N.D. Cent. Code § 20.1-04-12.1 — ND Code / Title 20.1 / Chapter 20.1-04 / Section 20.1-04-12.1
20.1-04-12.1. Gun dog activities - Permit required - Fee
Status: in_force

20.1-04-12.1. Gun dog activities - Permit required - Fee

1. The director shall issue a permit for the following gun dog activities:

a. The training exercises of a resident or nonresident professional trainer;

b. The training exercises of a nonresident amateur trainer who brings more than

four gun dogs into the state; and

c. Hosting field trials that use live wild birds.

2. The application for the permit must be in a form prescribed by the director and must be

accompanied by the appropriate fee.

3. Upon the receipt of the completed application and fee the director shall issue a permit

for a specified period of time and shall require the permitholder to submit an annual

report.

4. The fees for the permits are:

a. For a resident professional gun dog trainer for training exercises or hosting field

trials, twenty dollars.

b. For a nonresident professional or amateur gun dog trainer who brings more than

four gun dogs into the state for training exercises or hosting field trials,

one hundred dollars.

5. For purposes of this section, a professional trainer is a person who trains any breed of

gun dog for remuneration that is the basis for that person's livelihood.
N.D. Cent. Code § 20.1-02-16 — ND Code / Title 20.1 / Chapter 20.1-02 / Section 20.1-02-16
20.1-02-16. Director may pay rewards in connection with the conviction of violators - Amounts - Exceptions
Status: in_force

20.1-02-16. Director may pay rewards in connection with the conviction of violators -

Amounts - Exceptions.

The director, out of legislative reward appropriation, may pay complainants, upon the arrest

and conviction of any person violating this title, a reward not to exceed:

1. One hundred dollars if the offense involves a violation relating to big game.

2. Fifty dollars if the offense involves a violation relating to game birds, fish, fur-bearers,

or protected animals not mentioned in subsection 1.

This section does not apply when the complaint is made or required information is furnished by

an officer, employee, or game warden who is regularly employed and who receives a salary

from the department, or by a sheriff or other peace officer who receives a regular salary.
N.D. Cent. Code § 20.1-04-12 — ND Code / Title 20.1 / Chapter 20.1-04 / Section 20.1-04-12
20.1-04-12. When gun dogs not to be trained or permitted to run loose - Exceptions - Penalty
Status: in_force

20.1-04-12. When gun dogs not to be trained or permitted to run loose - Exceptions -

Penalty.

No person, classified as a professional trainer, between April first and July fourteenth of

each year, both dates inclusive, may train or run any gun dog or allow any such dog to run

loose. For purposes of this section, a professional trainer is any person who trains any breed of

gun dog for remuneration which is the basis for the person's livelihood. This section does not

prohibit the running of gun dog field trials, nor does this section prohibit the training of an

individual's personal gun dog during that period provided that:

1. Landowner permission is secured by the trainer;

2. The trainer is present;

3. No native game birds are killed or captured; and

4. The training is not on a designated game management area or designated waterfowl

production area.

Any person who violates this section is guilty of a class 2 noncriminal offense.
N.D. Cent. Code § 20.1-01-25.1 — ND Code / Title 20.1 / Chapter 20.1-01 / Section 20.1-01-25.1
20.1-01-25.1. Tampering with traps unlawful
Status: in_force

20.1-01-25.1. Tampering with traps unlawful

No person may in any manner willfully destroy, molest, disturb, or tamper with any net, trap,

crib, or other contrivance being used by the department for the purpose of catching or holding

wildlife. No unauthorized person may remove any wildlife from any net, trap, crib, or other

contrivance being used by the department.
N.D. Cent. Code § 20.1-08-01 — ND Code / Title 20.1 / Chapter 20.1-08 / Section 20.1-08-01
20.1-08-01. Orders and proclamations have force of law - Penalty
Status: in_force

