Failure to restrain infected sheep - Penalty
N.D. Cent. Code § 36-14-16
in effect36-14-16. Failure to restrain infected sheep - Penalty
Every person who owns or has in charge any sheep infected with scab or other infectious or
contagious disease and who:
1. Does not keep such sheep securely within some enclosure; or
2. Drives or permits any such sheep to be driven upon any public highway, or within the
distance of one mile [1.61 kilometers] from any such highway, or within the distance of
six miles [9.66 kilometers] from any farm, corral, shed, or other established
headquarters where sheep are kept or herded,
is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t36c14.pdf#nameddest=36-14-16Fetched: 10/16/2026