Section 48.1-09-01-01 - DefinitionsFor purposes of this article:
1. "Confinement" means any structure or other means intended to keep an animal within bounds or restrict its movement.2. "Environmentally dangerous animal" means animals that are known to cause exceptionally serious depredation to the environment.3. "Herd" means any group of livestock maintained on common ground, or two or more groups of livestock under common ownership or supervision which are geographically separated from other herds, but can have an interchange or movement without regard to health status, as determined by the state veterinarian.4. "Hybrid" means an animal produced by interbreeding different species or subspecies. If a hybrid is produced from animals of different nontraditional livestock categories, the produced hybrid animal is classified the highest of the different nontraditional livestock categories of the different species or subspecies regardless of the hybrid ratio.5. "Importation permit number" means authorization obtained from the board for the importation of animals into the state.6. "Inherently dangerous animal" means any animal that is intrinsically dangerous by nature and poses life-threatening risks.7. "License" means a document obtained from the board and issued to a person for the maintenance of a category 2 or category 3 species in the state.8. "Maintain" means to own, possess, control, restrain, or keep in captivity.9. "Nontraditional livestock" means any nondomestic species held in confinement or which is physically altered to limit movement and facilitate capture. Nontraditional livestock includes ova, semen, eggs, or embryos of such livestock.10. "Nontraditional livestock auction permit" means a document that may be issued by the board for organized auctions or sales of category 2 or category 3 nontraditional livestock.11. "Nonvenomous injurious reptile" means a reptile that is normally considered a nonvenomous or nonpoisonous species where found in its native habitat and which can cause serious bodily injury or death upon a human being.12. "Protected species" means wild varieties of geese, brant, swans, ducks, plovers, snipes, woodcocks, grouse, sage hens, pheasants, Hungarian partridges, quails, partridges, cranes, rails, coots, wild turkeys, mourning doves, crows, white-tailed deer, mule deer, moose, elk, bighorn sheep, mountain goats, antelope (pronghorn), mink, muskrats, weasels, wolverines, otters, martens, fishers, kit or swift foxes, beavers, raccoons, badgers, wolves, coyotes, bobcats, lynx, mountain lions, black bears, red or gray foxes, and tree squirrels.13. "Species category list" is a listing of species previously reviewed and currently categorized by the board.14. "Venomous reptile" means a reptile that is normally considered a venomous or poisonous species where found in its native habitat and which can cause serious bodily injury or death upon a human being, regardless of whether an individual animal has been devenomized.15. "Wildlife" means any member of the animal kingdom, including any mammal; fish; bird, including any migratory, nonmigratory, or endangered bird for which protection is also afforded by treaty or other international agreement; amphibian; reptile; mollusk; crustacean; or other invertebrate, and includes any part, product, egg, or offspring thereof, or the dead body or parts thereof. Wildlife does not include domestic animals or birds or animals held in private ownership.16. "Zoo" means an organization with a class C exhibitor's license which follows United States department of agriculture regulations and is inspected by USDA-APHIS-VS.N.D. Admin Code 48.1-09-01-01
Adopted by Administrative Rules Supplement 2016-361, July 2016, effective 7/1/2016.Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 2024-393, July 2024, effective 7/1/2024.General Authority: NDCC 36-01-08
Law Implemented: NDCC 36-01-08, 36-01-08.4, 36-01-12