23.8111.01000
Sixty-eighth
Legislative Assembly HOUSE BILL NO. 1101
of North Dakota
Introduced by
Agriculture Committee
(At the request of the Agriculture Commissioner)
1 A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact sections 36-01-08 and 36-01-33 of the North Dakota
2 Century Code, relating to the fee collection for the cost of each brucellosis tag, each
3 identification tag, and each health book the commissioner distributes.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
5 SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 36-01-08 of the North Dakota Century Code is
6 amended and reenacted as follows:
7 36-01-08. Duties - Rules - Fees - Continuing appropriation.
8 The board shall protect the health of the domestic animals and nontraditional livestock of
9 this state, shall determine and employ the most efficient and practical means for the prevention,
10 suppression, control, and eradication of dangerous, contagious, and infectious diseases among
11 the domestic animals and nontraditional livestock of this state, and shall prevent the escape and
12 release of an animal injurious to or competitive with agriculture, horticulture, forestry, wild
13 animals, and other natural resource interests. For the purpose of preventing the escape and
14 release of an animal injurious to or competitive with agriculture, horticulture, forestry, wild
15 animals, and other natural resource interests, the board may, by rule, quarantine any such
16 animal, cause any such animal to be killed, regulate or prohibit the arrival in or departure from
17 this state of any such animal, and at the cost of the owner thereof, the board may detain any
18 animal found to be in violation of any rule or prohibition. Any matter relating to the health and
19 welfare of domestic animals and nontraditional livestock and not specifically assigned by statute
20 to another entity is deemed to be within the authority of the board. The board may make rules to
21 carry into effect the purposes of this chapter and other duties prescribed in this title. The
22 commissioner shall collect fees for the actual direct cost of providing each brucellosis tag, each
23 identification tag, and each health book the commissioner distributes. The fees collected by the
24 commissioner must be deposited in the agriculture commissioner's operating fund and are
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1 appropriated on a continuing basis to the state board of animal health to be used to enforce this
2 chapter.
3 SECTION 2. AMENDMENT. Section 36-01-33 of the North Dakota Century Code is
4 amended and reenacted as follows:
5 36-01-33. State board of animal health - Certification of livestock - Fees - Agriculture
6 commissioner - Continuing appropriation.
7 1. a. At the request of a livestock producer, the board shall provide inspection and
8 verification services for the purpose of certifying that livestock have been or are
9 being raised according to standards and protocols articulated by the producer.
10 b. At the request of a livestock processor, the board shall provide inspection and
11 verification services for the purpose of certifying that the meat products and
12 manner of processing meet or exceed standards, descriptions, or specifications
13 articulated by the processor.
14 c. The board shall determine the nature and scope of the inspection and verification
15 services necessary to provide the certification requested under this subsection.
16 2. The board may establish and charge fees for the requested services. The board shall
17 forward all moneys received under this sectionsubsections 1 and 2 of this section to
18 the state treasurer for deposit in the agriculture commissioner's operating fund.
19 3. The commissioner may collect fees for the cost of each brucellosis tag, each
20 identification tag, and each health book the commissioner distributes. The fees
21 collected by the commissioner under this subsection must be deposited in the
22 commissioner's operating fund and are appropriated on a continuing basis to the
23 board to be used to enforce this chapter.
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Statutes affected: INTRODUCED: 36-01-08, 36-01-33
Enrollment: 36-01-08, 36-01-33
PREFILED: 36-01-08, 36-01-33