20.1-08-01. Orders and proclamations have force of law - Penalty

Any order or proclamation issued by the governor pursuant to this chapter has the force of

law. Any person who violates a provision of such order or proclamation for which a noncriminal

penalty is not provided for in the order or proclamation is guilty of a class B misdemeanor. The

maximum noncriminal penalty that may be set in an order or proclamation is a fine of two

hundred fifty dollars.
N.D. Cent. Code § 20.1-17-01 — ND Code / Title 20.1 / Chapter 20.1-17 / Section 20.1-17-01
20.1-17-01. Prevention and control of aquatic nuisance species
Status: in_force

20.1-17-01. Prevention and control of aquatic nuisance species

The director, to prevent and control aquatic nuisance species, shall:

1. Prepare a statewide management plan for aquatic nuisance species to be approved by

the governor.

2. Organize an aquatic nuisance species committee, as provided for in the statewide

management plan, composed of the director or the director's designee;

representatives of the agriculture commissioner, state water commission, parks and

recreation department, department of environmental quality, and tourism division; up to

five private entities or individuals; and a representative of tribal entities. The director or

the director's designee is the chairman of the aquatic nuisance species committee.

3. Develop and adopt the state's list of aquatic nuisance species after consulting with the

aquatic nuisance species committee. The list must be updated annually.

4. Provide for a permitting system to import listed aquatic nuisance species into or move

those species within the state.

5. Develop rules to prevent the movement of aquatic nuisance species into or within the

state. In addition to requirements under chapter 28-32, the department shall conduct a

cost-benefit analysis for any rule proposed for adoption under this chapter.

6. Conduct aquatic nuisance species education and prevention efforts.

7. Provide for the partnership of the federal government, state agencies, and private or

public organizations to fund aquatic nuisance species prevention efforts.
N.D. Cent. Code § 20.1-06-15 — ND Code / Title 20.1 / Chapter 20.1-06 / Section 20.1-06-15
20.1-06-15. Fishways at dams
Status: in_force

20.1-06-15. Fishways at dams

Any person owning, erecting, managing, or controlling any dam or other obstruction across

any river, creek, or stream within or forming the boundary of this state, at the director's direction,

shall construct and keep in good repair, a durable and efficient fishway in the manner, shape,

and size as the director may direct. Upon failure to construct or maintain the fishway, after giving

the person ten days' notice, the director may construct or repair the fishway and recover the

costs from the person owning, erecting, managing, or controlling the dam or obstruction. No

person may construct any fishway without the approval of the director.
N.D. Cent. Code § 20.1-09-03 — ND Code / Title 20.1 / Chapter 20.1-09 / Section 20.1-09-03
20.1-09-03. Contents of application for permit to propagate, domesticate, or possess live birds or animals
Status: in_force

20.1-09-03. Contents of application for permit to propagate, domesticate, or possess

live birds or animals.

An application for a permit to propagate, domesticate, or possess live protected birds or

animals must be made upon forms furnished by the director, must be signed by the applicant,

and must state:

1. The name and address of the applicant.

2. A description of the premises where the applicant will keep the birds or animals.

3. The number and kind of birds or animals in the applicant's possession at the time of

application, and whether they are wild or domesticated.

4. Any other information the director requires.
N.D. Cent. Code § 20.1-01-19 — ND Code / Title 20.1 / Chapter 20.1-01 / Section 20.1-01-19
20.1-01-19. When posted land may be entered
Status: in_force

20.1-01-19. When posted land may be entered

Any person may enter upon legally posted land to recover game shot or killed on land

where the person had a lawful right to hunt.
N.D. Cent. Code § 20.1-15-12 — ND Code / Title 20.1 / Chapter 20.1-15 / Section 20.1-15-12
20.1-15-12. Proof of refusal admissible in any action or proceeding
Status: in_force

20.1-15-12. Proof of refusal admissible in any action or proceeding

If the person under arrest refuses to submit to the chemical test, proof of refusal is

admissible in any action or proceeding arising out of acts alleged to have been committed while

the person was afield with a gun or other firearm or bow and arrow while under the influence of

intoxicating liquor, drugs, or a combination thereof.
N.D. Cent. Code § 20.1-08-03 — ND Code / Title 20.1 / Chapter 20.1-08 / Section 20.1-08-03
20.1-08-03. Limitations on governor's powers
Status: in_force

