North Dakota Code § 20.1-06-13

Property rights - Fish wild by nature
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Any person, firm, corporation, or limited liability company raising and owning any lawfully 
possessed fish, wild by nature, has the same property rights therein as enjoyed by owners of 
domestic fish. They are, however, subject to all rules adopted by the director regarding the 
introduction and release into the state of the fish, as provided in subsection 13 of section 
20.1-02-05.
20.1-06-14. Live bait wholesalers and retailers - License.
The director shall adopt rules to control and supervise the operations of minnow or other 
live bait wholesalers and retailers. The director shall issue a license to each wholesaler when 
the wholesaler has complied with the director's rules and has paid the appropriate annual 
license fee. The director also shall issue a license to each retailer when the retailer has 
complied with the director's rules and has paid the appropriate license fee. A person may not 
take, possess, purchase, transport, or sell minnows or other live bait at wholesale or retail 
without first obtaining the appropriate license. The director may require each retailer or 
wholesaler to submit reports as the director may determine necessary. Licenses for wholesalers 
issued under this section authorize the following:
1. The annual resident license to sell minnows or other live bait at wholesale entitles the 
licensee to ten tags to mark bait-trapping equipment. A tag must be affixed to each trap 
used by the licensee. Upon request, the director shall issue additional tags to a 
licensee at a cost of five dollars per tag. A licensee may not import or export bait 
without first obtaining a permit from the director.
2. The annual class B nonresident license to sell minnows or other live bait at wholesale 
entitles a nonresident to import or export bait. A nonresident holding an annual class B 
nonresident license to sell minnows or other live bait at wholesale may not trap bait.
3. The annual class A nonresident license to sell minnows or other live bait at wholesale 
entitles the licensee to ten tags to mark bait -trapping equipment. A tag must be affixed 
to each trap used by the licensee. Upon request, the director shall issue additional 
tags to a licensee at a cost of five dollars per tag. The annual class A nonresident 
license to sell minnows or other live bait at wholesale entitles the licensee to trap in 
state waters with the permission of the director and permits the import and export of 
approved bait with the permission of the director. A nonresident may hold a class A 
license under this section if the nonresident's state of residence provides the same 
privilege for residents of North Dakota.

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