Title 20.1, Game, Fish, Predators, and Boating

1. An individual born after December 31, 1961, who is twelve years of age or older, and who does not possess a hunter safety education course certificate of completion may be issued an apprentice hunter validation. Except as provided in subsection 2, an apprentice hunter validati…

Except as provided in section 20.1-03-07.3, a person may not: 1. Acquire any resident or nonresident license to hunt, catch, take, or kill any small game or big game animal unless that person first obtains an annual general game license. 2. Hunt, catch, take, trap, or kill any sm…

No resident of this state, except as provided in section 20.1-03-04, may: 1. Hunt, catch, take, or kill any small game without having a resident small game license. 2. Trap, catch, attempt to catch, take, or kill any protected fur-bearing animal without having a resident fur-bear…

An individual hunting on Indian land pursuant to a tribal hunting license is not required to possess a state license to hunt on such land.

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 nonresid…

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. Reside…

Each application for a resident general game, fur-bearer, or fishing license must be signed by the applicant and must state: 1. That the applicant has been a bona fide state resident for at least six months. 2. The applicant's residential address, including street and post office…

A resident general game, fur-bearer, or fishing license is not transferable. Each such license shall: 1. Describe the licensee. 2. Designate the licensee's place of residence. 3. Have printed upon it in large figures the year for which it is issued, or if it is a fur-bearer licen…

Nonresidents, except as provided in sections 20.1-02-05, 20.1-03-07.3, and 20.1-03-08, may not: 1. Hunt, catch, take, or kill any small game without a nonresident small game license. The nonresident small game license entitles the nonresident to hunt small game for any period of …

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 hu…

A nonresident youth who is less than sixteen years of age may purchase a general game hunting license and may hunt small game and waterfowl except swans and wild turkeys. To be eligible to purchase a license under this section, a nonresident youth must possess a certificate of co…

A nonresident may purchase a nonresident spring white goose license to hunt white geese during a spring season as determined by the governor by proclamation. The governor, in the governor's proclamation, may specify the number of licenses that may be issued and the manner in whic…

Subject to other provisions of this title, any nonresident under the age of sixteen years may fish without a nonresident fishing license if accompanied by an adult possessing a valid fishing license. Any nonresident may fish in the waters of a private fish hatchery without a nonr…

Each application for a nonresident general game or fishing license must be signed by the applicant and state the applicant's residential address, including street and post office, and the applicant's weight, height, color of hair, and color of eyes.

A nonresident general game, fishing, or reciprocal trapping license is not transferable. Each license must: 1. Describe the licensee. 2. Designate the licensee's place of residence. 3. Have printed upon it in large figures the year for which it is issued. 4. Have printed upon it …

1. An individual may not hunt, kill, take, or attempt to take any big game without having the appropriate big game hunting license and a locking seal bearing a number corresponding to the number of the big game hunting license or stamp. The locking seal must be issued as an integ…

The director may establish a combination license consisting of a general game license, resident fishing license, resident small game license, habitat stamp, and fur-bearer license.

The governor shall make one-half of the antlered white-tailed deer licenses and permits allocated to nonresidents under subsection 4 of section 20.1-03-11, up to a maximum of one hundred licenses, available to hunting outfitters licensed in this state. A hunting outfitter may not…

A resident or nonresident may purchase an early Canada goose license to hunt geese during an early season as determined by the governor by proclamation. The governor by proclamation may specify the number of licenses that may be issued and the manner in which the licenses are iss…

The director shall provide that each application for a deer lottery license contain the option for an unsuccessful applicant to donate the license fee to the private land open to sportsmen program. All moneys collected under this section must be placed in the game and fish privat…

1. When an application for a license issued by a lottery that accrues bonus points is made by an eligible resident with the intent to forfeit the opportunity to receive that license, the director shall limit that applicant to the purchase of one bonus point for that year for that…

The fees collected under this section for licenses and permits must be deposited with the state treasurer and credited to the game and fish fund, except aquatic nuisance species fees must be deposited with the state treasurer and credited to the aquatic nuisance species program f…

