---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 20.1‑05‑04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the use of dogs in the recovery of big game."
description: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 20.1‑05‑04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the use of dogs in the recovery of big game."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "HB 1209"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1209 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ANIMALS - SEE ALSO GAME AND FISH; LIVESTOCK", "GAME AND FISH", "GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT", "HUNTING - SEE ALSO GAME AND FISH"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bekkedahl", "Eidson", "Grueneich", "Johnston", "M. Ruby", "Meyer", "Monson", "O. Larsen", "Simons"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-03"
last_action: "2019-03-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5f1519f1-8d57-4c20-a5ba-4770872091e7"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba1209.html"
source_hash: "3bba284136f28182db2b6d5c01bf30c869575d1d758ca65b66b9e38e2fb9c963"
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 1209 (66) — AN ACT to amend and reenact section 20.1‑05‑04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the use of dogs in the recovery of big game.

## 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/66-2019/documents/19-0339-02000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0339-03000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Bekkedahl — primary (person)
- Eidson — primary (person)
- Grueneich — primary (person)
- Johnston — primary (person)
- M. Ruby — primary (person)
- Meyer — primary (person)
- Monson — primary (person)
- O. Larsen — primary (person)
- Simons — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
- **2019-01-24** Committee Hearing 02:00
- **2019-01-25** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 13 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-01-30** Second reading, passed, yeas 92 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-01-31** Received from House
- **2019-02-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-15** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2019-03-15** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-18** Second reading, passed, yeas 33 nays 13 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-03-19** Returned to House
- **2019-03-20** Signed by President
- **2019-03-21** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-03-21** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-03-27** Signed by Governor 03/26 `executive-signature`
- **2019-03-28** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/27 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5f1519f1-8d57-4c20-a5ba-4770872091e7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).