Equipment - Penalty
N.D. Cent. Code § 20.1-13-05
in effect20.1-13-05. Equipment - Penalty
1. Every vessel must have aboard:
a. If equipped with a marine toilet or other similar device for the disposition of
sewage or other wastes, only that type of marine toilet equipped with a treatment
device meeting standards established by the department of environmental quality.
The department of environmental quality shall furnish a list of the types of
treatment devices currently available and considered acceptable for use with
marine toilets under this subdivision. No person owning or operating a vessel
upon the waters of this state may use, operate, or permit the use or operation of
any marine toilet or similar device unless it is approved under this subdivision. No
person may discharge into the waters of this state, directly or indirectly from a
vessel, any untreated sewage or other wastes. No container of untreated sewage
or other wastes may be placed, left, discharged, or caused to be placed, left, or
discharged in or near any waters of this state from a vessel in such a manner or
quantity as to create a nuisance or health hazard, or pollute such waters.
b. Such additional equipment designed to promote the safety of navigation and of
persons as the game and fish department may find appropriate and for which it
has provided in its rules.
2. No person may operate or give permission for the operation of a vessel that is not
equipped as required by this section.
3. Any person who violates this section is guilty of a class 2 noncriminal offense.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t20-1c13.pdf#nameddest=20p1-13-05Fetched: 10/16/2026