Prohibited activities
N.D. Cent. Code § 20.1-17-06
in effect20.1-17-06. Prohibited activities
A person may not possess, import, purchase, sell, propagate, transport, or introduce a
prohibited aquatic nuisance species except:
1. Under a permit issued by the director;
2. When being transported to the department, or another destination as the director may
direct, in a sealed container for purposes of identifying the species or reporting the
presence of the species;
3. When being transported for disposal as part of a harvest or control activity under a
permit issued by the director or when being transported as specified by the director;
4. When the specimen has been lawfully acquired dead and, in the case of plant species,
all seeds are removed or are otherwise secured in a sealed container;
5. When being removed from watercraft or equipment, or caught while angling, and
immediately returned to the water from which it came; or
6. As the director otherwise may prescribe by rule.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t20-1c17.pdf#nameddest=20p1-17-06Fetched: 10/16/2026