N.D. Cent. Code § 4.1-27-03

4.1-27-03. License requirements - Application - Fee - Commission schedule -

Facilities.

A person may not establish or operate a livestock auction market within this state without

procuring a license to do so from the commissioner. The commissioner may not approve any

application without written permission from the state veterinarian. An applicant for a license

shall:

1. Make a written application in the form prescribed by the commissioner;

2. File evidence required by the state board of animal health or the commissioner to

show the person is financially responsible to operate an auction market and the person

will own or control adequate facilities for the care, sorting, feeding, loading and

unloading, and shipment of livestock;

3. Pay to the commissioner a license fee of two hundred dollars;

4. File with the commissioner a schedule of fees and commissions that will be charged to

owners, sellers, or their agents. The schedule must be posted conspicuously at the

auction market. The schedule may not be altered except upon notification to the

commissioner. The altered schedule must be reposted upon notification to the

commissioner;

5. State the location where the applicant proposes to operate a livestock auction market;

6. Make a complete and detailed description of the property and facilities proposed to be

used in connection with the livestock auction market; and

7. Make a showing of public convenience and necessity to the satisfaction of the

commissioner.