---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 36‑21.2‑05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the seizure of animals."
description: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 36‑21.2‑05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the seizure of animals."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "65"
identifier: "HB 1348"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1348 (65)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ANIMALS - SEE ALSO GAME AND FISH; LIVESTOCK", "BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH", "COURTS - SEE ALSO THE PARTICULAR COURTS", "LAW ENFORCEMENT - SEE ALSO PEACE OFFICERS", "VETERINARIANS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bekkedahl", "Boschee", "C. Johnson", "D. Anderson", "Dotzenrod", "Klein", "M. Nelson", "Oban", "Piepkorn", "Schmidt", "Vedaa"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-16"
last_action: "2017-03-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/05de43f3-a759-4f35-921b-bf456c1de2d0"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/bill-actions/ba1348.html"
source_hash: "1c0f3561d258ec5c723887c3e9f7b8c8ac22811abd3bd9498d6a98b372dc0138"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nd"]
---

# North Dakota HB 1348 (65) — AN ACT to amend and reenact section 36‑21.2‑05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the seizure of animals.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **INTRODUCED** (filed) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0895-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0895-02000.pdf)

## Votes

- The question being on the final passage of the bill, which has been read, and has committee recommendation of DO PASS, the roll was called and there were 45 YEAS, 0 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 2 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- The question being on the final passage of the bill, which has been read, and has committee recommendation of DO PASS, the roll was called and there were 82 YEAS, 9 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 3 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. — **82–9** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bekkedahl — primary (person)
- Boschee — primary (person)
- C. Johnson — primary (person)
- D. Anderson — primary (person)
- Dotzenrod — primary (person)
- Klein — primary (person)
- M. Nelson — primary (person)
- Oban — primary (person)
- Piepkorn — primary (person)
- Schmidt — primary (person)
- Vedaa — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-01-16** Introduced, first reading, referred Political Subdivisions Committee `introduction`
- **2017-01-19** Request return from committee
- **2017-01-19** Rereferred to Agriculture
- **2017-02-02** Committee Hearing 09:45
- **2017-02-03** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 9 3 2 `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2017-02-09** Second reading, passed, yeas 82 nays 9 `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-02-17** Received from House
- **2017-02-17** Introduced, first reading, referred Agriculture Committee `introduction`
- **2017-03-03** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2017-03-03** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 5 0 1 `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2017-03-06** Second reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-03-07** Returned to House
- **2017-03-08** Signed by President
- **2017-03-08** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-03-10** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-03-14** Signed by Governor 03/13 `executive-signature`
- **2017-03-16** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/13 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/05de43f3-a759-4f35-921b-bf456c1de2d0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).