Cass County, ND Ordinances (2026)

Cass County requires a development permit before any construction begins within a mapped special flood hazard area, issued by the county's Floodplain Administrator under Ordinance…

Cass County's right-of-way ordinance bars landowners from pushing snow into county road ditches and slopes; the county warns once per winter, then bills future snow-pile removals to…

Cass County's Animal Control Ordinance #1998-3 declares excessive or continuous barking, whining or howling a public nuisance, with fines starting at $50 and rising to a Class B…

Cass County's Weed Management Plan ordinance makes developers and construction managers file a weed-control plan for construction sites and undeveloped lots, with fines up to $80 a day…

Cass County requires organizers of car races, car shows, and rodeos open to 100+ people to notify the sheriff and pay for policing before the event, or it cannot proceed.

Gatherings of more than 25 people at Cass County parks need a $25 Finance Office permit, and groups are capped at 100 attendees under Ordinance #1997-3.

Cass County does not issue encroachment permits. Ordinance #2015-2 bans signs, hay, and other obstructions in county road right-of-way and orders landowners to remove them within 20…

Under Ordinance #2015-2, Cass County orders anyone who places signs, timbers, rocks or other hazards in a county road right-of-way to remove them, then removes and bills the…

Cass County exempts small container and ceremonial fires from its open burning restriction: containers must sit at least 15 feet from any structure, and ceremonial fires can't exceed 3…

North Dakota fireworks law sits in NDCC Chapter 23-15. Retail sale of consumer fireworks is permitted only June 27 through July 5 and December 26 through January 1 (NDCC 23-15-01), and…

Cass County's Commission Chair can declare a countywide open burning ban for up to seven days when fire conditions turn unsafe, renewable with Commission consent; residents must notify…

Cass County's health department licenses and inspects public and semi-public pools, and bars anyone with a communicable disease or skin infection from entering the water.

Cass County requires health department approval of construction plans before building, altering or remodeling any pool, and its inspection authority under the Recreational Aquatic…

Cass County requires a health department permit to run a tattoo or piercing shop, renewed every December 31, with strict rules on minors and impaired clients.

Cass County requires construction sites and undeveloped lots to control noxious weeds under Ordinance #2016-1, with landowners subject to civil penalties up to $80 per day, capped at…

Minors under 16 must be off county streets and public places from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. under Ordinance #1996-1, with parents and businesses liable too.

Cass County parks close to unpermitted activity at 11:30 p.m. under Ordinance #1997-3, after which unnecessary noise, driving, and alcohol are barred and violators face expulsion.

Cass County requires full compliance with its floodplain ordinance before any structure or land in a mapped special flood hazard area is built, altered, or extended, under Ordinance…

New construction and substantial improvements to residential buildings in Cass County's mapped flood hazard areas must elevate the lowest floor at least two feet above the base flood…

Cass County's Animal Control Ordinance #1998-3 makes it a public nuisance to keep any animal in an unsanitary or unhealthful manner, letting officers inspect the property and order the…

Cass County, ND does not have a countywide dog leash ordinance and does not operate an animal control department for unincorporated areas. The Cass County Sheriff's Office handles…