Section 4.1-03-11 - [Contingent Expiration] Assessment - Penalty. (Contingent expiration date - See note)1.a. Any person who sells cattle in this state or from this state must pay an assessment equal to the amount set forth in federal law.b. In addition to the assessment required in subdivision a, any person who sells cattle in this state or from this state must pay an assessment equal to one dollar for each animal sold.2. The assessment provided for in subsection 1 does not apply to cattle owned by a person who certifies to the commission, on forms provided by the commission, that: a. The person's only share in the proceeds of a sale is a sales commission, handling fee, or other service fee; orb.(1) The person acquired ownership of the cattle to facilitate the transfer of ownership to a third party;(2) The person resold the cattle within ten days from the date on which the person acquired ownership; and(3) Any assessment that was levied upon the prior owner has been collected and remitted or will be remitted in a timely fashion.3. Any person willfully providing false or misleading information to the commission under this section is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.Amended by S.L. 2015, ch. 68 (HB 1238),§ 1, eff. 7/1/2015. Subdivision b of subsection 1 of this section is effective until the attorney general certifies to the commission that the amount of the assessment due in accordance with federal law, as set forth in subdivision a of subsection 1 of this section, has increased beyond the amount in effect on 7/31/2015, and is thereafter ineffective. See S.L. 2015, ch. 68 (HB 1238), § 3.