---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact section 36‑01‑36 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to animal identification program records; to amend and reenact section 36‑01‑32 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the development and maintenance of animal tracking databases; and to declare an emergency."
description: "AN ACT to create and enact section 36‑01‑36 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to animal identification program records; to amend and reenact section 36‑01‑32 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the development and maintenance of animal tracking databases; and to declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "SB 2239"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2239 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ANIMALS - SEE ALSO GAME AND FISH; LIVESTOCK", "LIVESTOCK - SEE ALSO ANIMALS", "OPEN RECORDS", "STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH", "VETERINARIANS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["C. Johnson", "Erbele", "Fisher", "Myrdal", "Osland", "Trottier"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-11"
last_action: "2019-04-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/02afc8cb-662f-4364-96e5-ae5aa3029ab1"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba2239.html"
source_hash: "508fb57bd53ead2b18e70bbf0919f6dd64f73aa884e03bf40ac7f09e9bbd68db"
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 2239 (66) — AN ACT to create and enact section 36‑01‑36 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to animal identification program records; to amend and reenact section 36‑01‑32 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the development and maintenance of animal tracking databases; 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.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0849-01000.pdf)
2. **Adopted by the House Agriculture Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0849-02001a.pdf)
3. **Adopted by the House Agriculture Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0849-02001m.pdf)
4. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0849-04000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0849-02000.pdf)
6. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0849-03000.pdf)
7. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Erbele** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0849-01001a.pdf)
8. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Erbele (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0849-01001m.pdf)

## Sponsors

- C. Johnson — primary (person)
- Erbele — primary (person)
- Fisher — primary (person)
- Myrdal — primary (person)
- Osland — primary (person)
- Trottier — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-11** Introduced, first reading, referred Agriculture Committee `introduction`
- **2019-02-01** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2019-02-04** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-05** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-02-06** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-02-07** Received from Senate
- **2019-02-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Agriculture Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-21** Committee Hearing 09:15
- **2019-03-22** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 14 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-25** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-03-29** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 87 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-03-29** Emergency clause carried
- **2019-03-29** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2019-04-03** Concurred
- **2019-04-03** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0, Emergency clause carried `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-05** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-05** Signed by President
- **2019-04-05** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-09** Signed by Governor 04/08 `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-10** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/09 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/02afc8cb-662f-4364-96e5-ae5aa3029ab1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).