ND HB1208

A person may not sell any livestock carrying a recorded brand unless the seller owns the recorded brand and delivers a bill of sale to the purchaser.

The bill of sale must include the date, seller's name/address/signature, a witness who is at least eighteen years old, buyer's name/address, total number of animals, description of each animal by sex and color, and a depiction of the recorded brand.

The seller must deliver the bill of sale to the purchaser within fifteen days of the sale date, and the buyer must retain it for as long as they own the animals.

The seller must provide a copy of the bill of sale to the individual hauling the livestock, who must keep it with the animals during transit, and the document must be shown to law enforcement or brand inspectors on demand.

Willfully violating these requirements is a class B misdemeanor for a first offense and a class A misdemeanor for a second or subsequent offense.