20.1-08-03. Limitations on governor's powers

The governor may not establish bag limits on upland game birds which exceed fifteen birds

in the aggregate.
N.D. Cent. Code § 20.1-02-15.1 — ND Code / Title 20.1 / Chapter 20.1-02 / Section 20.1-02-15.1
20.1-02-15.1. Additional powers of director, deputy director, chief game wardens, or district game wardens
Status: in_force

20.1-02-15.1. Additional powers of director, deputy director, chief game wardens, or

district game wardens.

The director, deputy director, chief game wardens, or district game wardens have the power

of a peace officer in the following circumstances:

1. To enforce state laws and rules on any game refuge, game management area, or

other land or water owned, leased, or managed by the department and on sovereign

lands as defined by section 61-33-01.

2. When responding to requests from other law enforcement agencies or officers for aid

and assistance. For the purposes of this subsection, a request from a law enforcement

agency or officer means only a request for assistance as to a particular and singular

violation or suspicion of violation of law, and does not constitute a continuous request

for assistance outside the purview of enforcement of the provisions of this title.

3. The powers and duties conferred are supplemental to other powers and duties

conferred upon the director, deputy director, chief game wardens, or district game

wardens and do not constitute an obligation beyond the regular course of duty of those

officers.

4. To enforce chapter 20.1-15.

5. To enforce chapter 20.1-13.1.

6. To enforce chapter 39-24.1.

This section may not be construed to limit the powers or duties of any peace officer within this

state.
N.D. Cent. Code § 20.1-03-14 — ND Code / Title 20.1 / Chapter 20.1-03 / Section 20.1-03-14
20.1-03-14. Practicing taxidermy for pay without a license unlawful
Status: in_force

20.1-03-14. Practicing taxidermy for pay without a license unlawful

No person may practice taxidermy for pay in this state without a taxidermist's license. Each

violation of this section is a distinct and separate offense.
N.D. Cent. Code § 20.1-03-20 — ND Code / Title 20.1 / Chapter 20.1-03 / Section 20.1-03-20
20.1-03-20. Bonds of agents applicable to duties imposed by this title
Status: in_force

20.1-03-20. Bonds of agents applicable to duties imposed by this title

The official bond of each agent bonded through the state bonding fund and appointed by the

director to distribute hunting and fishing licenses or stamps applies to all duties required of

agents under this title, including the liability for all moneys required to be collected or received

by agents under this title for the issuance of licenses.
N.D. Cent. Code § 20.1-03-04.1 — ND Code / Title 20.1 / Chapter 20.1-03 / Section 20.1-03-04.1
20.1-03-04.1. When license to take frogs not required of residents
Status: in_force

20.1-03-04.1. When license to take frogs not required of residents

Subject to the provisions of this title:

1. Any resident, or any member of the resident's family residing customarily with the

resident, may take frogs for sale during the open season without a license upon land

owned or leased by the resident for agricultural purposes.

2. Residents under the age of fifteen may take frogs without a resident frog license.

3. Any person may take and possess a maximum of twenty-four frogs without a frog

license if that person has a fishing license or is otherwise legally entitled to fish in the

state.

4. Any licensed bait vendor may take, buy, sell, or ship within the state frogs for angling

purposes without a frog license.
N.D. Cent. Code § 20.1-11-04 — ND Code / Title 20.1 / Chapter 20.1-11 / Section 20.1-11-04
20.1-11-04. Game refuges on public lands may be established by director - Duration of public land refuges
Status: in_force

20.1-11-04. Game refuges on public lands may be established by director - Duration

of public land refuges.

