Section 48.1-09-01-06 - Fencing requirements1. Owners of all categories of nontraditional livestock shall comply with fencing or enclosure standards that will assure containment.2. Unless otherwise specified, perimeter fences for cervids, nondomestic sheep and goats, and nondomestic hybrid sheep and goats must follow the height requirements in this section. The bottom of the fence must be at or below ground level. The fence must be a mesh of a size to prevent escape and not spaced more than six inches [15.24 centimeters] apart.a. Electric fencing materials may be used on perimeter fences, only as a supplement to conventional fencing materials.b. All gates in the perimeter fence must be locked and there must not be more than six inches [15.24 centimeters] below or between gates.c. Posts must be of sufficient strength to keep nontraditional livestock securely contained. The posts must extend to the upper limits of the height requirement and be spaced no more than twenty-four feet [7.32 meters] apart.d. Each fawning or lambing pen may not exceed one hundred sixty acres [64.75 hectares].e. The minimum standards for perimeter fences are as follows:(1) A four-foot [1.22-meter] fence for small cervid species, including muntjac.(2) A four-foot [1.22-meter] fence made of twelve-gauge or heavier woven wire, or other material of similar strength for black Hawaiian, Corsican, painted desert, multi-horned hair, Texas dall, New Mexico dall, and desert sand sheep.(3) A six-foot [1.83-meter] fence for fallow deer.(4) An eight-foot [2.44-meter] fence for white-tailed deer, mule deer, category 3 nondomestic sheep, and category 3 nondomestic goats.3. Animals may be subject to additional fencing requirements at the discretion of the state veterinarian.N.D. Admin Code 48.1-09-01-06
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, 36-01-12