Livestock dealer - License required
N.D. Cent. Code § 4.1-83-02
in effect4.1-83-02. Livestock dealer - License required
1. Before a person may transact business as a livestock dealer, the person must be
licensed by the agriculture commissioner.
2. This section does not apply to:
a. A packing plant, provided the plant's annual purchases of cattle, goats, hogs,
horses, mules, or sheep do not exceed five hundred thousand dollars; or
b. The purchase of cattle, goats, hogs, horses, mules, or sheep:
(1) By a livestock cooperative from a member of the cooperative; or
(2) By one member of a livestock cooperative from another member.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t04-1c83.pdf#nameddest=4p1-83-02Fetched: 10/16/2026