The director may establish state game refuges on any unsold public lands of this state with

the written consent of the entity responsible for the management of those lands. The refuge

continues to exist until canceled by the director or the land management entity, or until the land

on which it is located is sold to a private person.
N.D. Cent. Code § 20.1-07-05 — ND Code / Title 20.1 / Chapter 20.1-07 / Section 20.1-07-05
20.1-07-05. Manner of taking protected fur-bearing animals restricted - Destruction of property of others unlawful - Penalty
Status: in_force

20.1-07-05. Manner of taking protected fur-bearing animals restricted - Destruction of

property of others unlawful - Penalty.

It is unlawful to molest or destroy the natural burrow, den, or retreat of any protected

fur-bearer or to damage or injure the property of another while taking or attempting to take that

fur-bearer. The governor, at the advice of the director, may by proclamation determine the

manner in which fur-bearing animals may be taken in accordance with this section. The director,

by permit, may allow the taking of fur-bearing animals for wildlife management purposes. Any

person who violates this section is guilty of a class 2 noncriminal offense.
N.D. Cent. Code § 20.1-02-08 — ND Code / Title 20.1 / Chapter 20.1-02 / Section 20.1-02-08
20.1-02-08. Oath of chief game warden
Status: in_force

20.1-02-08. Oath of chief game warden

The chief game warden, within ten days of appointment, shall take the oath prescribed for

civil officers and file it with the secretary of state.
N.D. Cent. Code § 20.1-02-24 — ND Code / Title 20.1 / Chapter 20.1-02 / Section 20.1-02-24
20.1-02-24. Compensation
Status: in_force

20.1-02-24. Compensation

Each member of the advisory board is entitled to be paid a per diem of sixty-two dollars and

fifty cents for each day of service in going to, attending, and returning from the meetings

required by section 20.1-02-25 to be held in that person's respective district and the meetings of

the advisory board. Each member is entitled to be reimbursed for necessary and actual

expenses at the rates and in the manner provided by law for other state officers. The

compensation and expenses must be paid out of department appropriations.
N.D. Cent. Code § 20.1-03-07.1 — ND Code / Title 20.1 / Chapter 20.1-03 / Section 20.1-03-07.1
20.1-03-07.1. Nonresident waterfowl hunting license required
Status: in_force

20.1-03-07.1. Nonresident waterfowl hunting license required

1. Except as provided in sections 20.1-02-05, 20.1-03-07.2, and 20.1-03-07.3, a

nonresident may not hunt waterfowl unless that individual first obtains a nonresident

waterfowl hunting license. However, a nonresident may hunt cranes after first

obtaining a nonresident waterfowl hunting license or a nonresident small game hunting

license.

2. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the nonresident waterfowl hunting license

entitles the nonresident to hunt waterfowl for any period of fourteen consecutive days

or any two periods of seven consecutive days each. A license authorizing the

fourteen-day hunting period allows hunting in a specified waterfowl hunting zone. A

license authorizing two, seven-day hunting periods allows hunting in a specified zone

during each period.

3. Upon payment of the fee for a statewide nonresident waterfowl hunting license, a

nonresident may hunt waterfowl in any zone. Forty dollars of the fee for a statewide

nonresident waterfowl license must be used for the private land open to sportsmen

program.

4. The governor, in the governor's proclamation, shall specify various waterfowl hunting

zones for which nonresident waterfowl hunting licenses will be available, and may

specify the number of licenses which may be issued in each zone and the manner in

which they are to be issued.

5. A nonresident is entitled to purchase only one nonresident waterfowl hunting license

per year.

6. The fourteen-day and two, seven-day hunting period restrictions do not apply to

nonresidents hunting during the early Canada goose season.
N.D. Cent. Code § 20.1-02-18.1 — ND Code / Title 20.1 / Chapter 20.1-02 / Section 20.1-02-18.1
20.1-02-18.1. Federal wildlife area acquisitions - Submission to county commissioners, opportunity for public comment, and impact analysis required
Status: in_force

20.1-02-18.1. Federal wildlife area acquisitions - Submission to county

commissioners, opportunity for public comment, and impact analysis required.

