(Reprinted with amendments adopted on April 17, 2023)
FIRST REPRINT S.B. 90
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SENATE BILL NO. 90–COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES
PREFILED JANUARY 30, 2023
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Referred to Committee on Government Affairs
SUMMARY—Designates the wild mustang as the official state
horse of the State of Nevada. (BDR 19-560)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
Effect on the State: No.
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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
AN ACT relating to state emblems; designating the wild mustang as
the official state horse of the State of Nevada; and
providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law designates numerous state emblems, including, without limitation, 1
a state bird, state insect, state reptile, state animal, state fish and others. (NRS 2
235.020-235.140) This bill designates the wild mustang as the official state horse of 3
the State of Nevada. 4
WHEREAS, Wild mustangs are living symbols of the historic and 1
pioneer spirit of the American West; and 2
WHEREAS, Nevada is home to more than one-half of the wild 3
mustang population in the United States of America; and 4
WHEREAS, The wild mustang is a symbol associated with 5
Nevada and has contributed to the history and culture of the State of 6
Nevada; and 7
WHEREAS, The wild mustang is emblazoned on the Nevada 8
commemorative quarter-dollar coin for the United States of 9
America; and 10
WHEREAS, The wild mustang of the Virginia Range inspired the 11
work of “Wild Horse Annie” (Velma Johnston), who advocated for 12
the protection and humane management of wild horses across the 13
West and assisted in the passage of the Wild Free-Roaming Horses 14
and Burros Act of 1971; and 15
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WHEREAS, The wild mustang is a natural resource of the State 1
of Nevada and has the potential to promote tourism and job creation 2
in the State; now, therefore, 3
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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN 5
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 6
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Section 1. Chapter 235 of NRS is hereby amended by adding 8
thereto a new section to read as follows: 9
Consistent with the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros 10
Act, 16 U.S.C. §§ 1331 et seq., wild mustangs are living symbols of 11
the historic and pioneer spirit of the West. As such, the animal 12
known as the wild mustang is hereby designated as the official 13
state horse of the State of Nevada. 14
Sec. 2. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2023. 15
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