1915 N.D. Laws 225
| dc.coverage.spatial | North Dakota | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-10-24T13:41:38Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-11-12T15:38:44Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-03-17T03:48:57Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1915 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Ch. 161, § 67: Prohibited noncitizens from owning or possessing any shotgun or rifle; violators subject to fine, imprisonment, confiscation of weapon. | |
| dc.description.lawtext | § 67. ILLEGAL HUNTING. ILLEGAL OWNERSHIP OF GUNS OR RIFLES. PENALTIES.] It shall be unlawful for any person who is not a citizen of the United States or who has not declared his intention to become such, to hunt, shoot, capture, take, kill, trap, snare or in any manner destroy, wound or maim any wild bird or animal, either game or otherwise, of any description, in this state, except in defense of person or property; and to that end it shall be unlawful for any person who is not a citizen of the United States or who has not declared his intention to become such, to either own or be possessed of a shot gun or rifle of any make. Each and every person violating any provision of this Section shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars, nor more than fifty dollars and costs of prosecution, or to serve not less than ten days nor more than thirty days in the county jail, or both such fine and imprisonment at the discretion of the court; provided that in addition to the before-named penalty, all guns of the before mentioned kinds found in the possession or under the control of such persons not citizens of the United States or who have not declared their intention to become such, shall upon conviction of such person, or upon his signing a declaration of guilt, be declared forfeited to the State of North Dakota, and shall be sold as provided in this Act. For the purposes of this Section any person not a citizen of the United States or who has not declared his intention to become such, who shall reside or live within the boundaries of the State of North Dakota for ten consecutive days shall be considered a resident, and shall be liable to the penalties imposed for violation of the provisions of this Section. The possession of a shot gun or rifle at any place outside of buildings within this state by any person not a citizen of the United States or who has not declared his intention to become such, shall be conclusive proof of a violation of this Section and prima facie evidence of guilt, and shall render any person convicted therof liable to the penalty as fixed in this Section. The presence of a shot gun or rifle at any place outside of a permanent house, within a camp of any description, within this state, occupied or controlled by any person not a citizen of the United States or who has not declared his intention to become such, shall be prima facie evidence that such shot gun or rifle is owned or controlled by the person occupying or controlling the property in which such shot gun or rifle is found, and shall render any such person liable to the penalty imposed in this Section. Notice of the seizure of all guns or rifles under the provisions of this Section shall be sent to the secretary of the Game and Fish Board by the Chief Game Warden of the district in which said seizure is made, and the shot gun or rifle so seized, shall, after the conviction of the illegal owner or possessor thereof, be sold as provided under the provisions of this Act. It shall be made the duty of all members of the Game and Fish Board, all Game Wardens, all Game and Fish Commissioners, all Sheriffs, Deputy Sheriffs, Constables, police or other peace officers of the State of North Dakota to arrest, without warrant, any person whom they have reason to suspect as being unlawfully in possession of shot guns or rifles as provided in this Section. Such arrests may also be made upon Sunday. Each of the before-named officials shall have the power and authority to inspect any car, wagon, automobile, cart, conveyance, vehicle, box car, passenger car, tent, box, bag, can, locker, chest, crate, basket or other receptacle, outside of permanent buildings. Nothing in this Section shall be construed as applying to any person who shall have established a permanent residence and resided in this state continuously for three years. | |
| dc.description.summary | Prohibited noncitizens from owning or possessing any shotgun or rifle; violators subject to fine, imprisonment, confiscation of weapon. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.firearmsresearchcenter.org/id/frc0001/4936 | |
| dc.relation.isreferencedbyGoogle | https://www.google.com/books/edition/Laws_Passed_at_the_Session_of_the_Legisl/yyhAAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=North+Dakota+Revised+Code&pg=PA61&printsec=frontcover | |
| dc.subject | POSSESSION - DANGEROUS PERSONS | |
| dc.title | 1915 N.D. Laws 225 |