The governor, the director, or their designees, responsible under federal law for final

approval of land, wetland, and water acquisitions by the United States department of the interior,

its bureaus or agencies, for waterfowl production areas, wildlife refuges, or other wildlife or

waterfowl purposes, shall submit the proposed acquisitions by certified mail with return receipt

to the board of county commissioners of the county or counties in which the land, wetland, and

water areas are located for the board's recommendations.

The board of county commissioners of the county affected, or a designee or designees of

the board, shall, within twenty-one days of receipt of an acquisition proposal, physically inspect

the proposed acquisition areas. The board shall give public notice of the date, hour, and place

where the public may comment on the proposed acquisitions. The notice must be published

once each week for two successive weeks in the official newspaper of the county or counties in

which the land and water areas are located. The notice must set forth the substance of the

proposed action and must include a legal description of the proposed acquisitions. The board of

county commissioners shall make its recommendations by certified mail with return receipt

within sixty days after receipt of an acquisition proposal.

A detailed impact analysis from the federal agency involved must be included with the

acquisition proposal for board of county commissioner consideration in making

recommendations. The analysis must include the recreational and wildlife impacts. In addition,

the county agent of the affected county or counties shall prepare an impact analysis for board of

county commissioner consideration which must include the fiscal, social, and agricultural

impacts of the proposed acquisitions. The department of the interior shall reimburse the county

or counties for any expenses incurred by the county agent in preparing the analysis. The

analyses must also be forwarded to the department of commerce division of community

services, which shall furnish copies to all interested state agencies and political subdivisions,

which agencies and political subdivisions have thirty days to review the analyses and return

their comments to the division of community services. Upon expiration of the thirty-day period,

all comments received by the division of community services must be forwarded to the federal

agency involved and to the state official or agency responsible for final acquisition approval. The

federal agency may, after consideration of the comments, file a final impact analysis with the

governor, the board of county commissioners, and any other state official or agency responsible

for final acquisition approval.
N.D. Cent. Code § 20.1-05-04 — ND Code / Title 20.1 / Chapter 20.1-05 / Section 20.1-05-04
20.1-05-04. Using certain animals and artificial lights in taking big game unlawful
Status: in_force

20.1-05-04. Using certain animals and artificial lights in taking big game unlawful

1. While hunting, pursuing, killing, taking, or attempting to take, or to aid in the hunting or

taking of, any big game animal, an individual may not:

a. Use any animal except:

(1) Horses;

(2) Mules; or

(3) For the recovery of big game animals, dogs which must be:

(a) Leashed and under the physical control of a handler at all times; and

(b) Accompanied at all times by both a handler and the hunter

responsible for the taking of the big game animal.

b. Carry a firearm or archery equipment while using a dog during the recovery of a

big game animal, except a dog handler may carry a handgun during the recovery

of a big game animal when in the presence of the dog. A dog handler carrying a

handgun may not use the handgun in any manner to assist in the recovery of a

big game animal. A dog handler carrying a handgun must have permission from

the landowner or individual authorized by the landowner before entering private

land for the recovery of a big game animal. If a big game animal is found alive

during the recovery, the dog and handler shall leave the immediate area. Before

the beginning of the recovery, the handler of the dog shall notify the district game

warden of the involvement of the dog in the recovery of the big game animal and

provide to the district game warden the contact information of all parties involved

in the hunt and the location in which the big game animal was tracked.

c. Use artificial light, including a spotlight or automobile or motorcycle headlight,

except artificial light may be used in the recovery process of big game animals.

d. Engage in the practice commonly known as shining for deer. An individual who

shines an area commonly frequented by big game animals with artificial light,

between the hours of sunset and sunrise, is in violation of this section. However,

an individual may use an artificial light, night vision, thermal vision, or infrared

light with a power source of not more than six volts in the area while hunting afoot

to take coyote, fox, raccoon, or beaver.

