Title 36, Livestock
31 chapters · 151 sections in this title.
N.D.C.C. § 36-25-01 Definitions
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In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Board" means the state board of animal health. 2. "Commissioner" means the agriculture commissioner. 3. "Farmed elk" means mammals of the North American elk genus and species (cervus canadensis) confined in a manmade enc…
N.D.C.C. § 36-25-02 Rules - Database
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The board may adopt rules relating to the raising of farmed elk, including matters concerning the health, safety, confinement, and identification of farmed elk. Any rules relating to nontraditional livestock and adopted by the board before August 1, 1999, are, if applicable to fa…
N.D.C.C. § 36-25-03 Advisory committee
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The commissioner may appoint a farmed elk advisory committee to provide advice to the commissioner regarding farmed elk.
N.D.C.C. § 36-25-04 Development program
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The commissioner may establish a farmed elk development program to support applied research and provide demonstrations, financing, marketing, promotion, breed development and registration, and other services related to the raising of farmed elk. The commissioner shall include inf…
N.D.C.C. § 36-25-05 Confinement - Rules
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Farmed elk must be confined in a manner designed to prevent escape. Unless otherwise required by rule, fencing for farmed elk must be at least eighty-four inches [213.36 centimeters] in height. If any farmed elk escape, their owner shall report the escape to the board within one …
N.D.C.C. § 36-25-06 Agricultural pursuit
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Farmed elk are livestock, and the products of farmed elk are farm products for purposes of financial transactions and collateral. The raising of farmed elk is agricultural production and an agricultural pursuit.
N.D.C.C. § 36-25-07 Sales of meat products
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Unless otherwise provided, a person selling or buying farmed elk as livestock, for human consumption or for slaughter, must comply with this title and all applicable rules.
N.D.C.C. § 36-25-08 Identification
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The owner of farmed elk shall identify each animal by a means of identification approved by the board.
N.D.C.C. § 36-25-09 Inspection
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The commissioner and the board may inspect farmed elk and all records related to the farmed elk.
N.D.C.C. § 36-25-10 Enforcement orders - Administrative hearing - Penalty
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1. The board may order any elk brought into this state in violation of this chapter or rules adopted by the board to be returned to the state of origin or to be slaughtered. The owner of the elk has the right to an administrative hearing on an order of the board in the manner pro…