# North Dakota HB 1526: AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 11 of section 4.1-41-01 and section 4.1-41-05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to pet food registration. North Dakota HB 1526, AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 11 of section 4.1-41-01 and section 4.1-41-05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to pet food registration., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jon O. Nelson (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-25 (Filed with Secretary Of State 03/24) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-HB1526-202501 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: North Dakota HB 1526 - State: North Dakota - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 11 of section 4.1-41-01 and section 4.1-41-05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to pet food registration. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-20 - Last action: 2025-03-25, Filed with Secretary Of State 03/24 - Sponsor: Jon O. Nelson (Republican) - Cosponsors: 6 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (137 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Lower registration fees for pet food businesses: benefit, low. Pet food and specialty pet food registration and renewal fees are $50 per North Dakota-made product. Products made outside the state cost $100 each to register or renew. Previously, initial registration cost $120 per product, and renewal cost $100, regardless of where the product was made. Business… - Tighter rules for pet food sellers: cost, low. The law requires each pet food and specialty pet food product to be registered before distribution in North Dakota. Distributors are exempt when another person has registered the product. The small-producer exemption requires North Dakota residency, a noncommercial kitchen, and direct sales to cons… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jon O. Nelson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mike Berg (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Collette Brown (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Cynthia Schreiber-Beck (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Robin Weisz (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jerry Klein (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Paul J. Thomas (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-11 | Senate | Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 | pass | 47 | 0 | | | 2025-02-10 | House | Second reading, passed, yeas 90 nays 0 | pass | 90 | 0 | | ## Actions (15) - 2025-03-25: Filed with Secretary Of State 03/24 (House) - 2025-03-24: Signed by Governor 03/21 (House) - 2025-03-20: Sent to Governor (House) - 2025-03-20: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-03-14: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-03-12: Returned to House (House) - 2025-03-11: Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0 (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Committee Hearing 04:00 (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Introduced, first reading, referred Agriculture and Veterans Affairs Committee (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Received from House (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Second reading, passed, yeas 90 nays 0 (House) - 2025-02-07: Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 12 0 2 (House) - 2025-02-06: Committee Hearing 02:30 (House) - 2025-01-20: Introduced, first reading, referred Agriculture Committee (House) ## Bill text - Enrollment: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1238-02000.pdf) - INTRODUCED: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1238-01000.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 1229: AN ACT to create and enact a new subdivision to subsection 2 of section 39-06.1-06 and section 39-10-71.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to statuto… (signed) - SB 2390: AN ACT to create and enact three new sections to chapter 54-40.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a rural catalyst committee, grant program, and f… (signed) - HB 1298: AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 39-06.1-06, 39-09-02, 39-09-04, and 39-09-07.1, and subsection 2 of section 40-05-06 of the North Dakota Century Code, rel… (signed) - SB 2113: AN ACT to create and enact two new sections to chapter 50-06 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to certified community behavioral health clinics and th… (signed) - SB 2147: AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 15-10-38.4, a new subsection to section 15-62.4-03, a new section to chapter 15-62.4, and a new subsecti… (signed) - SB 2018: AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the department of commerce; to provide an appropriation to the attorney general; to provide an… (signed) ## Sources - [Enrollment (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1238-02000.pdf) - [INTRODUCED (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1238-01000.pdf) ## Related - [HB 1229: AN ACT to create and enact a new subdivision to subsection 2 of section 39-06.1…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-HB1229-202501) - [SB 2390: AN ACT to create and enact three new sections to chapter 54-40.1 of the North D…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-SB2390-202501) - [HB 1298: AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 39-06.1-06, 39-09-02, 39-09-04, and 39-09-…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-HB1298-202501) - [SB 2113: AN ACT to create and enact two new sections to chapter 50-06 of the North Dakot…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-SB2113-202501) - [SB 2147: AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 15-10-38.4, a new subsec…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-SB2147-202501) - [SB 2018: AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the department…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-SB2018-202501) - [North Dakota bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/north-dakota/bills) - [North Dakota state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/north-dakota) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-HB1526-202501 (as of 2026-10-19).