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

## Chapter 20.1-05.1 — Special Allocation Hunting License

### § 20.1-05.1-01. Special allocation hunting license authorization.

1. The director shall authorize issuance of the following annual special allocation hunting
licenses:
a. Four any deer licenses and six any white-tailed deer licenses per year to the
injured military wildlife project of North Dakota for distribution. A license issued
under this subsection is valid during the period of the deer bow season.
b. One license per year to the national wild turkey federation to hunt wild turkeys in
the spring in the manner, places, and times as the governor provides by
proclamation. The national wild turkey federation shall hold a raffle for, or may
auction to the highest bidder, whether resident or nonresident, the license to hunt
wild turkeys. If an individual receives a wild turkey license through the raffle or
auction, the individual is not eligible to receive a wild turkey license through the
game and fish department that year. No more than ten percent of the gross
proceeds of the raffle may be used to promote the raffle. Ten percent of the net
proceeds of the raffle may be retained by the local, state, or national wild turkey
federation entity conducting the raffle. All remaining net proceeds must be
deposited in the national wild turkey federation superfund and used for wild turkey
management and related projects in this state. The national wild turkey federation
shall submit reports concerning the raffle as the director requires.
c. Up to two licenses per year to the outdoor adventure foundation to hunt a turkey
in the spring season. The foundation shall make authorized licenses available to
sponsored qualified youths to hunt as the governor provides by proclamation. A
qualified youth receiving a license under this section must comply with hunter
education requirements and if under the age of eighteen must be accompanied
by an adult twenty-one years of age or older. As used in this section, "qualified
youth" means an individual who has cancer or a life-threatening illness, is of legal
age to hunt a turkey, is under twenty-five years of age, is a resident, and is
sponsored by the foundation. The foundation must provide the department
supporting documentation demonstrating compliance with this section.
d. One license per year to the midwest chapter of the wild sheep foundation to hunt
bighorn sheep in the manner, places, and times as the governor provides by
proclamation. The midwest chapter of the wild sheep foundation shall hold a raffle
or auction under rules adopted by the director with residents and nonresidents
eligible to participate. An individual who has been convicted of illegally taking a
moose, elk, or bighorn sheep is not eligible to apply for or receive a license under
this subsection. Ten percent of gross raffle proceeds may be retained by the
midwest chapter of the wild sheep foundation and ninety percent of gross raffle
proceeds must be remitted to the department. All auction proceeds must be
remitted to the department. An individual who receives a license through the raffle
or auction may not transfer the license.
e. One license per year to the North American wildlife enforcement memorial
museum and educational center to hunt moose in a manner, places, and times as
the governor provides by proclamation. The North American wildlife enforcement
memorial museum and educational center shall hold a raffle under rules adopted
by the director with residents and nonresidents eligible to participate. The
individual who receives the license from the raffle may not transfer the license.
No more than ten percent of the gross proceeds of the raffle may be used to
promote the raffle. The net proceeds distributed to the North American wildlife
enforcement memorial museum and educational center must be used for
construction and maintenance of the North American wildlife enforcement
memorial museum and educational center located at the International Peace
Garden. The North American wildlife enforcement memorial museum and
educational center shall submit reports concerning the raffle as the director

requires. An individual who has been convicted of illegally taking a moose, elk, or
bighorn sheep is not eligible to apply for or receive a license under this
subsection.
f. One license per year to the rocky mountain elk foundation to hunt elk in a
manner, places, and times as the governor provides by proclamation. The rocky
mountain elk foundation shall hold a raffle under rules adopted by the director
with residents and nonresidents eligible to participate. No more than ten percent
of the gross proceeds of the raffle may be used to promote the raffle. The net
proceeds distributed to the rocky mountain elk foundation must be used for elk
management or other wildlife and conservation-related projects in North Dakota
as described under rocky mountain elk foundation policies and objectives. The
rocky mountain elk foundation shall submit reports concerning the raffle as the
director requires. An individual who has been convicted of illegally taking a
moose, elk, or bighorn sheep is not eligible to apply for or receive a license under
this subsection.
g. One license per year to the mule deer foundation to hunt mule deer in the
manner, places, and times as the governor provides by proclamation. The mule
deer foundation shall hold a raffle or auction under rules adopted by the director
with residents and nonresidents eligible to participate. If an individual receives a
mule deer license through the raffle or auction, the individual is not eligible to
receive a mule deer license through the game and fish department that year. No
more than ten percent of the gross proceeds of the raffle may be used to promote
the raffle and all net proceeds of the raffle or auction must be used for mule deer
management and related projects in North Dakota. The mule deer foundation
shall submit reports concerning the raffle or auction as the director requires.
h. One license per year to the North Dakota hunter educators association to hunt
antelope in the manner, places, and times as the governor prescribes by
proclamation. The North Dakota hunter educators association shall hold a raffle
under rules adopted by the director. Only residents are eligible to participate. No
more than ten percent of the gross proceeds of the raffle may be used to promote
the raffle and all net proceeds of the raffle must be used for sponsoring mentored
hunts for youth who may otherwise not have the means to go afield to hunt,
establishing a statewide network of shooting locations for youth to become
familiar with archery equipment and firearms under the supervision of a certified
volunteer hunter education instructor, and purchasing advertising in news media
during hunting season concerning firearms safety and hunting ethics and the
promotion of safe and responsible hunting. If an individual receives an antelope
license through the raffle, the individual is not eligible to apply for an antelope
license through the game and fish department that year. The North Dakota hunter
educators association shall submit reports concerning the raffle as the director
requires.
i. One any elk license, one any moose license, up to four any white-tailed deer
licenses, up to three any deer licenses, and up to two antelope licenses to the
outdoor adventure foundation. The foundation shall make one license available to
each qualified youth to hunt the species of big game indicated on the license as
provided in the governor's proclamation. A license issued under this section is
only valid during an open season for the species indicated as prescribed by the
governor's proclamation and for the year indicated on the license or tag. If a
qualified youth is hunting on private land with written permission from the
landowner and with a license issued under this section, the qualified youth may
use any weapon that is legal in any season for the species being hunted. A
qualified youth receiving a license under this section must comply with hunter
education requirements and if under the age of eighteen must be accompanied
by an adult twenty-one years of age or older. As used in this section, "qualified
youth" means an individual who has been diagnosed with cancer or a
life-threatening illness, is of legal age to hunt the species for which the license is

