Permits to propagate, domesticate, or possess live protected birds or animals may be issued by the director to any North Dakota resident. These permits expire on December thirty-first of the year they are issued. One permit may cover several species of birds or animals, but a single permit may not cover both birds and animals. No person may possess any live protected animal or bird without first obtaining a permit from the director.

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 20.1-09-02

  • Director: means the director of the department. 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
  • Resident: means any person who has actually lived within this state or maintained that person's residence therein for at least six months immediately preceding the date that residence is to be determined. See North Dakota Code 20.1-01-02
  • Species: includes any subspecies of wildlife and any other group of wildlife of the same species or smaller taxa in common spatial arrangement that interbreed when mature. See North Dakota Code 20.1-01-02
  • year: means twelve consecutive months. See North Dakota Code 1-01-33