Without permission from the owner or an individual authorized by the owner of the property, an individual may not enter upon another person‘s property and intentionally place bait to attract or manipulate the behavior of wildlife. An individual’s first violation of this section is a class 1 noncriminal offense. An individual’s second or subsequent violation of this section is an infraction for which a fine of two hundred fifty dollars must be imposed.

Attorney's Note

Under the North Dakota Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Infractionup to $1,000
For details, see §

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 20.1-01-37

  • Individual: means a human being. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Owner: means a person, other than a lienholder, having the property in or title to a motorboat. 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
  • Property: includes property, real and personal. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • 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. See North Dakota Code 20.1-01-02