§ 4.1-31-07 — Official marks and certificates - Required authorization

A person may not:
1. Cast, print, or otherwise make a device containing an official mark, simulation of an
official mark, label bearing a mark or simulation, or form of official certificate or
simulation, without authorization from the commissioner;

2. Forge an official device, mark, or certificate;
3. Use a real or simulated official device, mark, or certificate, or alter, detach, deface, or
destroy an official device, mark, or certificate, without authorization from the
commissioner;
4. Fail to use an official device, mark, or certificate if appropriate;
5. Knowingly possess, without promptly notifying the commissioner, a counterfeit,
simulated, forged, or improperly altered official certificate, device, or label, or a carcass
bearing a counterfeit, simulated, forged, or improperly altered official mark;
6. Knowingly make a false statement in a certificate; or
7. Knowingly represent falsely that an article has been inspected and passed, or
exempted, under this chapter.