North Dakota Code 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.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 4.1-41-05
- Commissioner: means the agriculture commissioner or the designee or authorized representative of the commissioner. See North Dakota Code 4.1-01-01
- Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- year: means twelve consecutive months. See North Dakota Code 1-01-33
2. To register 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; and b. A fee in the amount of one hundred twenty dollars per product.
3. To renew a registration required by this section, a person shall submit:
a. An application form at the time and in the manner required by the commissioner; and b. A fee in the amount of one hundred dollars per product.
4. 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.
5. If a person fails to renew a registration within thirty-one days of its expiration, that person must apply for an initial registration.
6. 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.
7. Any person violating this section is subject to a penalty of twenty-five dollars for each product that must be registered.
8. A person is exempt from this section if the person:
a. Produces pet food in a noncommercial kitchen; b. Sells the pet food directly to the end consumer at a community event or farmer’s market; and
c. Does not use meat, poultry, fish, or their byproducts as an ingredient in the product.