1.    The milk marketing board shall divide the state into milk marketing areas.

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 4.1-26-09

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • 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

2.    All real property in the state must belong to a milk marketing area.

3.    The board may increase the number of marketing areas in the state, decrease the number of marketing areas in the state, or alter the boundaries of marketing areas, provided the board holds a hearing in accordance with chapter 28-32 and considers:

a.    Testimony and documentary evidence regarding the production, distribution, and sale of milk products and frozen dairy products in the areas; b.    The regulation of prices paid by processors for raw milk in accordance with federal milk marketing orders; and

c.    Any other factors affecting implementation of this chapter.