Nevada Department of Wildlife
Logo of Nevada Department of Wildlife
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| Formed | 1877 |
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| Jurisdiction | US |
| Headquarters | Reno, Nevada, US |
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| Website | http://www.ndow.org |
The Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) is the state agency responsible for the restoration and management of fish and wildlife resources, and the promotion of boating safety on Nevada’s waters. NDOW has responsibility for the wildlife resources and enforcement of the wildlife and boating safety laws on 109,894 square miles (284,620 km2) of land, 667 square miles (1,730 km2) of water and 529 streams that flow 2,750 miles (4,430 km). NDOW's eleven state-owned wildlife management areas provide approximately 117,000 acres (47,000 ha) of wildlife habitat.
In 1877 State Office of Fish Commissioner established by Legislature. In 1917 Three member commission name changed to State Fish and Game Commission and Office of State Game Warden established. In 1927 Three member State Fish and Game Commission increased to five members. In 1947 Five member State Fish and Game Commission increased to 17 elected members. In 1969 Seventeen member State Fish and Game Commission reduced to nine members, all appointed. Wildlife agency name changed from Fish and Game Commission to Nevada Department of Fish and Game. In 1979 Nine member Commission reduced to seven member Board of Wildlife Commissioners, all appointed by the Governor and the name changed to State Board of Wildlife Commissioners and agency name changed to Nevada Department of Wildlife. In 1993 Nevada Department of Wildlife changed and moved to a Division under the Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. And in July 2003 Nevada Division of Wildlife changed to Nevada Department of Wildlife and moved to a cabinet-level agency.
The department is led by a governor-appointed director, who also serves as the secretary of the Wildlife Commission. Two deputy directors are directly responsible to the director. Resource division chiefs report to the deputy director of programs while the Operations Division and the Fiscal Services Section report to the deputy director of administrative services. NDOW coordinates agency planning activities, legislation, and support operations by senior management.
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