valid, is under twenty-five years of age, is a resident, and is sponsored by the
foundation. The foundation must provide the department supporting
documentation demonstrating compliance with this section.
2. An organization eligible to receive a license under this section shall provide an annual
report on forms provided by the director. The annual report must include the name of
the hunters, dates of the hunt, and the species harvested. If an organization fails to
submit a complete report required under this subsection, the organization may not
receive a license under this section until the organization submits the complete report.
If the director determines by clear and convincing evidence that a criminal violation of
a state hunting, fishing, or trapping law occurred during a hunt conducted with a
license issued under this section, the director may not issue a license under this
section for a period of one year to the organization that conducted the hunt. However,
the director may issue a license under section 20.1-05.1 to the organization during the
one-year period if the organization is otherwise eligible for the license.
### § 20.1-05.1-02. Discretionary special allocation hunting license authorization.

1. Subject to the restrictions under this section and in addition to the special allocation
licenses authorized under section 20.1-05.1-01, if determined appropriate by the
director based on the sustainability of the species population, the director may issue to
eligible organizations the following annual special allocation hunting licenses:
a. Not more than two elk licenses, but the total issued under this subdivision may
not exceed two percent of the general lottery allocation of elk licenses for the
season.
b. Not more than two moose licenses, but the total issued under this subdivision
may not exceed two percent of the general lottery allocation of moose licenses for
the season.
c. Not more than two antelope licenses, but the total issued under this subdivision
may not exceed two percent of the general lottery allocation of antelope licenses
for the previous season.
d. Not more than ten white-tailed deer licenses.
2. An eligible organization may apply annually to be considered for issuance of up to two
special allocation hunting licenses under this section. Applications under this
subsection must be filed at the times, in the manner, and containing the information
required by rules adopted by the director. If more applications are filed than the
number of licenses under this section available for that species for a season, the
director shall determine by lottery which organizations will receive the available
licenses.
3. An eligible organization that obtains a license under this section and conducts a raffle
or auction to determine the recipient of the license must conduct the raffle or auction in
compliance with rules adopted by the director. An eligible organization that obtains a
license under this section shall submit reports concerning a raffle or auction as the
director requires. An individual may apply to receive an elk or moose license through a
raffle or auction under this section as well as through the game and fish department
general lottery. If an individual receives an elk or moose license under this section, the
individual is not eligible to receive an elk or moose license through the game and fish
department general lottery that year and may not obtain an elk or moose license under
section 20.1-05.1-01 that year. If an individual receives an elk or moose license under
section 20.1-05.1-01, the individual is not eligible to receive an elk or moose license
under this section that year.
4. An individual who has been convicted of illegally taking a moose, elk, or bighorn sheep
is not eligible to apply for or receive a license under this section.
5. For purposes of this section, "eligible organization" means an organization that:
a. Is exempt from federal income taxation under section 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(19) of
the Internal Revenue Code [26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3); 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(19)] and
provides with its application a copy of the letter from the internal revenue service
to that effect;

b. Is on file as a nonprofit corporation in good standing in the office of the secretary
of state;
c. Agrees in its application to contribute at least twenty percent of the net proceeds
of any raffle of a license under this section to a conservation-related project to be
conducted in this state and approved by the director; and
d. Is not the recipient of a special allocation hunting license under section
20.1-05.1-01.
