The director, out of legislative reward appropriation, may pay complainants, upon the arrest and conviction of any person violating this title, a reward not to exceed:

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 20.1-02-16

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Big game: means deer, moose, elk, bighorn sheep, mountain goats, and antelope. See North Dakota Code 20.1-01-02
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • 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
  • Fur-bearers: includes mink, muskrats, weasels, wolverines, otters, martens, fishers, kit or swift foxes, beavers, raccoons, badgers, wolves, coyotes, bobcats, lynx, mountain lions, black bears, and red or gray foxes. See North Dakota Code 20.1-01-02
  • Game birds: includes all varieties of geese, brant, swans, ducks, plovers, snipes, woodcocks, grouse, sagehens, pheasants, Hungarian partridges, quails, partridges, cranes, rails, coots, wild turkeys, mourning doves, and crows. 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

1.    One hundred dollars if the offense involves a violation relating to big game.

2.    Fifty dollars if the offense involves a violation relating to game birds, fish, fur-bearers, or protected animals not mentioned in subsection 1.

This section does not apply when the complaint is made or required information is furnished by an officer, employee, or game warden who is regularly employed and who receives a salary from the department, or by a sheriff or other peace officer who receives a regular salary.

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