This bill amends and reenacts sections 4.1-19-03 and 4.1-19-05 of the North Dakota Century Code, which pertain to the management of eggs and poultry in the state. The amendments to section 4.1-19-03 include the removal of the state's role in providing federal-state grading services for poultry and poultry products at the retail level, while emphasizing the agriculture commissioner's duties to promote poultry breeding practices, cooperate with health boards, and improve the poultry industry. Additionally, the bill introduces a new provision that allows for the adoption of rules necessary to achieve the chapter's purposes.

In section 4.1-19-05, the bill replaces the previous classification of violations as a class A misdemeanor with a civil penalty system, allowing for fines up to one thousand dollars for violations of the chapter or its rules. The agriculture commissioner is granted the authority to adjudicate these civil penalties through administrative hearings or maintain civil actions against violators. Furthermore, the bill repeals section 4.1-19-04, which previously outlined licensing requirements for buyers, sellers, and producers of eggs and poultry.

Statutes affected:
PREFILED: 4.1-19-03, 4.1-19-05, 4.1-19-04
Enrollment: 4.1-19-03, 4.1-19-05, 4.1-19-04
INTRODUCED: 4.1-19-03, 4.1-19-05, 4.1-19-04