1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, it is unlawful for a person or any agent or employee of a person to knowingly:

(a) Bring into this State the carcass or any part of the carcass of any of the following animals which were obtained in another state, territory or country:

(1) An elk (Cervus elaphus);

(2) A mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus);

(3) A white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus);

(4) A moose (Alces alces);

(5) Any alternative livestock; or

(6) Any other animal which the State Quarantine Officer has, by regulation, declared to be susceptible to chronic wasting disease and prohibited from importation into this State; or

(b) Possess any carcass or part of the carcass of any elk, deer, moose, alternative livestock or other animal brought into this State in violation of paragraph (a).

2. A person or any agent or employee of a person may bring into this State the following parts of the carcass of any elk, deer, moose, alternative livestock or other animal specified in subsection 1:

(a) The meat of the elk, deer, moose, alternative livestock or other animal with no part of the spinal column, brain tissue or head attached, except that one or more bones of the legs or shoulders may be attached.

(b) The hide or cape of the elk, deer, moose, alternative livestock or other animal with no part of the spinal column, brain tissue or head attached.

(c) The clean skull plate of the elk, deer, moose, alternative livestock or other animal with antlers attached and no part of the brain tissue attached.

(d) The antlers of the elk, deer, moose, alternative livestock or other animal with no meat or tissue other than antler velvet attached.

(e) The taxidermy mount of the elk, deer, moose, alternative livestock or other animal with no meat or tissue other than antler velvet attached.

(f) The upper canine teeth of the elk, deer, moose, alternative livestock or other animal, including, without limitation, the bugler, whistler and ivory teeth.

3. Any carcass or part of the carcass of an elk, deer, moose, alternative livestock or other animal knowingly brought into this State or knowingly possessed in this State in violation of this section may be seized, destroyed or sent out of this State by a game warden or any other law enforcement officer within 48 hours. The expense of seizing, destroying or removing the carcass or part of the carcass must be paid by the person or his or her agent or employee who knowingly brought the carcass or part of the carcass into this State or knowingly possessed the carcass or part of the carcass in this State.

(Added to NRS by 2019, 403)