In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 4.1-28-01

  • Commissioner: means the agriculture commissioner or the designee or authorized representative of the commissioner. See North Dakota Code 4.1-01-01
  • 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.    “Commissioner” means the agriculture commissioner or the commissioner’s designee.

2.    “Internet livestock auction” means a place or establishment conducted or operated for compensation or profit as a public market where livestock located in this state is sold or offered for sale at a facility or website within or outside the state through the use of the internet.

3.    “Livestock” means horses, mules, cattle, swine, sheep, farmed elk, and goats.

4.    “Representative” means a dealer licensed under chapter 4.1-83 or a livestock auction market licensed under chapter 4.1-27.

5.    “Video livestock auction market” means a place or establishment conducted or operated for compensation or profit as a public market where livestock located in this state is sold or offered for sale at a facility within or outside the state through the use of video at a public auction.