N.D. Cent. Code § 4.1-03-11
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4.1-03-11. Assessment - Penalty (Contingent expiration date - See note)
Official statutory text
4.1-03-11. Assessment - Penalty. (Contingent expiration date - See note)
1. a. Any person who sells cattle in this state or from this state must pay an
assessment equal to the amount set forth in federal law.
b. In addition to the assessment required in subdivision a, any person who sells
cattle in this state or from this state must pay an assessment equal to one dollar
for each animal sold.
2. The assessment provided for in subsection 1 does not apply to cattle owned by a
person who certifies to the commission, on forms provided by the commission, that:
a. The person's only share in the proceeds of a sale is a sales commission,
handling fee, or other service fee; or
b. (1) The person acquired ownership of the cattle to facilitate the transfer of
ownership to a third party;
(2) The person resold the cattle within ten days from the date on which the
person acquired ownership; and
(3) Any assessment that was levied upon the prior owner has been collected
and remitted or will be remitted in a timely fashion.
3. Any person willfully providing false or misleading information to the commission under
this section is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
1. a. Any person who sells cattle in this state or from this state must pay an
assessment equal to the amount set forth in federal law.
b. In addition to the assessment required in subdivision a, any person who sells
cattle in this state or from this state must pay an assessment equal to one dollar
for each animal sold.
2. The assessment provided for in subsection 1 does not apply to cattle owned by a
person who certifies to the commission, on forms provided by the commission, that:
a. The person's only share in the proceeds of a sale is a sales commission,
handling fee, or other service fee; or
b. (1) The person acquired ownership of the cattle to facilitate the transfer of
ownership to a third party;
(2) The person resold the cattle within ten days from the date on which the
person acquired ownership; and
(3) Any assessment that was levied upon the prior owner has been collected
and remitted or will be remitted in a timely fashion.
3. Any person willfully providing false or misleading information to the commission under
this section is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
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