conducted pursuant to NRS 488.900, each owner, operator or person in control of a vessel or conveyance shall stop at any mandatory inspection station for aquatic invasive species authorized by the Department. If a peace officer reasonably believes, based on articulable facts, that an aquatic invasive species or aquatic plant material may be present on the vessel or conveyance, the peace officer may:
(a) Require the owner, operator or person in control of the vessel or conveyance to decontaminate the vessel or conveyance; or
(b) In addition to any seizure required pursuant to NRS 488.910, impound or quarantine the vessel or conveyance.
3. A peace officer may stop and inspect a vessel or conveyance for the presence of aquatic invasive species or aquatic plant material, or for proof of a required inspection:
(a) Before a vessel is launched into a body of water in this State;
(b) Before a vessel or conveyance departs from a body of water in this State, a launch ramp or a vessel staging area;
(c) If the vessel or conveyance is visibly transporting any aquatic invasive species or aquatic plant material; or
(d) If the peace officer reasonably believes, based on articulable facts, that an aquatic invasive species or aquatic plant material is present.
4. If a peace officer conducts an inspection of a vessel or conveyance pursuant to this section and determines that an aquatic invasive species or aquatic plant material is present on the vessel or conveyance, the peace officer may order the vessel or conveyance to be decontaminated.
5. A peace officer may impound or quarantine a vessel if:
(a) An inspection conducted pursuant to this section indicates the presence of an aquatic invasive species or aquatic plant material on the vessel or conveyance; or
(b) The owner, operator or person in control of the vessel or conveyance refuses to:
(1) Submit to an inspection authorized pursuant to this section; or
(2) Comply with an order issued pursuant to this section to decontaminate his or her vessel or conveyance.
6. As used in this section, ‘impaired body of water’ means any body of water in this State or any other state which the Commission or another governmental entity has identified as containing an aquatic invasive species.