Title 36, Livestock
31 chapters · 151 sections in this title.
N.D.C.C. § 36-12-01 Definitions
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In this chapter, unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires: 1. "Drover" means any person having charge or control of any herd of neat cattle, horses, or mules numbering five or more, or any flock of sheep numbering twenty-five or more, as owner, agent, or employee, …
N.D.C.C. § 36-12-02 Enticing or driving animals away prohibited - Duties of drover or herder
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No drover or herder, or assistant of either, may drive or entice away, without the consent of the owner thereof, any animal from the premises of such owner or from the range or other place usually frequented by such animal, nor may such a person suffer any such animal to be drive…
N.D.C.C. § 36-12-03 Animals of drover to be branded - Requirements governing
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Every drover shall have all animals in the drover's charge or control branded or marked with one uniform brand or mark. Each horse, mule, and head of cattle in the drover's charge or custody must be branded in a conspicuous place with one distinct ranch or road brand of the owner…
N.D.C.C. § 36-12-04 Finding of animal of another in herd or flock as presumptive evidence
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Whenever it is shown that any animal of a kind mentioned in this chapter: 1. Has been found in a herd or flock of the same kind of animals; 2. Is not a part of such herd or flock; and 3. Is in such herd or flock without the consent of the owner of such animal, such facts are pres…
N.D.C.C. § 36-12-05 Damages for violation of provisions - Judgment and costs to constitute a lien
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Every person violating any of the restrictions or requirements prescribed in section 36-12-02 is responsible to each person injured thereby to the extent of the injured person's damages, which damages include the reasonable expenses incurred in searching for and recovering the an…
N.D.C.C. § 36-12-06 Penalty
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Any person who violates any provision of this chapter is guilty of an infraction.