How Seasons and Regulations are Set

North Dakota's various hunting, fishing, and trapping seasons are set by gubernatorial proclamation under a process mandated by state law. Here is how it works:

• Game and fish department biologists conduct population surveys.
• Biologists, in concert with the Department administration, incorporate population data and other information into a draft proclamation.
• The draft proclamation is submitted to the governor for approval.
• If the governor approves and signs the proclamation, it then has force of law.

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