License requirements - Application - Fee - Commission schedule - Facilities
N.D. Cent. Code § 4.1-27-03
in effect4.1-27-03. License requirements - Application - Fee - Commission schedule -
Facilities.
A person may not establish or operate a livestock auction market within this state without
procuring a license to do so from the commissioner. The commissioner may not approve any
application without written permission from the state veterinarian. An applicant for a license
shall:
1. Make a written application in the form prescribed by the commissioner;
2. File evidence required by the state board of animal health or the commissioner to
show the person is financially responsible to operate an auction market and the person
will own or control adequate facilities for the care, sorting, feeding, loading and
unloading, and shipment of livestock;
3. Pay to the commissioner a license fee of two hundred dollars;
4. File with the commissioner a schedule of fees and commissions that will be charged to
owners, sellers, or their agents. The schedule must be posted conspicuously at the
auction market. The schedule may not be altered except upon notification to the
commissioner. The altered schedule must be reposted upon notification to the
commissioner;
5. State the location where the applicant proposes to operate a livestock auction market;
6. Make a complete and detailed description of the property and facilities proposed to be
used in connection with the livestock auction market; and
7. Make a showing of public convenience and necessity to the satisfaction of the
commissioner.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t04-1c27.pdf#nameddest=4p1-27-03Fetched: 10/16/2026