N.D. Cent. Code § 20.1-09-02: Permits to propagate, domesticate, or possess birds or animals

Permits to propagate, domesticate, or possess live protected birds or animals may be issued by the director to any North Dakota resident. These permits expire on December thirty-first of the year they are issued. One permit may cover several species of birds or animals, but a single permit may not cover both birds and animals. No person may possess any live protected animal or bird without first obtaining a permit from the director.