§ 20.1-15-05 — Action following chemical test result for a hunter

North Dakota § 20.1-15-05

• Jurisdiction: North Dakota
• Title 20.1: Game, Fish, Predators, and Boating
• Ch. 20.1-15: Intoxication Testing of Hunters

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If a person submits to a chemical test under section 20.1-15-01, 20.1-15-03, or 20.1-15-04
and the test shows that person to have an alcohol, other drug, or a combination thereof
concentration of at least ten one-hundredths of one percent by weight at the time of the
performance of the test within two hours after being afield with a gun or other firearm or a bow
and arrow, the following procedures apply:
1. The game warden or law enforcement officer shall immediately issue a statement of
intent to revoke, suspend, or deny hunting privileges and take possession of the
person's hunting license if it is then available. The issuance of a statement of intent to
revoke, suspend, or deny hunting privileges and the taking of possession of the
person's hunting license serves as the director's official notification to the person of the
director's intent to revoke, suspend, or deny hunting privileges in this state.
2. If a chemical test administered under section 20.1-15-01 or 20.1-15-04 was by urine
sample or by drawing blood as provided in section 20.1-15-03 and the individual tested
does not reside in an area in which the game warden or law enforcement officer has
jurisdiction, the game warden or law enforcement officer shall, on receiving the
analysis of the urine or blood from the director of the state crime laboratory or the
director's designee and if the analysis shows that individual had an alcohol, other drug,
or a combination thereof concentration of at least ten one-hundredths of one percent
by weight, either proceed in accordance with subsection 1 during that individual's
reappearance within the game warden's or officer's jurisdiction or notify a game
warden or law enforcement agency having jurisdiction where the individual resides. On
that notification, that game warden or law enforcement agency shall immediately issue
a statement of intent to revoke, suspend, or deny hunting privileges and take
possession of the individual's hunting license if it is then available and, within
twenty-four hours, forward the license to the game warden or law enforcement agency
making the arrest or to the director. The issuance of a statement of intent to revoke,
suspend, or deny hunting privileges and the taking of possession of the individual's
hunting license serves as the director's official notification to the individual of the
director's intent to revoke, suspend, or deny hunting privileges in this state.
3. The game warden or law enforcement officer, within five days of issuing the statement
of intent and taking possession of the hunting license, shall forward to the director a
certified written report in the form required by the director and the individual's hunting
license taken under subsection 1 or 2. If the notice was given and the license was
taken because of the results of a chemical test, the report must show that the game
warden or officer had reasonable grounds to believe the individual had been afield with
a gun or other firearm or a bow and arrow while in violation of section 20.1-01-06, that
the individual was lawfully arrested, that the individual was chemically tested under
this chapter, and that the results of the test show that the individual had an alcohol,
other drug, or a combination thereof concentration of at least ten one-hundredths of
one percent by weight. In addition to the report, the game warden or law enforcement
officer shall forward to the director a certified copy of the operational checklist and test
records of a breath test and a copy of the certified copy of the analytical report for a

blood or urine test for all tests administered at the direction of the game warden or
officer.