N.D. Cent. Code § 4.1-31-21: Seizure and condemnation

The commissioner may initiate action to seize and condemn a carcass or meat food product, or a dead, dying, disabled, or diseased animal that is being transported in intrastate commerce, or is held for sale in this state after transportation in intrastate commerce if:

1.The article is or has been prepared, sold, transported, or otherwise distributed or offered or received for distribution in violation of this chapter;

2.The article is adulterated or misbranded and not suitable for use as human food; or

3.The article is in any other way violative of this chapter.