Commission approves minutes, multiple policy/regulation updates and a travel budget request

The Nevada Board of Wildlife Commissioners approved a slate of routine and housekeeping items by voice vote during its meeting, including acceptance of the previous meeting’s minutes and multiple policy and regulation updates.

Among the approvals were Commission Policy 1 (General Guidelines for Commission) on second reading, Commission Policy 4 (petition process) on second reading, Commission Policy 51 (Wayne E. Kirsch award) on second reading, and Commission General Regulation 5.29 (disability permit program revisions) on third reading. Regulation 5.27 (wildlife salvage permit) was accepted on first reading and Regulation 26.12 (black bear quotas) was adopted as proposed.

Commissioners also approved a 2027 travel budget request to cover mileage, meals and a nominal hotel allocation for travel to commission meetings; staff noted the funds come from the department’s budget. For the predation management plan (FY2027 final draft), commissioners recommended no action now and asked that it return for further review at a future meeting.

Motions on these items were made, seconded and carried by voice vote; no formal roll‑call tallies are recorded in the transcript. Several commissioners described the actions as housekeeping or clarifying changes rather than substantive policy shifts.