| 11 | | - | SECTION 1. LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT STUDY - LIMITING THE RELEASE OF |
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| 12 | | - | SELF-SPREADING VIRUSES AND BACTERIA. |
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| 13 | | - | 1.During the 2025-26 interim, the legislative management shall consider studying |
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| 14 | | - | limiting the development and release of self-spreading viruses and bacteria. The study |
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| 15 | | - | must include: |
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| 16 | | - | a.A review of the persons and entities developing or releasing self-spreading |
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| 17 | | - | viruses or bacteria; |
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| 18 | | - | b.The impact of the development and release of self-spreading viruses and |
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| 19 | | - | bacteria, including all available data on adverse reactions and long-term effects; |
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| 20 | | - | c.Appropriate limitations and enforcement measures, including potential sanctions |
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| 21 | | - | and penalties; and |
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| 22 | | - | d.Possible exceptions to the limitations. |
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| 23 | | - | 2.The legislative management shall report its findings and recommendations, together |
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| 24 | | - | with any legislation necessary to implement the recommendations, to the seventieth |
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| 25 | | - | legislative assembly. |
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| 26 | | - | Page No. 1 25.0977.03000 |
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| 27 | | - | REENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 1458 |
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| 28 | | - | SECOND ENGROSSMENT |
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| 11 | + | SECTION 1. A new section to chapter 23-12 of the North Dakota Century Code is created |
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| 12 | + | and enacted as follows: |
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| 13 | + | Releasing a self-spreading virus - Written consent required. |
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| 14 | + | 1.As used in this section: |
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| 15 | + | a."Release" means any intentional act that results in the actual or potential |
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| 16 | + | infection or transmission of, or exposure to, a self-spreading virus or bacteria. |
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| 17 | + | b."Self-spreading virus or bacteria" means any engineered virus or bacteria, |
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| 18 | + | including any recombinant, attenuated or modified version of any virus or |
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| 19 | + | bacteria, or particles or substance similar to any virus or bacteria, engineered for |
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| 20 | + | the purpose of spreading from individual to individual. |
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| 21 | + | 2.A person may not develop, release, or take part in causing the release of any self- |
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| 22 | + | spreading virus or bacteria without the express written consent of each individual who |
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| 23 | + | may potentially be exposed to the self-spreading virus or bacteria. |
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| 24 | + | 3.Any person may bring an action to enjoin any violation of this section and to recover |
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| 25 | + | actual monetary loss or five thousand dollars for each violation of this section, |
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| 26 | + | whichever is greater. |
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| 27 | + | 4.This section does not apply to an individual who is unknowingly infected and, as a |
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| 28 | + | result of that infection, has spread any self-spreading virus or bacteria. |
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| 29 | + | Page No. 1 25.0977.02000 |
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| 30 | + | ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 1458 |
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| 31 | + | FIRST ENGROSSMENT |
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