Signed by Governor Doug Burgum

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to adopt a conference report and pass a bill that amends and reduces North Dakota's anti-corporate farming law to boost animal agriculture.

Highlights:

• Amends and reduces North Dakota's anti-corporate farming laws to boost animal agriculture operations in the state (Sec. 2-13).

• Increases capital incentives for out of state livestock corporations to operate within the state while establishing restrictions and requirements on shareholders including (Sec. 13-16):

• Limiting how much aland an authorized livestock farm corporation can own; and

• Requiring a majority of shareholders of the corporation be farmers or ranchers.

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall declare and emergency and take effect immediately upon passage and approval by the governor (Sec. 32).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to adopt a conference report and pass a bill that amends and reduces North Dakota's anti-corporate farming law to boost animal agriculture.

Highlights:

• Amends and reduces North Dakota's anti-corporate farming laws to boost animal agriculture operations in the state (Sec. 2-13).

• Increases capital incentives for out of state livestock corporations to operate within the state while establishing restrictions and requirements on shareholders including (Sec. 13-16):

• Limiting how much aland an authorized livestock farm corporation can own; and

• Requiring a majority of shareholders of the corporation be farmers or ranchers.

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall declare and emergency and take effect immediately upon passage and approval by the governor (Sec. 32).

Full Bill Text