---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 12.1‑31‑14 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to prohibiting use of a device to observe, record, or photograph wildlife on private property without permission and a permanently affixed identifier; and to provide a penalty."
description: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 12.1‑31‑14 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to prohibiting use of a device to observe, record, or photograph wildlife on private property without permission and a permanently affixed identifier; and to provide a penalty."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "HB 1503"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1503 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ANIMALS - SEE ALSO GAME AND FISH; LIVESTOCK", "COURTS - SEE ALSO THE PARTICULAR COURTS", "CRIMES - SEE ALSO PENALTIES", "GAME AND FISH", "LAW ENFORCEMENT - SEE ALSO PEACE OFFICERS", "PENALTIES - SEE ALSO CRIMES", "PROPERTY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Boe", "Damschen", "Headland", "Magrum", "Myrdal", "Patten", "Schaible", "Schmidt", "Unruh"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-14"
last_action: "2019-04-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a5ebe93e-cceb-4fd9-9cfa-a80da55781d9"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba1503.html"
source_hash: "172d11b02f73284636cdade4942c1ca2c7e3cd3dc79449dbc4f165f747a5f2fd"
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 1503 (66) — AN ACT to amend and reenact section 12.1‑31‑14 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to prohibiting use of a device to observe, record, or photograph wildlife on private property without permission and a permanently affixed identifier; and to provide a penalty.

## 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/19-1118-01000.pdf)
2. **Adopted by the House Judiciary Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-1118-01002a.pdf)
3. **Adopted by the House Judiciary Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-1118-01002m.pdf)
4. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-1118-03000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-1118-02000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Boe — primary (person)
- Damschen — primary (person)
- Headland — primary (person)
- Magrum — primary (person)
- Myrdal — primary (person)
- Patten — primary (person)
- Schaible — primary (person)
- Schmidt — primary (person)
- Unruh — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-14** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Committee Hearing 04:00
- **2019-02-12** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 13 1 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-13** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-02-15** Second reading, passed, yeas 74 nays 16 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-02-18** Received from House
- **2019-02-19** Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-15** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2019-03-21** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-22** Second reading, passed, yeas 43 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-03-25** Returned to House
- **2019-03-27** Signed by President
- **2019-03-28** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-03-28** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-01** Signed by Governor 03/28 `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-02** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/29 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a5ebe93e-cceb-4fd9-9cfa-a80da55781d9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).