Distribution of certain drugs and preparations prohibited - Penalty
N.D. Cent. Code § 19-04-04
in effect19-04-04. Distribution of certain drugs and preparations prohibited - Penalty
No person, for the purpose of advertising or inviting or suggesting the use of any such
article, may leave, throw, or deposit upon the doorstep or premises of another, or within the
dwelling, barn, or other building owned or occupied by another, without a special personal
request, samples or any quantities of any of the following preparations:
1. Patent or proprietary medicines; or
2. Any preparation, pill, tablet, powder, capsule, cosmetic, disinfectant, antiseptic, drug,
medicine, or condiment that contains poison or any ingredient that is deleterious to
health, or that contains an ingredient the name of which has to be printed upon the
label or to be disclosed otherwise under any law of this state or of the United States.
Any person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t19c04.pdf#nameddest=19-04-04Fetched: 10/16/2026