North Dakota Statutes
§ 20.1-07-04 — Depredating fur-bearing animals - Destruction and disposition
North Dakota § 20.1-07-04
JurisdictionNorth Dakota
Title 20.1Game, Fish, Predators, and Boating
Ch. 20.1-07Fur-Bearing Animals, Regulations
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Bluebook
N.D. Cent. Code § 20.1-07-04 (2026).
Text
A landowner or tenant or that person's agent may catch or kill any wild fur-bearing animal
that is committing depredations upon that person's poultry, domestic animals, or crops, except a
landowner or tenant or that person's agent shall notify and obtain the approval of the director
before catching or killing a black bear. A landowner or tenant or that person's agent may not
commercialize in, sell, or ship an animal or the pelt or any part of an animal caught or killed
under this section if caught or killed during the closed season. A person catching or killing a
black bear or mountain lion under this section shall report the capture or killing to the
department within twenty-four hours and the entire animal must be turned over to the
department.
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Related
State v. Kleppe
2011 ND 141 (North Dakota Supreme Court, 2011)
Interest of D.J.
2011 ND 142 (North Dakota Supreme Court, 2011)
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