SB 2139 North Dakota Senate · 69th Legislative Assembly (2025-26)

AN ACT to amend and reenact section 4.1-73-14 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the fees for recording and rerecording livestock brands.

SB 2139 changes the fee for recording or rerecording livestock brands in North Dakota to $25.50 per application. This bill directly affects livestock owners who need to register or update brand markings on their animals. The key provision amends North Dakota Century Code section 4.1-73-14 to establish this specific fee amount. The bill was signed into law by the Governor on March 25, 2025, and filed with the Secretary of State on March 26, 2025. It represents a straightforward adjustment to administrative fees without altering livestock branding requirements.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Jan 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 7, 2025 Signed Mar 26, 2025
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INTRODUCED Enrollment · 1 edit
MINOR
This bill amends the North Dakota Century Code to update the fee for recording and rerecording livestock brands from twenty-five dollars to fifty dollars. The change affects all livestock brand applications filed with the state, doubling the cost for ranchers and other livestock owners seeking to register their brands.
Scope change
The bill applies to all livestock brand recording and rerecording applications in North Dakota, with no change to the scope of applicability, only to the fee amount.
FISCAL

The fee for recording or rerecording a livestock brand was increased from twenty-five dollars to fifty dollars.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 27, 2025 · House Mar 18, 2025

How they voted

434
Passed
Total votes 47
Jan 27, 2025
D Democratic5
5 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican42
38 Yea 4 Nay
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Mar 27, 2025
Introduced
Filed with Secretary Of State 03/26
legislature
Mar 26, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor 03/25
upper
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Second reading, passed, yeas 86 nays 7
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 13 1 0
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Hearing 11:15
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Agriculture Committee
lower
Jan 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Second reading, passed, yeas 43 nays 4
upper
Jan 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0
upper
Jan 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Hearing 10:00
upper
Jan 7, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Agriculture and Veterans Affairs Committee
upper
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors

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