1.    Any person required to forward assessments to the commission in accordance with section 4.1-03-12 shall do so no later than the fifteenth day of the month following that in which the cattle were sold.

Attorney's Note

Under the North Dakota Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class B misdemeanorup to 30 daysup to $1,500
For details, see § 12.1-32-01

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 4.1-03-13

  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute means the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Verified: means sworn to before an officer authorized to administer oaths. See North Dakota Code 1-01-42

2.    Any unpaid assessments due pursuant to this chapter must be increased by two percent on the sixteenth day of each month.

3.    Any person who fails to forward assessments as required by this chapter within thirty days following the month in which the cattle were sold is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.

4.    For purposes of this section, an assessment is deemed to have been forwarded to the commission:

a.    On the date of its postmark if mailed; b.    On the date of its verified shipment if sent by courier; or

c.    On the date of its receipt by the commission if delivered personally or electronically.