Requirements for holder of special assistance permit and designated licensed assistant while in field.

1. A holder of a special assistance permit who is in the field: (a) Must have the special assistance permit in his or her possession; and (b) May be accompanied by more than one designated licensed assistant listed on his or her special assistance permit but may only be actively assisted during the hunt by one designated licensed assistant at a time. 2. Each designated licensed assistant in the field with the holder of a special assistance permit must have a copy of the special assistance permit in his or her possession, and must exhibit the copy of the permit upon the demand of any officer authorized to enforce the fish and game laws of this State. 3. A designated licensed assistant who is in the field to assist the holder of a special assistance permit during a hunt: (a) Must have his or her hunting license and a copy of the special assistance permit in his or her possession; (b) May not use a weapon other than the weapon authorized by the tag of the holder of the special assistance permit; (c) Except as required to perform any task authorized in paragraphs (d) and (e), must be accompanied at all times during the hunt by the holder of the special assistance permit; (d) May, if he or she has a good faith belief that the holder of a special assistance permit has lawfully wounded a big game mammal, discharge his or her weapon to assist in the taking of the big game mammal; and (e) May assist the holder of a special assistance permit in: (1) The validation and attachment of the tag of the holder of a special assistance permit that is required by NAC 502.390 and 502.400 ; and (2) Retrieving the big game mammal wounded or killed by the holder of a special assistance permit. 4. For the purposes of title 45 of NRS, if a big game mammal is harvested pursuant to the provisions of this section, the holder of the special assistance permit will be deemed to be the person who killed or harvested the big game mammal. 5. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NAC 502.42903 , each holder of a special assistance permit and each designated licensed assistant is subject to all applicable laws and regulations relating to the type of hunt for which the holder of the special assistance permit is authorized, except those provisions which by their nature can have no application.