20.1-04-12.1. Gun dog activities - Permit required - Fee.

1. The director shall issue a permit for the following gun dog activities: a. The training exercises of a resident or nonresident professional trainer; b. The training exercises of a nonresident amateur trainer who brings more than four gun dogs into the state; and c. Hosting field trials that use live wild birds.

2. The application for the permit must be in a form prescribed by the director and must be accompanied by the appropriate fee.

3. Upon the receipt of the completed application and fee the director shall issue a permit for a specified period of time and shall require the permit holder to submit an annual report.

4. The fees for the permits are: a. For a resident professional gun dog trainer for training exercises or hosting field trials, twenty dollars.

b. For a nonresident professional or amateur gun dog trainer who brings more than four gun dogs into the state for training exercises or hosting field trials, one hundred dollars.

5. For purposes of this section, a professional trainer is a person who trains any breed of gun dog for remuneration that is the basis for that person's livelihood.