Title 20.1, Game, Fish, Predators, and Boating

Except as otherwise provided in this title, no person, for the purpose of catching, taking, killing, or raising any game birds or game animals may: 1. Set, lay, or prepare any trap, snare, artificial light, net, birdlime, swivel gun, or any other device, except that the use of sn…

No person may be afield at any time, with a gun or other firearm or a bow and arrow, while intoxicated or under the influence of alcoholic beverages or drugs. Upon conviction of a person for violating this section, that person's hunting license is void. The judge of the convictin…

1. Except as provided in subsection 10 of section 20.1-02-05 and as otherwise provided in this section, an individual, while hunting big game or small game, other than waterfowl or cranes, may not use a motor-driven vehicle on any land other than an established road or trail with…

It is unlawful for an individual to pursue, shoot, kill, take, or attempt to take any wildlife between sunset of one day and sunrise of the next, with the aid of a spotlight or any other artificial light except: 1. At any time throughout the year, an individual or the individual'…

In the killing, shooting, pursuing, taking or in attempting to take raccoon or beaver with the use of a flashlight with a power source of not over six volts, it is illegal to use a rifle or handgun capable of firing a shell larger than a twenty-two caliber [5.59 millimeter] long …

Except as provided in this title, or when necessary for the protection of life or property except as provided in section 20.1-02-05, no person operating or controlling the operation of any aircraft or motor vehicle in this state may intentionally kill, chase, or harass any wild a…

No person may hire another person to hunt small game or big game for the hiring person, nor may any person hunt small game or big game for another for remuneration.

No person may knowingly aid or assist in the concealment of any game that has been unlawfully taken or that is unlawfully possessed.

Possession or control by any person of any wildlife, or any part thereof, the killing, taking, or possessing of which is unlawful, is prima facie evidence the wildlife was caught, taken, or killed in this state in violation of this title.

No transportation company or common carrier may receive for transportation, transport, or attempt to transport any protected game birds, animals, or fish, except during the open season on such birds, animals, or fish.

1. Only the owner or an individual authorized by the owner of land may post the land. To post the land, an individual shall: a. Place signs alongside the public highway or the land giving notice that hunting is not permitted on the land. The name of the person posting the land mu…

No person may hunt or pursue game, or enter for those purposes, upon legally posted land belonging to another without first obtaining the permission of the person legally entitled to grant the same. No person may enter upon privately owned land for the purpose of trapping protect…

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.

Proof that a person having a firearm, or other weapon declared legal by governor's proclamation, in the person's possession entered upon the legally posted premises of another without permission of the owner or tenant is prima facie evidence the person entered to hunt or pursue g…

No person may hunt or pursue game upon the premises of another, within four hundred forty yards [402.34 meters] of any occupied building, without consent of the person occupying such building.

It is unlawful to hunt or pursue game in unharvested cereal or oilseed crops without permission of the owner or tenant. Cereal crops include alfalfa, clover, and other grasses grown for seed. Oilseed crops include sunflower, safflower, rapeseed or canola, crambe, soybeans, and fl…

No person may hunt birds resting on utility lines or fixtures adjacent to such lines.

A person who opens a gate or bars in a fence enclosing farm premises may not leave such gate or bars open unless the person is in lawful possession of the premises. If a person violates this section while hunting, that person is guilty of a class B misdemeanor, and that person's …

No person may falsely claim the authority of or impersonate a game warden.

The deposit of litter, refuse, rubbish, bottles, cans, or other waste materials, on or in the vicinity of a game refuge, lake, river, public park, or recreation area is prohibited. All law enforcement officers of this state shall enforce this section. A person who willfully viola…

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…

In addition to the penalty provided upon conviction under this title, the court may suspend the defendant's hunting, trapping, or fishing privileges for up to three years; however, if the defendant is convicted of an offense under section 20.1-01-33, the court may suspend the def…

No person may directly or indirectly hunt, trap, or fish or assist in any way in hunting, trapping, or fishing while the person's privileges have been suspended by a court or by the department of health and human services under section 50-09-08.6. Any person violating this sectio…

Whenever any big game animal is killed by a motor vehicle on a public highway or roadway, any person who desires to possess that animal shall notify as soon as possible any game warden or other authorized person. The authorized person shall give a dated and written note of valida…

Any person who has been cited for a violation that is designated as a noncriminal offense in this title or in related rules or proclamations may appear before a court of competent jurisdiction and pay the statutory fee at or prior to the time scheduled for a hearing, or if bond h…

1. If a person cited for a violation that is designated as a noncriminal offense in this title or in related rules or proclamations does not choose to follow one of the procedures set forth in section 20.1-01-28, that person may request a hearing on the issue of the commission of…

The fees required for a noncriminal disposition pursuant to section 20.1-01-28 or 20.1-01-29 are as follows: 1. For a class 1 noncriminal offense, a fee of fifty dollars. 2. For a class 2 noncriminal offense, a fee of twenty-five dollars. 3. For violation of a rule approved by th…

An individual may not intentionally interfere with the lawful taking of wildlife on public or private land by another or intentionally harass, drive, or disturb any wildlife on public or private land for the purpose of disrupting a lawful hunt. The individual may not use an aeria…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an individual may have a handgun, as defined in section 62.1-01-01, in that individual's possession while hunting during any lawful archery hunting season.

1. A person is guilty of exploitation of wildlife if that person intentionally: a. Commits five or more title 20.1 class A misdemeanor offenses within a two-year period; b. Commits seven or more title 20.1 misdemeanor offenses within a two-year period; c. Furnishes assistance, ma…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an individual may use a crossbow during the duration of any deer gun season the individual possesses the appropriate deer gun license.

1. A person may not: a. Hunt through the internet; b. Host a hunt through the internet; c. Import, export, or possess wildlife or any part thereof which has been taken by a hunt through the internet; or d. Otherwise enable another person to hunt through the internet. 2. A person …

1. An individual in lawful possession of a device that will silence or deaden the sound or natural report of a firearm when the firearm is discharged may hunt any game for which the individual is licensed and for which a firearm is allowed with that device for or attached to the …

Without permission from the owner or an individual authorized by the owner of the property, an individual may not enter upon another person's property and intentionally place bait to attract or manipulate the behavior of wildlife. An individual's first violation of this section i…