A person may not:

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 4.1-31-07

  • Commissioner: means the agriculture commissioner or the designee or authorized representative of the commissioner. See North Dakota Code 4.1-01-01
  • Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49

1.    Cast, print, or otherwise make a device containing an official mark, simulation of an official mark, label bearing a mark or simulation, or form of official certificate or simulation, without authorization from the commissioner;     2.    Forge an official device, mark, or certificate; 3.    Use a real or simulated official device, mark, or certificate, or alter, detach, deface, or destroy an official device, mark, or certificate, without authorization from the commissioner; 4.    Fail to use an official device, mark, or certificate if appropriate; 5.    Knowingly possess, without promptly notifying the commissioner, a counterfeit, simulated, forged, or improperly altered official certificate, device, or label, or a carcass bearing a counterfeit, simulated, forged, or improperly altered official mark; 6.    Knowingly make a false statement in a certificate; or

7.    Knowingly represent falsely that an article has been inspected and passed, or exempted, under this chapter.