****State wildlife meeting agenda****** A side note to this agenda is that it was announced at the Clark CAB meeting that past Chairman Jack Robb and commissioner Mike McBeath have been reinstated for this meeting only. Nevada Board of Wildlife Commissioners’ Meeting Meeting Location: Churchill County Chambers 155 N. Taylor St. Fallon, NV 89406 Agenda Public comment will be taken on every action item after discussion but before action on each item, and is limited to three minutes per person. The chairman, in his discretion, may allow persons representing groups to speak for six minutes. Persons may not allocate unused time to other speakers. Persons are invited to submit written comments on items or attend and make comment during the meeting and are asked to complete a speaker card and present it to the Recording Secretary. To ensure the public has notice of all matters the Commission will consider, Commissioners may choose not to respond to public comments in order to avoid the appearance of deliberation on topics not listed for action on the agenda. Forum restrictions and orderly business: The viewpoint of a speaker will not be restricted, but reasonable restrictions may be imposed upon the time, place and manner of speech. Irrelevant and unduly repetitious statements and personal attacks that antagonize or incite others are examples of public comment that may be reasonably limited. Please provide the Board of Wildlife Commissioners (“Commission”) with the complete electronic or written copies of testimony and visual presentations to include as exhibits with the minutes. Minutes of the meeting will be produced in summary format. NOTE: Public comment allowed on each action item and regulation workshop items and at the end of the meeting Friday, August 15, 2014 – 8:30 a.m. 1 Election of Officers – Vice Chairman Drew - For Possible Action In accordance with Commission Policy #1 the Commission will elect a chairman and vice chairman. 2 Call to Order, Introduction and Roll Call of County Advisory Board Members to Manage Wildlife (CABMW) – Chairman 3 Approval of Agenda – Chairman – For Possible Action The Commission will review the agenda and may take action to approve the agenda. The Commission may remove items from the agenda, continue items for consideration or take items out of order. 4 Member Items/Announcements and Correspondence - Chairman - Informational Commissioners may present emergent items. No action may be taken by the Commission. Any item requiring Commission action may be scheduled on a future Commission agenda. The Commission will review and may discuss correspondence sent or received by the Commission since the last regular meeting and may provide copies for the exhibit file (Commissioners may provide hard copies of their correspondence for the written record). Correspondence sent or received by Secretary Wasley may also be discussed. 2 5 County Advisory Boards to Manage Wildlife (CABMW) Member Items – Informational CABMW members may present emergent items. No action may be taken by the Commission. Any item requiring Commission action will be scheduled on a future Commission agenda. 6* Approval of Minutes – Chairman - For Possible Action Commission minutes from the May and June 2014 Commission meetings. 7* Petition – Mr. John D. Potash – For Possible Action John D. Potash of Get Rattled LLC has submitted a petition to change regulations “To expand their business into areas that have different species of venomous snakes, this change would allow for them to be permitted by the Department to possess those other species of non-indigenous venomous snakes that are currently prohibited under NAC 503 and to which their company does not meet any of the currently listed exemptions. They would also like to expand their services by providing skunk aversion training as well. Skunks are also prohibited under NAC 503.” The Commission may accept the petition and initiate regulatory action or deny the petition. 8* FFiissccaall YYeeaarr 22001166 –– 22001177 NNDDOOWW BBiieennnniiaall BBuuddggeett –– DDeeppuuttyy DDiirreeccttoorr PPaattrriicckk CCaatteess –– FFoorr PPoossssiibbllee AAccttiioonn TThhee CCoommmmiissssiioonn mmaayy mmaakkee rreeccoommmmeennddaattiioonnss ttoo tthhee DDeeppaarrttmmeenntt ffoorr tthhee bbiieennnniiaall bbuuddggeett rreeqquueesstt.. 9 Reports – Informational A Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Annual Conference – Secretary Tony Wasley and Commissioner David McNinch A report from the annual conference will be provided. B Overton Wildlife Management Area Conceptual Management Plan (CMP) – Wildlife Staff Specialist Mike Zahradka A draft CMP was released for public review on May 20, 2014. Public comments were due July 1, 2014, and an update on the plan’s status will be provided. C Sage-grouse Update – Secretary Wasley Secretary Wasley will provide an update on the status of sage-grouse. D* A Report on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Division of Migratory Birds Region 8 Withdrawal from Waterfowl Related Activities – Secretary Wasley Information will be provided regarding U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Division of Migratory Birds, Region 8’s withdrawal from participation in waterfowl related activities (survey and inventory, flyway processes) due to demands from energy development. E Private Land Elk Programs and Special Incentive Elk Tag Arbitration Issues – Eastern Region Biologist Ken Gray An overview of private land elk programs and discussion of issues and problems encountered with the special elk incentive tag arbitration process will be provided with the Department’s recommendations to improve the system. 3 F Department Activity Report – Secretary Wasley Secretary Wasley will provide a report on recent Department activities. G* Litigation Report – Deputy Attorney General Harry Ward 10 Nevada Department of Wildlife Project Updates – Secretary Wasley – Informational The Commission may choose to have project updates from miscellaneous projects. 11 Commission Regulations – Adoption/For Possible Action and Workshop A* Commission Regulation 14 - 11 Amendment #1 – Application Procedures/Dates - Turkey Hunts - Management Analyst 3 Maureen Hullinger - For Possible Action The Commission will be presented with an amendment to the regulation that will establish the 2015 – 2016 application procedures for the resident and nonresident turkey hunts. B* Commission General Regulation 450, Trap Visitation, LCB File No. R087 - 14 – Acting Game Warden Chief Paul Dankowski - Workshop The Commission will hear a regulation relating to trapping; increasing the required frequency of visitation to certain traps, snares or similar devices used in the taking of wild mammals. The regulation will require a person who places a trap, snare or similar device in close proximity to one of the populated or heavily used areas which are set forth in regulation to visit a trap, snare or similar device at least once every second calendar day; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. C* Commission General Regulation 451, Demerit Points for Trespass and Trap Visitation Violations, LCB File No. R088 - 14 - Acting Game Warden Chief Paul Dankowski – Workshop The Commission will hear a regulation relating to increasing the number of demerit points that the Department of Wildlife must assess for certain wildlife violations; expanding the wildlife violations for which the Department must assess demerit points. This regulation increases from three to 12 the demerit points that the Department of Wildlife must assess for a conviction for fishing in non-navigable waters on private property without permission; and from six to 12 demerit points for a conviction for hunting or trapping on private property without permission. The regulation also adds the imposition of six demerit points against a person for a failure to visit a trap, snare or similar device 48 or more hours after the prescribed period for visiting the trap, snare or similar device. Finally, this regulation requires the Department to double the demerit points assessed against a person if the person is convicted of committing the same violation within 60 months; providing other matters properly relating thereto. 12 Public Comment Period Persons wishing to speak are requested to complete a speaker’s card and present it to the recording secretary. No action can be taken by the Commission at this time; any item requiring Commission action may be scheduled on a future Commission agenda. 4 Friday, August 15, 2014 – 6:15 p.m. Commission Tour – Informational The Commission will depart from the meeting site to tour wood duck project locations in Churchill County to observe rocket net bird trapping, check floating traps, and tour the Department’s pre-season marsh duck banding project. The Game Division has been partnering with the Lahontan Valley Wood Duck Project (Nevada Waterfowl Association and University of Nevada, Reno) for nine years. Much has been learned from this project related to wood duck ecology and demographics. Currently the focus of the project is looking at effects of varying harvest levels. Two years of low (
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