N.D. Cent. Code § 4.1-41-05

4.1-41-05. Pet food - Specialty pet food - Registration - Exemption - Penalty

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.

2. To register and renew pet food and specialty pet food, a person shall submit:

a. An application form at the time and in the manner required by the commissioner;

b. A fee in the amount of one hundred dollars per product manufactured

out-of-state; and

c. A fee in the amount of fifty dollars per product manufactured in the state.

3. 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.

4. If a person fails to renew a registration within thirty-one days of its expiration, that

person must apply for an initial registration.

5. 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.

6. Any person violating this section is subject to a penalty of twenty-five dollars for each

product that must be registered.

7. A person is exempt from this section if the person:

a. Is a resident of this state;

b. Produces pet food in a noncommercial kitchen;

c. Sells the pet food directly to the end consumer at a community event or farmer's

market; and

d. Does not use meat, poultry, fish, or their byproducts as an ingredient in the

product.