N.D. Cent. Code § 43-15.4-03
A person, copartnership, association, corporation, or limited liability company may not open, establish, operate, maintain, or do business in the state of North Dakota, a veterinary retail facility without first obtaining a permit to do so from the board. Application for a permit must be made upon a form prescribed and furnished by the board and must be accompanied by a fee set by the board not to exceed three hundred dollars. A like fee must be paid upon each annual renewal thereof. Separate applications must be made and separate permits required for each veterinary retail facility opened, established, operated, or maintained by the same owner and for the change of location, name, or ownership of an existing veterinary retail facility.
N.D.C.C. § 43-15.4-03