48.1-09-01-10. Slaughter facilities.

1. Slaughter facilities that purchase and slaughter nondomestic ungulates shall obtain a license from the board before acquiring animals classified as category 2 nontraditional livestock.

2. Slaughter facilities must be inspected under state or federal meat inspection.

3. The slaughter facility must be adequate to contain category 2 nontraditional livestock.

4. A slaughter facility may not acquire or possess category 2 nontraditional livestock until the board has inspected the containment and handling equipment at the facility and has issued an approval of the containment and handling equipment at the facility.

5. Chronic wasting disease testing is not required of animals belonging to slaughter facilities which pass antemortem inspection.

History: Effective April 1, 2026.

General Authority: NDCC 36-01-08

Law Implemented: NDCC 36-01-08