Attachment of tag or permit to animal.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and NAC 502.42905 , the owner of a tag or permit must firmly attach it to the carcass of an animal killed by the owner, at or before the time he or she first reaches his or her means of transportation or camp, whichever he or she reaches first. The tag or permit must remain with the major portion of the meat until it is consumed. 2. If the animal killed is a mountain lion or fur-bearing mammal for which a tag or permit is required, the owner of the tag or permit or a designated licensed assistant pursuant to NAC 502.42905 must firmly attach it to the hide or pelt of the animal. The tag or permit must remain attached to the hide or pelt while it is transported and until it is processed.