2. For purposes of this section, "recovery" means the time after a firearm or archery

equipment is used in the taking of a big game animal until the expired animal is

located.
N.D. Cent. Code § 20.1-13.1-13 — ND Code / Title 20.1 / Chapter 20.1-13.1 / Section 20.1-13.1-13
20.1-13.1-13. Liability
Status: in_force

20.1-13.1-13. Liability

Any individual medically qualified to draw blood or any licensed physician, nurse,

technician, or an employee of a hospital who draws blood from any person pursuant to a

request of any arresting warden or officer is not liable in any civil action for damages arising out

of the act except for gross negligence.
N.D. Cent. Code § 20.1-06-16 — ND Code / Title 20.1 / Chapter 20.1-06 / Section 20.1-06-16
20.1-06-16. Turtles not to be taken without permit or contract from director
Status: in_force

20.1-06-16. Turtles not to be taken without permit or contract from director

No person may engage in the commercial taking, trapping, or hooking of turtles without

obtaining a permit from the director, who may issue the permits at the director's discretion. The

director shall designate the form of the permits, the areas or waters in which the permits are

valid, and any other restrictions.

The director shall have authority to contract with any person to remove turtles from any

waters or areas of this state. Moneys derived from the sale of turtle permits or turtle removal

contracts must be credited to the game and fish fund in the same manner as income from sale

of fishing licenses.
N.D. Cent. Code § 20.1-04-02 — ND Code / Title 20.1 / Chapter 20.1-04 / Section 20.1-04-02
20.1-04-02. Game birds protected
Status: in_force

20.1-04-02. Game birds protected

No person may hunt, take, kill, possess, convey, ship, or cause to be shipped, by common

or private carrier, sell, or barter any game bird or any part thereof taken in this state, except as

provided in this title.
N.D. Cent. Code § 20.1-07-03 — ND Code / Title 20.1 / Chapter 20.1-07 / Section 20.1-07-03
20.1-07-03. Fur-bearing animals which are protected not to be taken or disturbed during closed seasons
Status: in_force

20.1-07-03. Fur-bearing animals which are protected not to be taken or disturbed

during closed seasons.

No person may hunt, shoot, trap, or take, in this state, any fur-bearer, except during the

open or lawful season thereon as established under section 20.1-07-04 or 20.1-08-02.
N.D. Cent. Code § 20.1-13.1-02 — ND Code / Title 20.1 / Chapter 20.1-13.1 / Section 20.1-13.1-02
20.1-13.1-02. Chemical test of operator in serious bodily injury or fatal accident
Status: in_force

20.1-13.1-02. Chemical test of operator in serious bodily injury or fatal accident

Notwithstanding section 20.1-13.1-01 or 20.1-13.1-06, when the operator of a motorboat or

vessel is involved in an accident resulting in the death or serious bodily injury, as defined in

section 12.1-01-04, of another person, and there is probable cause to believe that the operator

is in violation of section 20.1-13-07, the operator may be compelled by a game warden or a

police officer to submit to a chemical test.
N.D. Cent. Code § 20.1-03-42 — ND Code / Title 20.1 / Chapter 20.1-03 / Section 20.1-03-42
20.1-03-42. Guiding on prohibited lands
Status: in_force

20.1-03-42. Guiding on prohibited lands

A person may not act as a hunting guide or hunting outfitter on land the person knows is

owned by the state unless the appropriate state agency permits or authorizes the guiding or

outfitting, on private land enrolled by the department for purposes of hunting, on land in which

the department pays in lieu of taxes, on federal lands without being authorized or permitted as

required by the appropriate federal agency, or on private lands posted against hunting or

trespassing without first informing and obtaining permission from the landowner to conduct

guiding or outfitting on the land. If the landowner did not grant the permission in writing, there is

a presumption that the permission did not exist.
N.D. Cent. Code § 20.1-03-36.1 — ND Code / Title 20.1 / Chapter 20.1-03 / Section 20.1-03-36.1
20.1-03-36.1. Fee for guide or outfitter license
Status: in_force

20.1-03-36.1. Fee for guide or outfitter license

1. The annual fee to receive a hunting guide license is one hundred dollars for a resident

and four hundred dollars for a nonresident.

