Back40 Pass · Official-source review

North Dakota requires permission to hunt posted land and written permission to trap protected furbearers on private land. Additional owner consent applies near occupied buildings, in unharvested cereal or oilseed crops, for off-road motor-vehicle use while hunting, and for placing bait; only the trapping and off-road vehicle provisions expressly require writing in the reviewed chapter.

Writing rule

Written permission required in defined situations

Permission baseline

Land status or activity controls

Modeled proof

Other legitimate proof · Written permission

Carry / presentation

Carry requirement not stated in reviewed sources · Presentation requirement not stated in reviewed sources

Official forms

The reviewed chapter does not prescribe a statewide owner-permission form or general record fields.

Evidence reviewed

August 14, 2026

• North Dakota Legislative Branch: North Dakota Century Code, chapter 20.1-01 ↗
• North Dakota Game and Fish Department: Where to Hunt ↗

Educational summary only—not legal advice, permission, a license, or a substitute for current state, local, federal, tribal, and property-specific requirements.

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