# Nev. Rev. Stat. § 502.060: Information to be furnished by applicant; acknowledgment of statement required; penalties for false statements; use of invalid license unlawful

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T45_C502_S502.060

## Section

- **Citation:** Nev. Rev. Stat. § 502.060
- **Heading:** Information to be furnished by applicant; acknowledgment of statement required; penalties for false statements; use of invalid license unlawful
- **Jurisdiction:** Nevada
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** NV Code / Title 45 / Chapter 502 / Section 502.060

## Text

1. A person applying for and procuring a license, tag or permit, as provided in this chapter, shall give to the license agent the person's name and residence address, which must be entered by the license agent, manually or electronically in a record specified by the Department, together with the date of issuance and a description of the person. If a child under the age of 18 years is applying for a license to hunt, the child's parent or legal guardian must acknowledge in the application an attached statement indicating that the parent or legal guardian has been advised of the provisions of NRS 41.472 .

2. In addition to the information required pursuant to subsection 1, the person, or the parent or legal guardian of a child, applying for a license, tag or permit shall, at the time of application, acknowledge the following statement: “I, the holder of this license, tag or permit, hereby state that I am entitled to this license, tag or permit under the laws of the State of Nevada and that no false statement has been made to obtain this license, tag or permit.”

3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, any person who makes any false statement or furnishes false information to obtain any license, tag or permit issued pursuant to the provisions of this title is guilty of a misdemeanor.

4. Any person who makes any false statement or furnishes false information to obtain any big game tag issued pursuant to the provisions of this title is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

5. It is unlawful for any person to hunt, fish or trap using any hunting, fishing or trapping license which is invalid by reason of expiration or a false statement made to obtain the license.

6. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of subsection 3 or 4 forfeits any bonus point or other increased opportunity to be awarded a tag in a subsequent drawing conducted for that tag if the bonus point or other increased opportunity was acquired by the false statement or false information.

7. As used in this section, “ big game tag ” means a tag permitting a person to hunt any species of pronghorn antelope, bear, deer, mountain goat, mountain lion, moose, bighorn sheep or elk.

## Nearby sections

- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 502.010 License or permit required for hunting or fishing; exceptions; limitations on hunting by minors](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T45_C502_S502.010.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 502.015 Qualifications for resident licenses, tags and permits](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T45_C502_S502.015.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 502.020 Preparation of licenses by Department](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T45_C502_S502.020.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 502.030 Licenses and permits: Form and contents; regulations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T45_C502_S502.030.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 502.035 Issuance of licenses, stamps and permits by Department](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T45_C502_S502.035.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 502.040 License agents: Regulations; duties; fees; inspections](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T45_C502_S502.040.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 502.045 Reciprocal agreements with adjoining states for hunting and fishing licenses](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T45_C502_S502.045.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 502.060 Information to be furnished by applicant; acknowledgment of statement required; penalties for false statements; use of invalid license unlawful](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T45_C502_S502.060.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 502.061 Acquisition of license, tag or permit by person acting pursuant to power of attorney or other written instrument](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T45_C502_S502.061.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 502.063 Submission of certain information regarding holder of license or permit to Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of Department of Health and Human Services](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T45_C502_S502.063.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 502.066 Issuance of apprentice hunting license; fee](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T45_C502_S502.066.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 502.070 Issuance of licenses and tags to members of Armed Forces assigned to permanent duty in Nevada and their dependents](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T45_C502_S502.070.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 502.072 Issuance of licenses to certain veterans with disabilities](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T45_C502_S502.072.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 502.075 Issuance of hunting licenses to persons who are blind](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T45_C502_S502.075.md)

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