North Dakota Code 4.1-53-38 – Seed sales permit – Reports – Fees – Civil penalty
1. Before a resident or nonresident person in this state may label or sell agricultural, vegetable, flower, or tree or shrub seed and before a person may label agricultural, vegetable, flower, or tree or shrub seed for delivery into this state, the person shall obtain a seed sales permit from the seed commissioner.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 4.1-53-38
- 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
- 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. A permit issued under this section applies to employees and agents of the permitholder.
3. Each person issued a seed sales permit under this section shall:
a. Record all seeds sold by that person in this state; b. Report all seeds sold by that person in this state to the seed commissioner at the time and in the manner determined by the seed commissioner; and
c. Submit at the time and in the manner determined by the seed commissioner, fees in the amount set by the seed commissioner and applicable to all seeds that the person sells in this state.
4. If a person issued a seed sales permit under this section fails to submit the reports or fees required by this section within thirty days of the date determined by the seed commissioner, the seed commissioner may assess a penalty.