# Title 20.1 — Game, Fish, Predators, and Boating

## Chapter 20.1-09 — Propagation of Protected Birds and Animals

### § 20.1-09-01. General penalty.

Any person violating a provision of this chapter for which a penalty is not specifically
provided is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
### § 20.1-09-02. Permits to propagate, domesticate, or possess birds or animals.

Permits to propagate, domesticate, or possess live protected birds or animals may be
issued by the director to any North Dakota resident. These permits expire on December
thirty-first of the year they are issued. One permit may cover several species of birds or animals,
but a single permit may not cover both birds and animals. No person may possess any live
protected animal or bird without first obtaining a permit from the director.
### § 20.1-09-03. Contents of application for permit to propagate, domesticate, or possess

live birds or animals.
An application for a permit to propagate, domesticate, or possess live protected birds or
animals must be made upon forms furnished by the director, must be signed by the applicant,
and must state:
1. The name and address of the applicant.
2. A description of the premises where the applicant will keep the birds or animals.
3. The number and kind of birds or animals in the applicant's possession at the time of
application, and whether they are wild or domesticated.
4. Any other information the director requires.
### § 20.1-09-04. Reports to director by persons holding propagation permits - Contents of

reports.
Every person holding a permit to propagate and domesticate protected birds or animals
shall report to the director annually, on or before December thirty-first, any increase or decrease
in the number of birds or animals held under the permit during the year in which the report is
made.
### § 20.1-09-05. Sale, collection, and transportation of birds, animals, and eggs held for

propagation - Director's consent necessary.
Protected birds or animals held for propagation and domestication under a permit may be
sold or transported live for propagation purposes. Their eggs may be collected, sold, or
transported during seasons the director prescribes. All collections, sales, and shipments must
be with the director's written permission. Protected birds or animals raised in North Dakota
under a propagation permit may be disposed of, with the director's written permission, at times
the director may prescribe. The carcasses of these birds or animals may be disposed of as food
when properly identified by a suitable tag or seal furnished by the director.
