North Dakota Administrative Code
Title 30 - Game and Fish Department
Article 30-04 - Fish and Wildlife Management
Chapter 30-04-03 - Guides and Outfitters
Section 30-04-03-14 - Initial application for guide and outfitter license

1. If the applicant is applying for a hunting guide or hunting outfitter license, proof the applicant is currently certified in adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation or its equivalent and in standard or first aid or its equivalent. A photocopy of certification will be sufficient proof of training.

2. If the applicant is applying for a hunting outfitter license, proof that the applicant has held a hunting guide license in North Dakota or any other state for two years. Such proof shall be in the form of information generated by the state of licensure.

3. A signed certification on a form provided by the department that the applicant has not been convicted of a state or federal criminal game or fish violation in the last three years from the date of the application or whose license to hunt or fish is under suspension or revocation in North Dakota or any other state.

4. A statement in an application for a hunting guide license listing the dates the applicant has legally hunted in North Dakota for three years before the date of the application. The department may require the applicant to explain how three years of practical field experience gained by hunting have directly contributed to the applicant's experience and competency as a guide and how the three years have influenced the applicant's capability to perform essential duties associated with guiding and outfitting as defined in North Dakota Century Code section 20.1-01-02. The director reserves the right to request additional information to supplement the applicant's submission.

5. Proof of insurance shall be in the form of a certificate of liability insurance from the insuring entity certifying that the applicant and the applicant's business operation are covered by general liability insurance against loss or expense due to accident or injury from outfitting services, at a minimum of one hundred thousand dollars per individual and three hundred thousand dollars per accident.

6. An applicant for a hunting outfitter license must include a listing of all land to be used by the outfitter to provide services. Acreage reports shall include the name of the landowner and lessor, the number of acres of land, and the location of the land by county.

7. An applicant for a hunting guide license must include a written notice from an employing or contracting licensed outfitter that the applicant will be retained to provide guiding services during the term of the applicant's license period. A licensed hunting guide may provide services to more than one hunting outfitter, but shall provide written notice from each outfitter to the department.