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N.D. Cent. Code § 36-11-01 (2026)

Livestock running at large prohibited - Penalty

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No livestock may be permitted to run at large. Any owner or possessor of livestock who willfully permits the livestock to run at large through failure to maintain a lawful fence as provided in section 47-26-01, except in grazing area as provided in section 36-11-07, is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1998–2014 · leading case: State v. Hafner, 1998 ND 220, 587 N.W.2d 177.
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State v. Hafner, 1998 ND 220, 587 N.W.2d 177. · cites it 13× “§ 42-01-15 requires “the alleged conduct cannot be punishable under another statute,” and his conduct was punishable under N.D.C.C. § 36-11-01; (2) the trial court erred by failing to instruct the jury that an element of the offense of maintaining a public nuisance was the…”
State v. Hatlewick, 2005 ND 125, 700 N.W.2d 717. · cites it 4× “[¶ 1] Brian Hatlewiek appeals from a criminal judgment convicting him on three counts of willfully permitting livestock to run at large in violation of N.D.C.C. § 36-11-01. We affirm the convictions.”
La Verne Koenig v. State of North Dakota, 755 F.3d 636 (8th Cir. 2014). · cites it 2× “Background Koenig was charged under N.D. Cent. Code § 36-11-01 with the misdemeanor offense of livestock running at large after three of his horses were discovered roaming freely in his neighbors’ fields.”
Buffalo v. Buffalo, 1998 ND 208. · cites it 13× “§ 42-01-15 requires “the alleged conduct cannot be punishable under another statute,” and his conduct was punishable under N.D.C.C. § 36-11-01; (2) the trial court erred by failing to instruct the jury that an element of the offense of maintaining a public nuisance was the…”
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