Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 488 > Operation > Aquatic Invasive Species

• Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
• Aquatic invasive species: means an aquatic species which is exotic or not native to this State and which the Commission has determined to be detrimental to aquatic life, water resources or infrastructure for providing water in this State. See Nevada Revised Statutes 488.035
• Aquatic plant material: means aquatic plants or parts of plants that are dependent on an aquatic environment to survive. See Nevada Revised Statutes 488.035
• Commission: means the Board of Wildlife Commissioners. See Nevada Revised Statutes 488.035
• Conveyance: means a motor vehicle, trailer or any other equipment used to transport a vessel or containers or devices used to haul water on a vessel that may contain or carry an aquatic invasive species or aquatic plant material. See Nevada Revised Statutes 488.035
• county: includes Carson City. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.033
• Decontaminate: means eliminate any aquatic invasive species on a vessel or conveyance in a manner specified by the Commission which may include, without limitation, washing the vessel or conveyance, draining the water in the vessel or conveyance, drying the vessel or conveyance or chemically, thermally or otherwise treating the vessel or conveyance. See Nevada Revised Statutes 488.035
• Department: means the Department of Wildlife. See Nevada Revised Statutes 488.035
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Motorboat: means any vessel propelled by machinery, whether or not the machinery is the principal source of propulsion. See Nevada Revised Statutes 488.035
• Operate: means to navigate or otherwise use a motorboat or a vessel. See Nevada Revised Statutes 488.035
• Owner: means :

  (a) A person having all the incidents of ownership, including the legal title of a vessel, whether or not he or she lends, rents or pledges the vessel; and

  (b) A debtor under a security agreement relating to a vessel. See Nevada Revised Statutes 488.035

• person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
• Vessel: means every description of watercraft, other than a seaplane on the water, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water. See Nevada Revised Statutes 488.035