N.D. Cent. Code § 4.1-75-05

Current through 2023 Legislative Sessions
Section 4.1-75-05 - Claiming estrays
1. If before an estray is sold the chief brand inspector determines its owner, the individual who took possession of the estray shall return it to its owner, provided the owner reimburses the individual for all incurred expenses in accordance with the reimbursement schedule developed by the North Dakota stockmen's association or in any lesser agreed-to amount.
2. If the individual who took possession of the estray and its owner are unable to reach an agreement regarding the return of the estray, as provided for in subsection 1, the individual who took possession of the estray shall:
a. Deliver the estray to a livestock auction market in this state or to an out-of-state livestock auction market that receives brand inspection services under section 4.1-73-24; and
b. Notify the brand inspector that the estray is to be sold and that reimbursement for the individual's expenses must be paid from the proceeds of the estray's sale, in accordance with the reimbursement schedule developed by the North Dakota stockmen's association.

N.D.C.C. § 4.1-75-05

Added by S.L. 2013, ch. 72 (HB 1026),§ 4, eff. 7/1/2013.