N.D. Cent. Code § 53-06.1-11.1 (2025)
1. Except as provided in subdivision c of subsection 1 of section 53-06.1-03: a. A licensed organization or an organization that has a permit may not use money from any source for placing an initiated or referred measure on a ballot or for a political campaign to promote or oppose a person for public office. b. Except for a use related to an organization's primary purpose, a licensed organization or organization that has a permit may not use net proceeds to influence legislation or promote or oppose referendums or initiatives.
c. Any funds expended by a licensed organization or an organization that has a permit to promote or oppose an initiated or referred measure that is on the ballot or for any activities of a lobbyist under section 54-05.1-02, that are not compensation or expenses paid to a lobbyist, and that are not required to be reported under section 54-05.1-03 must be reported to the attorney general as prescribed by the attorney general. A violation of this subsection subjects an organization to a suspension of its license or permit for up to one year.
2. A licensed organization or an organization that has a restricted event permit shall disburse net proceeds within the period prescribed by rule and for only these educational, charitable, patriotic, fraternal, religious, or public-spirited uses: a. Uses for stimulating and promoting state and community-based economic development programs within the state which improve the quality of life of community residents. b. Uses for developing, promoting, and supporting tourism within a city, county, or the state. c. Uses benefiting an indefinite number of persons by bringing them under the influence of education, cultural programs, or religion which include disbursements to provide: (1) Scholarships for students, if the disbursement is deposited in a scholarship fund for defraying the cost of education to students and the scholarships are awarded through an open and fair selection process. (2) Supplementary assistance to a public or private nonprofit educational institution registered with or accredited by any state. (3) Assistance to libraries and museums. (4) Assistance for the performing arts and humanities. (5) Preservation of cultural heritage. (6) Youth community, social welfare, and athletic activities. (7) Adult amateur athletic activities within the state, including team uniforms and equipment. (8) Maintenance of places of public worship or support of a body of communicants, gathered in common membership for mutual support and edification in piety, worship, or religious observances. (9) Scientific research. d. Uses benefiting an indefinite number of persons by relieving them of disease, suffering, or constraint which include disbursements to provide: (1) Assistance to an individual or family suffering from poverty or homelessness. (2) Encouragement and enhancement of the active participation of the elderly in our society. (3) Services to the abused. (4) Services to persons with an addicted behavior toward alcohol, gambling, or drugs. (5) Funds to combat juvenile delinquency and rehabilitate ex-offenders. (6) Relief for the sick, diseased, and terminally ill and their physical well-being. (7) Funds for emergency relief and volunteer services. (8) Funds to nonprofit nursing homes, nonprofit day care centers, and nonprofit medical facilities. (9) Social services and education programs aimed at aiding emotionally and physically distressed, handicapped, elderly, and underprivileged persons. (10) Funds for crime prevention, fire protection and prevention, and public safety. (11) Funds to relieve, improve, and advance the physical and mental conditions, care and medical treatment, and health and welfare of injured or disabled veterans. e. Uses that perpetuate the memory and history of the dead.
2. 4. A licensed organization or recipient of net proceeds may not use net proceeds for administrative or operating expenses involving the conduct of games, but may designate space within real property used for an organization's primary purpose as office or storage space for gaming-related administration.
3. 5. A veterans organization may use up to twenty percent of net proceeds per quarter for the costs of food and beverages, including alcoholic beverages, incurred operating the veterans organization's club. A veterans organization may operate one club in one location.