N.D. Cent. Code § 4.1-83-02: Livestock dealer - License required

1.Before a person may transact business as a livestock dealer, the person must be licensed by the agriculture commissioner.

2.This section does not apply to:

a.A packing plant, provided the plant's annual purchases of cattle, goats, hogs, horses, mules, or sheep do not exceed five hundred thousand dollars; or

b.The purchase of cattle, goats, hogs, horses, mules, or sheep:

(1)By a livestock cooperative from a member of the cooperative; or

(2)By one member of a livestock cooperative from another member.