Except for licenses issued under section 20.1-03-07.3, a habitat restoration stamp is required for every resident and nonresident general game license for which a stamp fee of seventeen dollars must be charged. The habitat restoration stamp fee is in addition to the annual genera…

Each resident applying for a license or permit to hunt elk, moose, or bighorn sheep under this chapter must be assessed a nonrefundable application fee of five dollars for each license or permit application in addition to the fee charged for the issuance of the license or permit …

The director shall establish a surcharge of two dollars on each resident fishing license and combination license except for the resident sixty-five years of age or older license, permanently or totally disabled license, or a disabled veteran license as defined in subsection 6 of …

1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the director shall establish a surcharge of five dollars on each nonresident fishing license issued under section 20.1-03-12. The collected surcharge fees must be deposited with the state treasurer and credited to the fishing conserv…

A waterfowl habitat restoration electronic stamp is required for every resident and nonresident to hunt waterfowl within the state for which an electronic stamp fee of five dollars must be charged. All money generated by the waterfowl habitat restoration electronic stamp fees mus…

The department shall allocate not less than fifty thousand dollars biennially, from moneys collected under section 20.1-03-12, to the stocking and propagation of upland game.

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.

The director shall issue an annual license to practice taxidermy upon payment of the appropriate license fee.

Each person having a license to practice taxidermy shall keep a record showing the name of every person who furnished the licensee with a green or unmounted specimen and the species of each specimen. The licensee, upon request, shall exhibit the record and all unmounted specimens…

All hunting, fur-bearer, fishing, and taxidermists' licenses must be issued by the director, deputy director, and bonded game wardens. The deputy director and each bonded game warden shall send the director all license fees. Upon request, the director may appoint the person makin…

For licenses not issued through the computerized online licensing system, each agent appointed to distribute hunting and fishing licenses shall keep on file a record of each license received from the director. These licenses may be inspected at any time by the director or the dir…

At the beginning of each month, the director shall provide each agent appointed to distribute hunting and fishing licenses a statement reporting the agent's license sales for the previous month. By the fifteenth of each month, the agent shall remit to the director the funds colle…

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 r…

It is unlawful for a person to fail or refuse to turn over any moneys collected or authorized to be collected under this title, or to fail or refuse to turn over and deliver to the director all applications, stubs, and mutilated and unused licenses and permits. The director may t…

No person may engage in the business of buying or shipping green furs in this state unless that person first obtains a license from the director. A license issued under this section expires on the first day of September following the date of its issue and may be issued only upon …

Each person licensed to engage in the business of buying or shipping green furs shall keep a true and correct record of each purchase of green furs made by that person. The record must show: 1. The date of the purchase. 2. The name and address of the seller. 3. The kind and numbe…

Any resident having a hunting, fishing, or fur-bearer license and lawfully in possession of any big game, small game, fur-bearer, or fish may: 1. Ship such game or fish by common carrier to the person's residential address; or 2. Carry such game or fish on a common carrier or oth…

Upon request, a resident or nonresident may obtain a permit for the transportation of big game from the director, deputy director, chief game wardens, district game wardens, or any law enforcement officer. The director shall determine the criteria for and the conditions under whi…

Any nonresident having a nonresident hunting, fur-bearer, or fishing license, and lawfully in possession of any big game, small game, fur-bearer, or fish may: 1. Carry such game or fish with the person on leaving this state. 2. Ship by common carrier, upon providing identificatio…

Upon the request or demand of the director, the deputy director, any game warden, or any peace officer, an individual who is hunting, trapping, or fishing immediately shall provide the appropriate license in paper or electronic format to the officer making the request or demand. …

No person may make any willful misrepresentation in the person's application for a license or permit or make any alteration on a license or permit already issued.

The fee remitted by any person who applies for a license issued by lottery, when by any law or proclamation that person is ineligible to apply because of any waiting period, is forfeited. The director shall notify the applicant that the applicant is ineligible for this reason and…

No person may use the license or permit of another person or attempt to deceive the director, the deputy director, any game warden, or any police officer by claiming that license as that person's own.

In addition to the license system under this chapter, licenses may be generated by a telephone, computer, or electronic system designated by the director. The director may accept payment by wire transfer, electronic transfer, or a nationally recognized credit or debit card for li…