Licenses to hunt, trap, or fish required of nonresidents
N.D. Cent. Code § 20.1-03-07
in effect20.1-03-07. Licenses to hunt, trap, or fish required of nonresidents
Nonresidents, except as provided in sections 20.1-02-05, 20.1-03-07.3, and 20.1-03-08,
may not:
1. Hunt, catch, take, or kill any small game without a nonresident small game license.
The nonresident small game license entitles the nonresident to hunt small game for
any period of fourteen consecutive days or any two periods of seven consecutive days
each. The hunting period for which the license is valid must be designated on the
license. A nonresident small game license is not required to hunt waterfowl under
section 20.1-03-07.1 or wild turkeys under section 20.1-04-07. A nonresident may
purchase more than one nonresident small game license per year.
2. Trap, catch, attempt to catch, take, or kill any protected fur-bearing animal, except that
nonresidents holding a valid nonresident fur-bearer and nongame hunting license may
hunt only fox and coyote and except that residents of a state that allows North Dakota
residents to trap within that state may purchase a nonresident reciprocal trapping
license to trap in this state. However, a nonresident holding a valid nonresident
reciprocal trapping license may not trap, catch, attempt to catch, take, or kill bobcats.
3. Catch, attempt to catch, take, or kill any fish without having a nonresident fishing
license.
4. Hunt, catch, take, or kill any unprotected bird or animal without having a nonresident
nongame hunting license or nonresident fur-bearer and nongame hunting license.
5. Hunt, catch, take, or kill any big game animal without having the respective
nonresident big game license.
Each violation of this section is a distinct and separate offense.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t20-1c03.pdf#nameddest=20p1-03-07Fetched: 10/16/2026