Harmless wild birds protected - Imported songbirds as domestic pets may be possessed and sold

N.D. Cent. Code § 20.1-04-03
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20.1-04-03. Harmless wild birds protected - Imported songbirds as domestic pets may be possessed and sold. No person, without a permit issued by the director, shall kill, catch, take, ship, cause to be shipped, purchase, offer, or expose for sale, sell, have in that person's possession or under that person's control, any harmless wild bird, or any part thereof, irrespective of whether the harmless wild bird was captured or killed in or out of this state. Imported songbirds used and to be used as domestic pets may be bought, sold, shipped, or possessed at any time.
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