# N.D. Cent. Code § 20.1-02-04: 20.1-02-04. Duties of director > North Dakota · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ND_T20.1_C20.1-02_S20.1-02-04 ## Section - **Citation:** N.D. Cent. Code § 20.1-02-04 - **Heading:** 20.1-02-04. Duties of director - **Jurisdiction:** North Dakota - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** ND Code / Title 20.1 / Chapter 20.1-02 / Section 20.1-02-04 ## Text 20.1-02-04. Duties of director The director shall: 1. Maintain an office in Bismarck. 2. Adopt rules necessary to the conduct of the department. 3. Keep an accurate record of all the transactions and expenditures of the department and submit a biennial report to the governor and the secretary of state in accordance with section 54-06-04. 4. Enforce state laws involving wildlife. 5. Collect and distribute statistics and information germane to this title and publish information and reports, including a monthly bulletin, for the education of the public in conservation matters. 6. Examine all waters of the state and, wherever suitable waters are found, arrange to plant, stock, or deposit available fish, spawn, or fry. 7. Cooperate with the United States fish and wildlife service, or any other appropriate federal agency, and make applications for fish, spawn, and fry, to apportion and deposit in waters of the state. 8. Cooperate with and assist clubs and individuals in stocking the waters of this state with fish. 9. Remove or take from any public waters containing a surplus of fish any reasonable quantity of fish for stocking other public waters, hatching or propagating purposes, or exchange with other states and countries. 10. Control, construct, mark, designate, manage, and have charge of all state fish hatcheries, state game farms, game refuges, and game reserves owned, leased, or controlled for the propagation and protection of game birds, game animals, and fish. 11. Supervise the breeding, propagation, capture, distribution, and preservation of game birds, game animals, and fish as the director deems advisable. 12. Adopt rules necessary for carrying out section 20.1-10-01 and these rules have the force of law after one publication in the daily newspapers of this state. 13. Provide the necessary blank forms for making applications for licenses of all kinds and distribute them among those authorized to sell licenses. 14. Keep a record of all permits issued for the purpose of propagation and domestication of game birds or protected animals. ## Nearby sections - [N.D. Cent. Code § 20.1-02-01 20.1-02-01. Director of the game and fish department - Office to be maintained - Appointment - Term - Removal](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ND_T20.1_C20.1-02_S20.1-02-01.md) - [N.D. Cent. Code § 20.1-02-02 20.1-02-02. Oath of director](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ND_T20.1_C20.1-02_S20.1-02-02.md) - [N.D. Cent. Code § 20.1-02-03 20.1-02-03. Compensation and expenses of director - Audit and payment](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ND_T20.1_C20.1-02_S20.1-02-03.md) - [N.D. Cent. Code § 20.1-02-04 20.1-02-04. Duties of director](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ND_T20.1_C20.1-02_S20.1-02-04.md) - [N.D. Cent. Code § 20.1-02-05 20.1-02-05. Powers of director](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ND_T20.1_C20.1-02_S20.1-02-05.md) - [N.D. Cent. Code § 20.1-02-05.1 20.1-02-05.1. Land acquisitions - Statewide land acquisition plan](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ND_T20.1_C20.1-02_S20.1-02-05.1.md) - [N.D. Cent. Code § 20.1-02-05.2 20.1-02-05.2. Private land access program - Guidelines](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ND_T20.1_C20.1-02_S20.1-02-05.2.md) - [N.D. Cent. Code § 20.1-02-06 20.1-02-06. Deputy director - Appointment, removal, oath, reports](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ND_T20.1_C20.1-02_S20.1-02-06.md) - [N.D. Cent. Code § 20.1-02-07 20.1-02-07. Chief game warden, district deputy game wardens, biologists, and technicians - Appointment - Removal](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ND_T20.1_C20.1-02_S20.1-02-07.md) - [N.D. Cent. Code § 20.1-02-08 20.1-02-08. Oath of chief game warden](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ND_T20.1_C20.1-02_S20.1-02-08.md) - [N.D. Cent. Code § 20.1-02-09 20.1-02-09. Supervision of chief game warden by director - Records - Reports](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ND_T20.1_C20.1-02_S20.1-02-09.md) - [N.D. Cent. Code § 20.1-02-10 20.1-02-10. Special deputy game wardens - Appointment, removal, compensation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ND_T20.1_C20.1-02_S20.1-02-10.md) - [N.D. Cent. Code § 20.1-02-11 20.1-02-11. Deputy game wardens supervised by director - To make reports](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ND_T20.1_C20.1-02_S20.1-02-11.md) - [N.D. Cent. Code § 20.1-02-12 20.1-02-12. Bond of deputy game wardens](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ND_T20.1_C20.1-02_S20.1-02-12.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ND_T20.1_C20.1-02_S20.1-02-04. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.