A person is guilty of an infraction if the person:

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 23-36-07

  • 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.    Conceals, releases, or removes an animal from the place where the animal is located with intent to impair that animal’s availability for seizure under that warrant or order while the person is under the belief that a search warrant or judicial order is pending or is about to be issued for the seizure of an animal; 2.    Fails to impound or quarantine an animal for the period and at the place specified after having been ordered to impound or quarantine the animal; or

3.    Recklessly hinders any state or local official in any pending or prospective action to seize, impound, quarantine, or test an animal under this chapter.