# Title 7 — Agriculture Commissioner

## Article 7-04 — Plant Industries

## Chapter 7-04-05 — Moss Balls

Articles
### § 7-04-05-01. Definitions.

1. "Moss ball" means the aquatic plant known as aegagropila linnaei or other common names.
2. "Zebra mussel" means an aquatic invasive invertebrate plant pest known as dressissena
polymorpha.
History: Effective January 1, 2022.
General Authority: NDCC 4.1-23-02
Law Implemented: NDCC 4.1-23-01(8), 4.1-23-04
### § 7-04-05-02. Regulated articles.

Regulated articles are as follows:
1. The aquatic plant known as aegagropila linnaei ("moss ball").
2. Any other aquatic species found to be infested with desissena polymorpha ("zebra mussel").
History: Effective January 1, 2022.
General Authority: NDCC 4.1-23-02
Law Implemented: NDCC 4.1-23-01(8), 4.1-23-04
### § 7-04-05-03. Regulated areas.

The regulated quarantined area includes all states, districts, and territories of the United States.
History: Effective January 1, 2022.
General Authority: NDCC 4.1-23-02
Law Implemented: NDCC 4.1-23-04
### § 7-04-05-04. Restrictions on regulated articles and conditions on the movement of regulated

articles.
Regulated articles may not be transported into the state or moved within the state unless
accompanied by a current certificate of inspection issued by the United States department of
agriculture - animal plant health inspection service, the department of agriculture in the shipping state,
or the aquatics invasive species regulatory agency in the shipping state.
History: Effective January 1, 2022.
General Authority: NDCC 4.1-23-02
Law Implemented: NDCC 4.1-23-04
### § 7-04-05-05. Violations and penalties.

Any person violating these regulations is subject to penalties in accordance with North Dakota
Century Code chapter 4.1-23-08.

History: Effective January 1, 2022.
General Authority: NDCC 4.1-23-02
Law Implemented: NDCC 4.1-23-04
