---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the definition of location for animal feeding operations; and to declare an emergency."
description: "Relating to the definition of location for animal feeding operations; and to declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "67"
identifier: "SB 2216"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2216 (67)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-15"
last_action: "2021-04-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c9846309-1b3b-41de-8f09-af46351f297d"
source_url: "http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/bill-overview/bo2216.html"
source_hash: "aed7e21c25b0136818ee89ed33c8f82cefc5ac87f9a9f3bcf876801c5bf1decf"
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 2216 (67) — Relating to the definition of location for animal feeding operations; and to declare an emergency.

## Version chain

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

1. **INTRODUCED** (filed) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0830-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0830-03000.pdf)
3. **SENATE BILL NO. 2216 with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0830-02000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Klein — cosponsor (person)
- Lemm — cosponsor (person)
- Luick — cosponsor (person)
- Myrdal — cosponsor (person)
- Trottier — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-15** Introduced, first reading, referred Agriculture Committee `introduction`
- **2021-01-28** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2021-01-29** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-01** Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-02-02** Received from Senate
- **2021-02-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Agriculture Committee `introduction`
- **2021-03-05** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2021-03-05** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 14 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-08** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-03-11** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 91 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-03-11** Emergency clause carried
- **2021-03-12** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2021-04-07** Concurred
- **2021-04-07** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0, Emergency clause carried `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-08** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-09** Signed by President
- **2021-04-09** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-13** Signed by Governor 04/12 `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-14** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/13 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c9846309-1b3b-41de-8f09-af46351f297d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).