2. The annual fee to receive a fishing outfitter license is two hundred fifty dollars for a

resident and five hundred dollars for a nonresident. The annual fee to receive a fishing

outfitter license is one hundred twenty-five dollars for a resident and two hundred fifty

dollars for a nonresident if the individual applying for the license has paid for a hunting

guide or outfitter license for the same year.

3. The annual fee for a resident to receive a hunting outfitter license is two hundred fifty

dollars for under ten thousand acres [4046.86 hectares] and five hundred dollars for

ten thousand acres [4046.86 hectares] and over on which the outfitter provides

services. The annual fee for a nonresident to receive a hunting outfitter license is two

thousand dollars. The acreage must be presented by the county with a list of lessors

by county in every application for outfitter licensure. The annual permit fee for day

leasing is two hundred dollars. The acreage day leased by county for the preceding

year must be provided to receive a day leasing permit.

4. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a license is not required for a person

to provide services on real property that person owns or leases for the primary pursuit

of bona fide agricultural interests, for a nonprofit organization registered with the

secretary of state, or for a person that acts as a booking agent for a person that legally

conducts business as an outfitter. However, a person who has been convicted of a

state or federal criminal game or fish violation within the last three years or whose

license to hunt or fish is under suspension or revocation is not exempt from licensure

and is subject to subsection 5 of section 20.1-03-37. A booking agent that refers an

individual to an outfitter under this subsection may receive a fee or commission for the

referral. The director shall determine the number of acres by county exempted from

licensure by this subsection and shall publish the results. The director shall provide

written information to the public on the possible liability exposure for outfitting under

this subsection and on the benefits of liability insurance and proper training. For

purposes of this subsection, a booking agent means a person that receives only a fee

for referring or marketing the services of a legal outfitter in this state.
N.D. Cent. Code § 20.1-02-30 — ND Code / Title 20.1 / Chapter 20.1-02 / Section 20.1-02-30
20.1-02-30. Private land open to sportsmen program - Biomass demonstration project
Status: in_force

20.1-02-30. Private land open to sportsmen program - Biomass demonstration

project.

The department may develop and make available, as part of the broader support for

establishment cost-share provided through the industrial commission, a special demonstration

component of the private land open to sportsmen program to support perennial grass stand

establishment of participating acres in return for public access to hunting and adherence to

conservation best practices, including postseason harvest, minimum stubble height, and

nonannual harvest. The demonstration project may include an evaluation component to assess

the effects and compatibility of perennial biomass harvest with the habitat and public access

objectives of the private land open to sportsmen program.
N.D. Cent. Code § 20.1-06-06 — ND Code / Title 20.1 / Chapter 20.1-06 / Section 20.1-06-06
20.1-06-06. Illegal methods for taking fish
Status: in_force

20.1-06-06. Illegal methods for taking fish

No person except as provided in sections 20.1-06-04 and 20.1-06-05 may lay, set, or use

any drug, poison, lime, medicated bait, fishberries, dynamite, or other lethal or injurious

substance whatever; or lay, stretch, or place any tip-up snare, trap, set, or trotline, wire string,

rope, or cable of any sort in any of the waters of this state for the purpose of catching, taking,

killing, or destroying any fish. However, any person may take minnows by the use of a minnow

trap or dip net not exceeding twenty-four inches [60.96 centimeters] in diameter or thirty-six

inches [91.44 centimeters] in depth. Except as provided in this section, dip nets may only be

used as an aid in landing fish which have been legally taken by hook and line. One minnow trap

per licenseholder, other than those holding a bait vendor's license, may be used for the purpose

of taking bait minnows. Such trap may not be larger than specified in the governor's

proclamation and must be emptied at least once every forty-eight hours.
N.D. Cent. Code § 20.1-02-06 — ND Code / Title 20.1 / Chapter 20.1-02 / Section 20.1-02-06
20.1-02-06. Deputy director - Appointment, removal, oath, reports
Status: in_force

