Seizure, condemnation, and sale
N.D. Cent. Code § 4.1-40-15
in effect4.1-40-15. Seizure, condemnation, and sale
1. Any lot of fertilizer, fertilizer material, micronutrient, specialty fertilizer, soil amendment,
or plant amendment, not in compliance with this chapter or implemented rules, is
subject to seizure upon the filing of a complaint by the commissioner with the district
court of the county in which the product is located.
2. If the court finds the product to be in violation of this chapter or any implemented rule
and orders its condemnation, the product must be disposed of in any manner
consistent with the quality of the product and the laws of the state.
3. Before ordering the disposition of a product, a court shall give the claimant an
opportunity to apply for the release of the product or for permission to process or
relabel the product to bring it into compliance with this chapter and implemented rules.
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