---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 36‑21.2‑05 and 36‑21.2‑06 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to due process and accounting for animals to be seized."
description: "AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 36‑21.2‑05 and 36‑21.2‑06 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to due process and accounting for animals to be seized."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "SB 2177"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2177 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AGRICULTURE", "BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH", "COURTS - SEE ALSO THE PARTICULAR COURTS", "LAW ENFORCEMENT - SEE ALSO PEACE OFFICERS", "LIVESTOCK - SEE ALSO ANIMALS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["D. Johnson", "Erbele", "Luick", "Myrdal", "Patten", "Trottier"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-08"
last_action: "2019-03-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4f65981c-fdad-41bf-a377-300b3a920b6d"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba2177.html"
source_hash: "ef60cd20f96bd0a3fcfd4110e186880e4a7ac31768737586c2dbe6900de6f380"
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 SB 2177 (66) — AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 36‑21.2‑05 and 36‑21.2‑06 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to due process and accounting for animals to be seized.

## 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/19-0725-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0725-03000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0725-02000.pdf)
4. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Luick** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0725-01001a.pdf)
5. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Luick (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0725-01001m.pdf)

## Sponsors

- D. Johnson — primary (person)
- Erbele — primary (person)
- Luick — primary (person)
- Myrdal — primary (person)
- Patten — primary (person)
- Trottier — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-08** Introduced, first reading, referred Agriculture Committee `introduction`
- **2019-01-17** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2019-01-28** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-01-29** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-01-30** Second reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-01-31** Received from Senate
- **2019-02-13** Introduced, first reading, referred Agriculture Committee `introduction`
- **2019-02-28** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2019-02-28** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 12 0 2 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-01** Second reading, passed, yeas 86 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-03-04** Returned to Senate
- **2019-03-05** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-03-05** Signed by President
- **2019-03-05** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-03-07** Signed by Governor 03/06 `executive-signature`
- **2019-03-11** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/07 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4f65981c-fdad-41bf-a377-300b3a920b6d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).