20.1-02-06. Deputy director - Appointment, removal, oath, reports

The director shall appoint, and may remove at pleasure, a deputy director who is under the

director's direct control and supervision. The deputy, within ten days after the date of that

person's appointment, shall take and file the oath prescribed for civil officers. The oath must be

filed in the office of the secretary of state. The deputy director shall make monthly and annual

reports to the director in the manner required by the director.
N.D. Cent. Code § 20.1-13-17 — ND Code / Title 20.1 / Chapter 20.1-13 / Section 20.1-13-17
20.1-13-17. Conformity with applicable federal boat and associated equipment safety standards - Penalty
Status: in_force

20.1-13-17. Conformity with applicable federal boat and associated equipment safety

standards - Penalty.

No boat or associated equipment manufactured after July 1, 1973, not excluding any boat

or associated equipment manufactured after July 1, 1973, whose owner is this state or a

political subdivision thereof, may be used on the waters of this state unless the boat and

associated equipment conform with applicable federal boat and associated equipment safety

standards as provided in the Federal Boat Safety Act of 1971 [Pub. L. 92-75; 85 Stat. 213; 46

U.S.C. 1451 et seq.], and acts amendatory thereto. Any person who violates this section is guilty

of a class 2 noncriminal offense.
N.D. Cent. Code § 20.1-03-04 — ND Code / Title 20.1 / Chapter 20.1-03 / Section 20.1-03-04
20.1-03-04. When licenses to hunt, fish, or trap not required of residents
Status: in_force

20.1-03-04. When licenses to hunt, fish, or trap not required of residents

Subject to the provisions of this title:

1. Any resident, or any member of the resident's family residing customarily with the

resident, may hunt small game, fish, or trap during the open season without a license

upon land owned or leased by the resident.

2. Residents or nonresidents under the age of sixteen years may fish without a fishing

license.

3. Residents may fish at a private fish hatchery without a resident fishing license.

4. Life skills and transition center patients, North Dakota youth correctional center

students, school for the deaf students, North Dakota vision services - school for the

blind students, state hospital patients, clients of state-operated behavioral health

clinics under direct therapeutic care, and residents of facilities licensed by the

department of health and human services may fish without a resident fishing license.

Patients of these institutions must be identified. The department shall issue authority to

each institution.

5. Residents may fish without a resident fishing license on free fishing days. The date of

these free fishing days may be set by proclamation by the governor.

6. Residents under age sixteen may take fur-bearers without a fur-bearer license.

7. Residents under age sixteen may take small game or waterfowl without a small game

license.

8. Residents who are enrolled as students or serving as certified instructors during official

aquatics education program events of the game and fish department may be granted

free fishing privileges by discretion of the director.

9. Upon presentation of valid leave papers and a valid North Dakota operator's license, a

resident who is on leave and is on active duty as a member of the United States

armed forces or the United States merchant marine may hunt small game, fish, or trap

during the open season without a license.
N.D. Cent. Code § 20.1-17-03 — ND Code / Title 20.1 / Chapter 20.1-17 / Section 20.1-17-03
20.1-17-03. Management plan
Status: in_force

20.1-17-03. Management plan

The statewide management plan must address:

1. Coordinated detection efforts and prevention of illegal introductions;

2. Coordinated dissemination of information concerning aquatic nuisance species among

resource management agencies and organizations and impacted entities;

3. A coordinated education and awareness campaign;

4. Coordinated control of selected invasive species of aquatic plants and wild animals on

lands and public waters;

5. A reasonable and workable inspection requirement for watercraft and equipment

working on waters of the state, including those participating in organized events on the

waters of the state;

6. Closure of points of access to infested waters, if the director determines closure is

necessary;

7. Maintenance of public access to infested waters which are reasonably free of aquatic

nuisance species; and

8. Notice to travelers of the penalties for violation of laws relating to aquatic nuisance

species.