Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota
In Regular Session Commencing Tuesday, January 7, 2025
SENATE BILL NO. 2386
(Senators Van Oosting, Gerhardt, Roers)
(Representatives Motschenbacher, Holle, Hauck)
AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 3 of section 23-09.5-02 of the North Dakota Century Code,
relating to cottage food transactions; and to declare an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Subsection 3 of section 23-09.5-02 of the North Dakota Century Code
is amended and reenacted as follows:
3.Transactions under this section may not:
a.Involve interstate commerce;
b.Be conducted over the internet or phone, through the mail, or by consignment;
c.Include the sale of uninspected products made from meat, except as provided under
subdivision db; or
d.b.Include the sale of uninspected products made from poultry, unless:
(1)The cottage food operator slaughters no more than one thousand poultry raised by
the cottage food operator during the calendar year;
(2)The cottage food operator does not buy or sell poultry products, except products
produced from poultry raised by the cottage food operator; and
(3)The poultry product is not adulterated or misbranded.; or
c.Include the sale of poultry products if the transaction involves interstate commerce.
SECTION 2. EMERGENCY. This Act is declared to be an emergency measure. S. B. NO. 2386 - PAGE 2
____________________________ ____________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
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Secretary of the Senate Chief Clerk of the House
This certifies that the within bill originated in the Senate of the Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North
Dakota and is known on the records of that body as Senate Bill No. 2386 and that two-thirds of the
members-elect of the Senate voted in favor of said law.
Vote: Yeas 45 Nays 2 Absent 0
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President of the Senate Secretary of the Senate
This certifies that two-thirds of the members-elect of the House of Representatives voted in favor of
said law.
Vote: Yeas 90 Nays 1 Absent 3
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Speaker of the House Chief Clerk of the House
Received by the Governor at ________M. on _____________________________________, 2025.
Approved at ________M. on __________________________________________________, 2025.
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Governor
Filed in this office this ___________day of _______________________________________, 2025,
at ________ o’clock ________M.
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Secretary of State