N.D. Cent. Code ch. 4.1-30

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N.D. Cent. Code § 4.1-30-01 Packing plant defined

4.1-30-01. Packing plant defined The term "packing plant" as used in this chapter means a place where livestock, exclusive of poultry, is purchased for the purpose of slaughtering, dressing, curing, or processing the same for storage and distribution at wholesale for human consumption.

N.D. Cent. Code § 4.1-30-02 Livestock purchased by weight to be graded - Penalty

4.1-30-02. Livestock purchased by weight to be graded - Penalty An officer or employee of a packing plant within this state may not purchase any livestock by weight unless such livestock has been graded and sorted in the yard and the price per pound [.45 kilogram] for each grade fixed and determined before the livestock is weighed. Any officer or employee of a packing plant who violates this section is guilty of an infraction.

N.D. Cent. Code § 4.1-30-03 Penalty for purchase of livestock by weight without grading

4.1-30-03. Penalty for purchase of livestock by weight without grading Each purchase of livestock in violation of section 4.1-30-02 is a separate offense and constitutes an infraction upon the part of every owner of a packing plant in which such violation occurs.

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