§ 20.1-12-03 — Prerequisites for the issuance of permits - Bonds

Before issuing any permit under this chapter, the director shall determine that:
1. The applicant is financially able to provide the necessary facilities and services to
operate a shooting preserve.
2. The applicant proposes to comply with this chapter.
3. The operation of the preserve will not work a fraud upon persons permitted to hunt
thereon.
4. The operation of the preserve is not designed to circumvent game laws or rules.
5. The issuance of the permit will be in the public interest.
Before any permit is issued to the applicant, that person must file a two thousand dollar bond to
the state, executed by a surety company authorized to do business in the state, and conditioned
that the applicant will comply with this chapter and the rules adopted by the director thereunder,
and will pay any fine and costs upon conviction of the permittee for violation of this chapter and
all reasonable costs arising from any hearing for revocation or suspension of the permit. The
bond requirement of this section does not apply to any person who is both the record title owner
and operator of a private shooting preserve.