North Dakota broadly preempts local firearm regulation under NDCC 62.1-01-03, reserving most gun-related ordinance authority to the state legislature with narrow exceptions for discharge.
Under NDCC 62.1-01-03, the state legislature occupies the field of firearm and ammunition regulation. Cities, counties, townships, park districts, and school districts may not enact ordinances or rules that regulate the purchase, sale, ownership, possession, transfer, transportation, registration, or licensing of firearms, ammunition, or their components beyond what state law provides. Limited local authority remains for regulating the discharge of firearms within municipal limits and for restricting carry inside publicly owned or leased buildings under specific conditions. Any conflicting local ordinance is void.
Local ordinances exceeding the narrow exceptions in NDCC 62.1-01-03 are unenforceable. Officials enforcing void ordinances may face civil liability and injunctive relief. Affected gun owners may seek declaratory judgments invalidating preempted measures.
Horace, ND
Horace regulates amplified music and outdoor sound systems primarily through quiet-hour enforcement. Amplified sound audible beyond the property line during ...
Horace, ND
Horace regulates persistent barking dogs as a public nuisance under local animal control ordinances. Continuous barking beyond 10 to 15 minutes may trigger e...
Horace, ND
Horace limits construction hours as one of North Dakota's fastest-growing small cities. Extensive new subdivision development on former agricultural land cre...
Horace, ND
Horace enforces quiet hours generally from 10 PM to 7 AM under local municipal ordinances. North Dakota Century Code provides broad nuisance authority for ci...
Horace, ND
Horace, ND limits fences in front and street side yards to 3 feet (no more than 25% opaque), interior side and rear-yard fences in residential districts to 6...
Horace, ND
Horace follows North Dakota boundary fence law under NDCC §47-26 which establishes shared responsibilities for partition fences between neighboring properties.
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