{"data":{"id":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-4.1-73-21","jurisdiction":"us-nd","citation":"N.D. Cent. Code § 4.1-73-21","heading":"Transportation of livestock from state - Brand inspection - Penalty","body":"1.A person may not transport or attempt to transport cattle, horses, or mules from this state unless a brand inspector has inspected the livestock and issued a certificate of ownership. The certificate must remain with the livestock while in transit and be presented to the purchaser upon arrival at the destination. This subsection does not apply to a person that:\na.Transports cattle, horses, or mules from this state to obtain for the animals emergency medical treatment by a licensed veterinarian; or\nb.Transports cattle, horses, or mules from this state to a livestock auction market, buying station, or packing plant, that is located in a bordering state and which is provided with brand inspection services in accordance with section 4.1-73-24.\n2.A person may not remove cattle, horses, or mules from a livestock auction market, buying station, or packing plant until a brand inspector has inspected the livestock and issued a certificate of ownership.\n3.Any person willfully violating this section is guilty of a class A misdemeanor. Any person willfully violating this section a second time within five years or willfully violating this section three or more times is guilty of a class C felony.","path":["Title 4.1 Agriculture","Chapter 4.1-73 Branding Livestock"],"source_url":"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t04-1c73.pdf","current_through":"2026-07-31T11:12:02","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T21:04:14Z","sha256":"5c6da3422fdf18a66fcfadd4d3b2677c89dce2a3bda08bd74a5925683cf32d85","source_id":"us-nd","stale":true,"prev":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-4.1-73-20","next":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-4.1-73-22"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}