North Dakota Administrative Code

1. Category 2 and category 3 nontraditional livestock premises must have an approved quarantine facility within its exterior boundary or submit an action plan to the board that guarantees access to an approved quarantine facility within the state. 2. If the state veterinarian imp…

1. Owners of all categories of nontraditional livestock shall comply with fencing or enclosure standards that will assure containment. 6 2. Unless otherwise specified, perimeter fences for cervids, nondomestic sheep and goats, and nondomestic hybrid sheep and goats must follow th…

1. Category 2 and category 3 nontraditional livestock maintained within North Dakota or transferred to any nontraditional livestock premises within the state of North Dakota must be identified as prescribed by the board. 2. Category 2 or category 3 hoofed nontraditional livestock…

1. Category 2 or category 3 nontraditional livestock escapes must be reported to the board within one working day of discovery. 2. An owner of category 2 or category 3 nontraditional livestock shall notify the board within one working day of the capture or death of an escaped cat…

Licensed zoos, research facilities, education facilities, and class B brokers, as defined by the United States department of agriculture, dealing with a licensed zoo, shall comply with requirements established for nontraditional livestock. Zoos accredited by the American zoo and …

1. Slaughter facilities that purchase and slaughter nondomestic ungulates shall obtain a license from the board before acquiring animals classified as category 2 nontraditional livestock. 2. Slaughter facilities must be inspected under state or federal meat inspection. 3. The sla…

Nontraditional livestock may be imported into North Dakota only after the owner of the nontraditional livestock: 1. Obtains a certificate of veterinary inspection. The certificate of veterinary inspection must include specific disease test results, vaccinations, and health statem…

The requirement for a certificate of veterinary inspection requirement for raptors may be waived if imported for less than 30 days for hunting purposes, provided the falconer is in compliance with all wildlife regulations. History: Effective April 1, 2026. General Authority: NDCC…

category 2 species. 1. Brucellosis. a. Category 2 nondomestic sheep must test negative for brucella ovis by an official test approved by the state veterinarian within thirty days prior to importation. b. For all other species, testing requirements will be determined on a species-…

Board approval must be obtained to possess nondomestic sheep and hybrids or nondomestic goats and hybrids south and west of the Missouri River. History: Effective July 1, 2016; amended effective July 1, 2024. General Authority: NDCC 36-01-08 Law Implemented: NDCC 36-01-08, 36-01-…

1. Anthrax. a. Nontraditional livestock susceptible to anthrax located on farms where anthrax has been diagnosed must be vaccinated. Nontraditional livestock must be quarantined for thirty days after the death of the last animal or thirty days following vaccination, whichever occ…

Official identification or reactor tags or markings may not be removed or tampered with without approval by the state veterinarian. History: Effective July 1, 2016. General Authority: NDCC 36-01-08 Law Implemented: NDCC 36-01-08 3…

1. Suidae including wild species of the family suidae (hogs and pigs), except swine considered domestic in the state by the board. a. Importation requirements for wild species of the family suidae (hogs and pigs), except swine considered domestic in the state by the board. (1) Ce…

- Exemptions. 1. Poultry imported into the state, must be accompanied by an official certificate of veterinary inspection except: a. Poultry consigned to a state or federally inspected slaughtering establishment. b. Poultry granted an exception by the board, if in the determinati…

1. Entries in live domestic bird or wild fowl exhibitions must be accompanied by a declaration or certification from the exhibitor containing the name and address of the owner or exhibitor, and the breed, species, and identification band number of the bird. 2. Diseased birds must…

Pullorum-typhoid disease. 1. Poultry over four months of age, imported for breeding purposes, must test negative for pullorum-typhoid disease within thirty days prior to entry into the state or originate from qualified flocks, unless originating from a disease-free area as determ…

Official identification or bands may not be removed or tampered with without approval by the state veterinarian. History: Effective July 1, 2016. General Authority: NDCC 36-01-08 Law Implemented: NDCC 36-01-08 3

Definitions contained in title 9, Code of Federal Regulations, part 79.1 are adopted by the board and apply to this chapter, unless otherwise defined or ordered by the board. History: Effective July 1, 2016. General Authority: NDCC 36-01-08 Law Implemented: NDCC 36-01-08, 36-01-1…

Exemptions. 1. Sheep imported into the state must be accompanied by an official certificate of veterinary inspection except: a. Sheep originating directly from a producer's premises, not diverted en route, and consigned to an auction market approved by the board. b. Sheep consign…

1. Brucella ovis. a. Breeding rams twelve months of age or older imported into the state must have tested negative for brucella ovis within thirty days prior to entry; b. The flock of origin must have a negative brucella ovis status. To qualify a flock as a negative brucella ovis…

1. Anthrax. a. Sheep susceptible to anthrax located on farms where anthrax has been diagnosed shall be vaccinated. Animals must be quarantined for thirty days after the death of the last animal or thirty days following vaccination, whichever occurs last. b. Sale of hides removed …

Official identification or marks may not be removed or tampered with without approval by the state veterinarian. History: Effective July 1, 2016. General Authority: NDCC 36-01-08 Law Implemented: NDCC 36-01-08 4

The terms used throughout this title have the same meaning as in North Dakota Century Code chapter 36-01. Additionally: 1. "Breeding swine" means any swine that are maintained for breeding purposes, including sows that are parturient or which have given birth to one or more litte…

