Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 488 > General Provisions

• 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
• Department: means the Department of Wildlife. See Nevada Revised Statutes 488.035
• Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
• Human-powered vessel: means a vessel propelled by human power. See Nevada Revised Statutes 488.035
• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
• Mechanically propelled personal hydrofoil: means a power-driven vessel that consists of a board fitted with a mast extending below the board that is attached to a fuselage with a forward wing, rear stabilizer and electric motor or internal combustion engine. See Nevada Revised Statutes 488.035
• Motorized surfboard: means a power-driven vessel that consists of a board using a surfboard-type design fitted with either an electric motor or internal combustion engine. 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
• Power-driven vessel: means any vessel propelled by machinery, whether or not the machinery is the principal source of propulsion. See 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
• Waters of this State: means any waters within the territorial limits of this State. See Nevada Revised Statutes 488.035