§ 4.1-03-13 — Submission of assessments - Penalty

North Dakota § 4.1-03-13

• Jurisdiction: North Dakota
• Title 4.1: Agriculture
• Ch. 4.1-03: Beef Commission

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2. a. If a person sells North Dakota cattle outside this state or if a person sells North
Dakota cattle to an out-of-state buyer, the person shall forward any assessments
due under this chapter to the commission in accordance with section 4.1-03-13.
b. This subsection does not apply if the assessment has been paid to a brand
inspector in another state or to another qualified state beef council.
3. Any other person selling cattle in this state shall forward any assessments due under
this chapter to the commission in accordance with section 4.1-03-13.
4.1-03-13. Submission of assessments - Penalty.
1. Any person required to forward assessments to the commission in accordance with
section 4.1-03-12 shall do so no later than the fifteenth day of the month following that
in which the cattle were sold.
2. Any unpaid assessments due pursuant to this chapter must be increased by two
percent on the sixteenth day of each month.
3. Any person who fails to forward assessments as required by this chapter within thirty
days following the month in which the cattle were sold is guilty of a class B
misdemeanor.
4. For purposes of this section, an assessment is deemed to have been forwarded to the
commission:
a. On the date of its postmark if mailed;
b. On the date of its verified shipment if sent by courier; or
c. On the date of its receipt by the commission if delivered personally or
electronically.