North Dakota Statutes
§ 12.1-39-02 — Human cloning - Prohibition - Penalty
North Dakota § 12.1-39-02
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N.D. Cent. Code § 12.1-39-02 (2026).
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1.A person may not intentionally or knowingly:
a.Perform or attempt to perform human cloning;
b.Participate in performing or attempting to perform human cloning;
c.Transfer or receive the product of a human cloning for any purpose; or
d.Transfer or receive, in whole or in part, any oocyte, human embryo, human fetus,
or human somatic cell, for the purpose of human cloning.
2.Nothing in subsection 1 restricts areas of scientific research not specifically prohibited,
including in vitro fertilization, the administration of fertility-enhancing drugs, or research
in the use of nuclear transfer or other cloning techniques to produce molecules,
deoxyribonucleic acid, tissues, organs, plants, animals other than humans, or cells
other than human embryos.
3.A person who violates subdivision a
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§ 12.1-01-02
General purposes§ 12.1-01-03
Proof and presumptions§ 12.1-01-03.1
Presumption of age§ 12.1-01-04
General definitions§ 12.1-02-01
Basis of liability for offenses§ 12.1-02-02
Requirements of culpability§ 12.1-02-03
Mistake of fact in affirmative defenses§ 12.1-02-04
Ignorance or mistake negating culpability§ 12.1-02-05
Causal relationship between conduct and result§ 12.1-03-01
Accomplices§ 12.1-03-04
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