North Dakota § 36-21.1-09 Use of certain birds as advertising devices - Use of live beef or dairy cattle as raffle prizes - Gifts of animals

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§ 36-21.1-09 — Use of certain birds as advertising devices - Use of live beef or dairy cattle as raffle prizes - Gifts of animals

North Dakota § 36-21.1-09

Title 36Livestock

Ch. 36-21.1Humane Treatment of Animals

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N.D. Cent. Code § 36-21.1-09 (2026).

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as raffle prizes - Gifts of animals.

1.No person may sell, offer for sale, raffle, offer, or give as a prize, premium, or use as an advertising device, chicks, ducklings, or goslings younger than four weeks of age in quantities of less than twelve birds to an individual person. Persons engaging in the business of selling chicks, ducklings, or goslings for agricultural or wildlife purposes are exempt from the provisions of this section, but only when selling for such purposes.

2.An eligible organization authorized to conduct games of chance under chapter 53-06.1 may raffle live beef or dairy cattle, bison, sheep, horses, and pigs, provided each raffle ticket contains a statement that the person who wins the animal may convert that prize to a cash prize. The animal to be raffled may be do

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as raffle prizes - Gifts of animals.
1. No person may sell, offer for sale, raffle, offer, or give as a prize, premium, or use as
an advertising device, chicks, ducklings, or goslings younger than four weeks of age in
quantities of less than twelve birds to an individual person. Persons engaging in the
business of selling chicks, ducklings, or goslings for agricultural or wildlife purposes
are exempt from the provisions of this section, but only when selling for such
purposes.
2. An eligible organization authorized to conduct games of chance under chapter 53-06.1
may raffle live beef or dairy cattle, bison, sheep, horses, and pigs, provided each raffle

ticket contains a statement that the person who wins the animal may convert that prize
to a cash prize. The animal to be raffled may be donated to or purchased by the
organization. The donor or seller of the animal shall determine the market value of the
animal. If the person who wins the animal desires a cash prize instead of the animal,
the organization shall pay the player a cash prize that must equal the lesser of the
market value of the animal or the maximum single cash prize amount allowed under
section 53-06.1-10.1.
3. A person may not give away any live animal, other than those authorized under
subsections 1 and 2, as:
a. A prize for, or as an inducement to enter any contest, game, or other competition;
b. An inducement to enter a place of amusement; or
c. An incentive to enter into any business agreement where the offer was for the
purpose of attracting trade.
4. The provisions of subsection 3 do not apply to a person or organization that gives
away an animal:
a. As a project for the promotion of the equine and livestock industry of North
Dakota;
b. As a project for the promotion of conservation of animals and wildlife in North
Dakota; or
c. Which is intended for slaughter.