1.    Before a person may transact business as a livestock dealer, the person must be licensed by the agriculture commissioner.

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Terms Used In North Dakota Code 4.1-83-02

  • 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

2.    This section does not apply to:

a.    A packing plant, provided the plant’s annual purchases of cattle, goats, hogs, horses, mules, or sheep do not exceed five hundred thousand dollars; or

b.    The purchase of cattle, goats, hogs, horses, mules, or sheep:

(1) By a livestock cooperative from a member of the cooperative; or

(2) By one member of a livestock cooperative from another member.