{"data":{"id":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-4.1-41-05","jurisdiction":"us-nd","citation":"N.D. Cent. Code § 4.1-41-05","heading":"Pet food - Specialty pet food - Registration - Exemption - Penalty","body":"1.Before being distributed in this state, each pet food product and each specialty pet food product must be registered with the commissioner. This requirement does not apply to a distributor, provided the pet food or specialty pet food is registered by another person.\n2.To register and renew pet food and specialty pet food, a person shall submit:\na.An application form at the time and in the manner required by the commissioner;\nb.A fee in the amount of one hundred dollars per product manufactured out-of-state; and\nc.A fee in the amount of fifty dollars per product manufactured in the state.\n3.A registration issued under this section is valid during the period beginning on January first of an even-numbered year and ending on December thirty-first of the ensuing odd-numbered year.\n4.If a person fails to renew a registration within thirty-one days of its expiration, that person must apply for an initial registration.\n5.Upon approving an application for an initial registration or a renewed registration, the commissioner shall furnish a certificate of registration to the applicant. A certificate of registration is not transferable.\n6.Any person violating this section is subject to a penalty of twenty-five dollars for each product that must be registered.\n7.A person is exempt from this section if the person:\na.Is a resident of this state;\nb.Produces pet food in a noncommercial kitchen;\nc.Sells the pet food directly to the end consumer at a community event or farmer's market; and\nd.Does not use meat, poultry, fish, or their byproducts as an ingredient in the product.","path":["Title 4.1 Agriculture","Chapter 4.1-41 Commercial Feed"],"source_url":"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t04-1c41.pdf","current_through":"2026-07-31T11:12:02","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T21:04:14Z","sha256":"0a16b7815315cc0a3f83b9df5fa4e1a13cfe49063e14d3769099a3d8aaaa80ae","source_id":"us-nd","stale":true,"prev":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-4.1-41-04","next":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-4.1-41-06"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}