N.D. Cent. Code § 4.1-44-04

4.1-44-04. Agricultural commodity promotion groups to report to the legislative

assembly - Report contents.

1. From the first to the tenth legislative day of each regular legislative session, the

following entities must file a uniform report at a public hearing before the standing

agriculture committee of each house of the legislative assembly:

a. The North Dakota ethanol council;

b. The North Dakota potato council;

c. The North Dakota oilseed council;

d. The North Dakota dry bean council;

e. The North Dakota dry pea and lentil council;

f. The North Dakota barley council;

g. The North Dakota soybean council;

h. The North Dakota corn utilization council;

i. The North Dakota beekeepers association;

j. The North Dakota turkey federation;

k. The North Dakota milk marketing board;

l. The North Dakota dairy promotion commission;

m. The North Dakota state wheat commission; and

n. The North Dakota beef commission.

2. The presiding officer of each house of the legislative assembly may direct the reports

be filed with some other standing committee of that house. Each report must contain a

summary of the activities of the commodity group during the current biennium, and a

single-page uniform statement of revenues and expenditures for the next biennium.

Each report, except the reports of the North Dakota beekeepers association and the

North Dakota turkey federation, also must include an auditor's report on the commodity

group's single-page uniform statement of revenues and expenditures for the previous

two fiscal years or an annual financial statement audit as required by the respective

group's national association.