In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 36-25-01

  • 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.    “Board” means the state board of animal health.

2.    “Commissioner” means the agriculture commissioner.

3.    “Farmed elk” means mammals of the elk family (cervus elaphus), except red deer, confined in a manmade enclosure designed to prevent escape and:

a.    Raised for fiber, meat, or animal byproducts; b.    Raised for breeding, exhibition, or harvest; or c.    Maintained for any other purpose.

4.    “Owner” means a person who owns or is responsible for the raising of farmed elk.