ND SB2158

Requires a bill of sale for the sale of cattle, horses, mules, or other livestock carrying a registered or recorded brand unless the sale is covered by a legal livestock brand inspection or certificate of ownership.

Bill of sale must include the date, seller and buyer names and addresses with signatures, name and address of an eighteen-year-old witness who can verify the seller's identity, total number of animals, description of each animal by sex and kind/color, and depiction of the registered or recorded brand.

Buyer must retain the bill of sale for two years and as long as the buyer owns the animals described; seller must provide a copy to the livestock hauler to accompany the shipment during transit.

Bill of sale or copy must be shown on demand to any peace officer or brand inspector, and serves as prima facie evidence of the livestock sale.

Willful violation is a class B misdemeanor for the first offense and a class A misdemeanor for subsequent offenses.