Carrying Loaded Rifle Or Shotgun In Or On Vehicle On Or Along Public Way Is Unlawful; Exceptions.

  • It is unlawful to carry a loaded rifle or loaded shotgun in or on any vehicle which is standing on or along, or is being driven on or along, any public highway or any other way open to the public.
  • A rifle or shotgun is loaded, for the purposes of this section, when there is an unexpended cartridge or shell in the firing chamber, but not when the only cartridges or shells are in the magazine.
  • The provisions of this section do not apply to paraplegics, person with one or both legs amputated or who have suffered a paralysis of one or both legs which severely impedes walking, or peace officers and members of the armed forces of this state or the United States while on duty or going to or returning from duty.

Issuance of licenses to certain disabled veterans.

The division shall issue without charge any license authorized under the provisions of this chapter, upon satisfactory proof of the requisite facts to any actual bona fide resident of the State of Nevada who has incurred a service-connected disability which is considered to be 50 percent or more by the United States Veteran's Administration and has received upon severance from service an honorable discharge or certificate of satisfactory service from the Armed Forces of the United States.


Issuance of hunting and fishing licenses to blind persons.

The division shall issue to a blind person, as defined in subsection 2 of NRS 361.085:
1. A hunting license which:

  • Authorizes a person selected by the blind person to hunt on his behalf if :
    (1) The person selected is a resident of the State of Nevada and possesses a valid Nevada hunting license; and
    (2) The blind person is in the company of or in the immediate area of the person selected.
  • Is issued pursuant and subject to regulations prescribed by the commission.
  • Contains the word "Blind" printed on the face of the license.

2. A fishing license which authorized the blind person to fish whether or not accompanied by or in the immediate area of any other person.


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