Terms Used In North Dakota Code > Chapter 20.1-17 - Aquatic Nuisance Species

• Aquatic nuisance species: means any nonindigenous, obligate aquatic species of plant or animal which is injurious to native and desirable aquatic species or which has a negative effect on aquatic habitats, environment, or the economy of the state. See North Dakota Code 20.1-01-02
• Associated equipment: means :

  a. See North Dakota Code 20.1-01-02

• Department: means the game and fish department. See North Dakota Code 20.1-01-02
• Director: means the director of the department. See North Dakota Code 20.1-01-02
• Introduce: means to place, release, or allow the escape of a non-native species into a free-living state. See North Dakota Code 20.1-01-02
• Person: includes every partnership, association, corporation, and limited liability company. See North Dakota Code 20.1-01-02
• population: means the number of inhabitants as determined by the last preceding state or federal census. See North Dakota Code 1-01-47
• Public waters: means waters to which the general public has a right to access. See North Dakota Code 20.1-01-02
• Rule: includes regulation. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
• Species: includes any subspecies of wildlife and any other group of wildlife of the same species or smaller taxa in common spatial arrangement that interbreed when mature. See North Dakota Code 20.1-01-02
• 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
• Transport: means to cause or attempt to cause a species to be carried or moved into or within the state and includes accepting or receiving the species for transportation or shipment. See North Dakota Code 20.1-01-02
• Waters of the state: means all waters of this state, including boundary waters. See North Dakota Code 20.1-01-02