- Exemptions. 1. Swine imported into the state, must be accompanied by a certificate of veterinary inspection except: a. Swine originating directly from a producer's premises, not diverted en route, and consigned to an auction market approved by the board. b. Swine consigned to a…

1. Breeding swine over six months of age must have had a negative brucellosis test within thirty days prior to entry into the state unless they are imported from a validated herd or a validated state. 2. Imported swine must test negative for pseudorabies within thirty days prior …

Pseudorabies. 1. USDA-APHIS-VS establishes criteria for recognizing pseudorabies low-state area or prevalence areas. 2. A pseudorabies vaccination for all swine is prohibited unless approved in writing by the state veterinarian. 3. Breeding and feeder swine of unknown status must…

Official identification or marks may not be removed or tampered with without authorization by the state veterinarian. History: Effective July 1, 2016. General Authority: NDCC 36-01-08 Law Implemented: NDCC 36-01-08 3

- Exemptions. 1. Any dog, cat, or ferret imported into the state for a period of over thirty days must be accompanied by a certificate of veterinary inspection. 2. Any dog, cat, or ferret over twelve weeks of age imported into the state must have a certification of a current rabi…

1. Importers of animals not included in the preceding sections, including domesticated wild animals, game animals, game birds and eggs of game birds, imported into the state may require a certificate of veterinary inspection and obtain an importation permit number from the state …

1. History and function. The 1959 legislative assembly passed the Massage Registration Act, codified as North Dakota Century Code chapter 43-25. The governor appoints the board of massage therapy. The board monitors the relationship and interaction between the licenseholder and t…

The board charges the following fees: 1. To receive a license, one hundred fifty dollars. 2. To renew a license, two hundred dollars. To renew a license after it expires, a late penalty fee of fifty dollars in addition to the two hundred dollar renewal fee. History: Effective Jan…

To receive a license as a massage therapist, the applicant must complete an application provided by the board and must include the following additional information: 1. Sufficient proof to the board that the applicant has satisfied the educational requirements in article 49-02. 2.…

1. A massage therapy license is issued on a biennial basis and expires if the required renewal fee has not been paid and continuing education credit-hours have not been submitted by the renewal date. 2. Practicing massage after a massage therapist's license has expired constitute…

A licensed massage therapist may be subject to disciplinary action by the board for any of the grounds authorized in North Dakota Century Code chapter 43-25, including: 1. Failure by the licensee to identify himself or herself before beginning the massage; 2. Failure as an instru…

1. To renew a license as a massage therapist, the licenseholder must attest the licenseholder has obtained the required number of continuing education hours as outlined in North Dakota Century Code section 43-25-09, which may include proof of the date, format of instruction, time…

1. The board may request the licensee complete a physical health assessment, a behavioral health assessment or both a physical and behavioral health assessment, if the board reasonably believes a massage therapist has a physical or behavioral health condition jeopardizing the hea…

1. To be eligible for a license as a massage therapist, an applicant must present a diploma or credentials issued by one or more schools of massage or school offering a massage program which indicate a cumulative total of seven hundred fifty hours of instruction as determined und…

The education requirements in this article may be satisfied by instruction provided at a single school of massage or school offering a massage program or by attendance at more than one school, as long as the hours of total instruction provided to the student are not redundant and…

Repealed effective January 1, 2017.

Each massage school or school offering a massage program in the state of North Dakota shall designate one full-time massage therapist faculty person in the state, who shall be the liaison to the board. The liaison shall submit a copy of the school's curriculum to the board each y…

"Required hours of classroom instruction" means actual hours in attendance in class with face-to-face interaction with an instructor, including through the use of technology that allows for visual and auditory live remote education. Other classes may be through asynchronous remot…

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section or waived by the board for good cause, classroom instruction under this chapter must be provided by a licensed massage therapist at a recognized and approved school of massage and credit may not be given for prior educational instru…

1. The supervised required hours of classroom instruction received by an applicant must satisfy the following curriculum requirements: a. One hundred fifty hours of anatomy, physiology, and kinesiology. b. Ten hours of first aid and CPR. At the time of graduation, the applicant m…

The seven hundred fifty total hours of supervised instruction required under this article must include at least two hundred fifty hours of practical instruction, consisting of practical application and clinical practice. "Hours of practical instruction" means actual hours of prov…

As used in this chapter and in North Dakota Century Code chapter 43-25, "direct supervision of a licensed massage therapist" has the following meaning: 1. For a student receiving practical instruction in the classroom setting, the supervising massage therapist must be in the same…

Repealed effective January 1, 2017. 2

1. The portion of a massage establishment in which a massage is provided, and any waiting room and hallway leading to that area, must be in a safe, clean, and sanitary condition at all times. This subsection does not apply when the massage is provided in a client's own home, or w…

1. History and function. The 1890 legislative assembly passed a medical practice act, codified as North Dakota Century Code chapter 43-17. This chapter requires the governor to appoint a state board of medicine. It is the responsibility of the board to protect the health, safety,…

1. A licensee shall retain all medical records unless otherwise appropriately transferred to another licensee or entity, for at least seven years from the last date of service for each patient, except as otherwise required by law. 2. Beginning January 1, 2024, a licensee shall ap…

The following definitions apply to grounds for discipline for licenses under the jurisdiction of the board. 1. "Chaperone" means a third individual who is present during a medical examination, with the patient's consent. 2. "Conduct" includes: a. Behaviors, gestures, or expressio…