Turtles not to be taken without permit or contract from director
N.D. Cent. Code § 20.1-06-16
in effect20.1-06-16. Turtles not to be taken without permit or contract from director
No person may engage in the commercial taking, trapping, or hooking of turtles without
obtaining a permit from the director, who may issue the permits at the director's discretion. The
director shall designate the form of the permits, the areas or waters in which the permits are
valid, and any other restrictions.
The director shall have authority to contract with any person to remove turtles from any
waters or areas of this state. Moneys derived from the sale of turtle permits or turtle removal
contracts must be credited to the game and fish fund in the same manner as income from sale
of fishing licenses.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t20-1c06.pdf#nameddest=20p1-06-16Fetched: 10/16/2026