In this chapter, unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires:

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 36-12-01

  • 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

1.    “Drover” means any person having charge or control of any herd of neat cattle, horses, or mules numbering five or more, or any flock of sheep numbering twenty-five or more, as owner, agent, or employee, while the same are being driven from one place to another not within the same range or neighborhood.

2.    “Herder” means any person having charge or control of any herd or flock as provided in subsection 1, while such herd or flock is subsisting on any public or other rangeland to which the person has no right of possession, whether or not such person is personally present with such herd.

3.    “Stock grower” means any person who keeps neat cattle, horses, mules, sheep, swine, or goats for their growth or increase within this state.