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1-Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota
2-In Regular Session Commencing Tuesday, January 7, 2025
3-SENATE BILL NO. 2309
4-(Senators Gerhardt, Boehm, Rummel)
5-(Representatives Dressler, Hauck, Rohr)
6-AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 20.1-03-11 of the North Dakota Century Code,
7-relating to youth deer hunting permits.
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2+Sixty-ninth
3+Legislative Assembly
4+of North Dakota
5+Introduced by
6+Senators Gerhardt, Boehm, Rummel
7+Representatives Dressler, Hauck, Rohr
8+A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 20.1-03-11 of the North Dakota
9+Century Code, relating to youth deer hunting permits.
810 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
9-SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Subsection 1 of section 20.1-03-11 of the North Dakota Century Code
10-is amended and reenacted as follows:
11-1.An individual may not hunt, kill, take, or attempt to take any big game without having the
12-appropriate big game hunting license and a locking seal bearing a number corresponding to
13-the number of the big game hunting license or stamp. The locking seal must be issued as an
14-integral part of the big game hunting license. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection,
15-an individual may not apply for or be issued a big game hunting license unless that individual's
16-fourteenth or subsequent birthday occurs in the same year as the respective big game hunting
17-season. This age limitation does not apply to applicants for big game licenses for hunting by
18-bow and arrow. Each violation of this section is a distinct and separate offense. The following
11+SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Subsection 1 of section 20.1-03-11 of the North Dakota
12+Century Code is amended and reenacted as follows:
13+1.An individual may not hunt, kill, take, or attempt to take any big game without having
14+the appropriate big game hunting license and a locking seal bearing a number
15+corresponding to the number of the big game hunting license or stamp. The locking
16+seal must be issued as an integral part of the big game hunting license. Except as
17+otherwise provided in this subsection, an individual may not apply for or be issued a
18+big game hunting license unless that individual's fourteenth or subsequent birthday
19+occurs in the same year as the respective big game hunting season. This age
20+limitation does not apply to applicants for big game licenses for hunting by bow and
21+arrow. Each violation of this section is a distinct and separate offense. The following
1922 provisions govern youth deer and antelope hunting:
20-a.An individual whose eleventh, twelfth, or thirteenth birthday occurs in the same year as a
21-youth deer hunting season is entitled to receive a;
23+a.An individual whose eleventh, twelfth, or thirteenth birthday occurs in the same
24+year as a youth deer hunting season is entitled to receive a;
2225 (1)A statewide white-tailed antlerless deer permit; or
2326 (2)An antlerless deer permit, as determined by the governor by proclamation.
24-b.An individual whose twelfth or thirteenth birthday occurs in the same year as an antelope
25-hunting season is entitled to apply for an antelope permit for that season.
26-c.An individual hunting under subdivision a or b must be accompanied by the individual's
27-parent, guardian, or other individual authorized by the individual's parent or guardian. As
28-used in this section, "accompanied" means to stay within a distance that permits
29-uninterrupted visual contact and unaided verbal communication. S. B. NO. 2309 - PAGE 2
30-____________________________ ____________________________
31-President of the Senate Speaker of the House
32-____________________________ ____________________________
33-Secretary of the Senate Chief Clerk of the House
34-This certifies that the within bill originated in the Senate of the Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North
35-Dakota and is known on the records of that body as Senate Bill No. 2309.
36-Senate Vote:Yeas 47 Nays 0 Absent 0
37-House Vote: Yeas 91 Nays 1 Absent 2
38-____________________________
39-Secretary of the Senate
40-Received by the Governor at ________M. on _____________________________________, 2025.
41-Approved at ________M. on __________________________________________________, 2025.
42-____________________________
43-Governor
44-Filed in this office this ___________day of _______________________________________, 2025,
45-at ________ o’clock ________M.
46-____________________________
47-Secretary of State
27+b.An individual whose twelfth or thirteenth birthday occurs in the same year as an
28+antelope hunting season is entitled to apply for an antelope permit for that
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30+c.An individual hunting under subdivision a or b must be accompanied by the
31+individual's parent, guardian, or other individual authorized by the individual's
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