{ "batch": "759-north-dakota-home-shoot-zoning", "articles": [ { "id": "learn_r759_north_dakota_home_shoot_zoning_759_north_dakota_home_shoot_zoning_anchor_12p1_27p1", "category": "Business", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] North Dakota Century Code: Chapter 12.1-27.1 index heading (anchor)", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] The North Dakota Legislative Branch's official Century Code site (ndlegis.gov) publishes chapter 12.1-27.1 under the heading quoted.", "body": "The North Dakota Legislative Branch's official Century Code site (ndlegis.gov) publishes chapter 12.1-27.1 under the heading quoted.\n\nWhat North Dakota Legislative Branch (North Dakota Century Code) actually says:\n\n“North Dakota Century Code Chapter 12.1-27.1 Obscenity Control”\n\nNote: Anchor record: the legislature's own statute site, ndlegis.gov (state domain).", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t12-1c27-1.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "North Dakota Legislative Branch (North Dakota Century Code)", "evidence_quote": "North Dakota Century Code Chapter 12.1-27.1 Obscenity Control", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "759-north-dakota-home-shoot-zoning", "subject": "North Dakota Century Code", "topic": "Chapter 12.1-27.1 index heading (anchor)", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "ND", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-nd" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r759_north_dakota_home_shoot_zoning_759_north_dakota_home_shoot_zoning_anchor_40_47", "category": "Business", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] North Dakota Century Code: Chapter 40-47 index heading (anchor)", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] The North Dakota Legislative Branch's official Century Code site (ndlegis.gov) publishes chapter 40-47 under the heading quoted.", "body": "The North Dakota Legislative Branch's official Century Code site (ndlegis.gov) publishes chapter 40-47 under the heading quoted.\n\nWhat North Dakota Legislative Branch (North Dakota Century Code) actually says:\n\n“North Dakota Century Code Chapter 40-47 City Zoning”\n\nNote: Anchor record: the legislature's own statute site, ndlegis.gov (state domain).", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t40c47.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "North Dakota Legislative Branch (North Dakota Century Code)", "evidence_quote": "North Dakota Century Code Chapter 40-47 City Zoning", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "759-north-dakota-home-shoot-zoning", "subject": "North Dakota Century Code", "topic": "Chapter 40-47 index heading (anchor)", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "ND", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-nd" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r759_north_dakota_home_shoot_zoning_759_north_dakota_home_shoot_zoning_anchor_11_33", "category": "Business", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] North Dakota Century Code: Chapter 11-33 index heading (anchor)", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] The North Dakota Legislative Branch's official Century Code site (ndlegis.gov) publishes chapter 11-33 under the heading quoted.", "body": "The North Dakota Legislative Branch's official Century Code site (ndlegis.gov) publishes chapter 11-33 under the heading quoted.\n\nWhat North Dakota Legislative Branch (North Dakota Century Code) actually says:\n\n“North Dakota Century Code Chapter 11-33 County Zoning”\n\nNote: Anchor record: the legislature's own statute site, ndlegis.gov (state domain).", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t11c33.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "North Dakota Legislative Branch (North Dakota Century Code)", "evidence_quote": "North Dakota Century Code Chapter 11-33 County Zoning", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "759-north-dakota-home-shoot-zoning", "subject": "North Dakota Century Code", "topic": "Chapter 11-33 index heading (anchor)", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "ND", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-nd" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r759_north_dakota_home_shoot_zoning_759_north_dakota_home_shoot_zoning_adultperf_12p1_27p1_03p4", "category": "Business", "title": "N.D.C.C. 12.1-27.1-03.4: Adult-oriented performances on public property or where minors may be present", "summary": "N.D.C.C. 12.1-27.1-03.4 makes organizing an adult-oriented performance on public property, or at a business establishment frequented by minors or where minors may be invited as part of the general public, a class A misdemeanor for a first offense and a class C felony for a second or later offense.", "body": "N.D.C.C. 12.1-27.1-03.4 makes organizing an adult-oriented performance on public property, or at a business establishment frequented by minors or where minors may be invited as part of the general public, a class A misdemeanor for a first offense and a class C felony for a second or later offense.\n\nWhat North Dakota Legislative Branch (North Dakota Century Code) actually says:\n\n“2. A person is guilty of a class A misdemeanor for a first offense and a class C felony for a second or subsequent offense if the person organizes an adult-oriented performance: a. On public property; or b. At a business establishment frequented by minors, or where minors are or may be invited as a part of the general public.”\n\nNote: Source is the legislature's chapter PDF (ndlegis.gov); the verifier cannot read PDFs, quote checked by hand with pdftotext.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t12-1c27-1.pdf", "last_verified": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "North Dakota Legislative Branch (North Dakota Century Code)", "evidence_quote": "2. A person is guilty of a class A misdemeanor for a first offense and a class C felony for a second or subsequent offense if the person organizes an adult-oriented performance: a. On public property; or b. At a business establishment frequented by minors, or where minors are or may be invited as a part of the general public.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "759-north-dakota-home-shoot-zoning", "subject": "N.D.C.C. 12.1-27.1-03.4", "topic": "Adult-oriented performances on public property or where minors may be present", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "ND", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-nd" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r759_north_dakota_home_shoot_zoning_759_north_dakota_home_shoot_zoning_adultperfdef_12p1_27p1_03p4", "category": "Business", "title": "N.D.C.C. 12.1-27.1-03.4: Definition of adult-oriented performance", "summary": "N.D.C.C. 12.1-27.1-03.4(1)(a) defines an \"adult-oriented performance\" as a performance, whether or not performed for consideration, intended to appeal to a prurient interest and featuring purposeful exposure of genitals, pubic region, buttocks or a female breast below the areola (or prosthetic equivalents) or sexual conduct.", "body": "N.D.C.C. 12.1-27.1-03.4(1)(a) defines an \"adult-oriented performance\" as a performance, whether or not performed for consideration, intended to appeal to a prurient interest and featuring purposeful exposure of genitals, pubic region, buttocks or a female breast below the areola (or prosthetic equivalents) or sexual conduct.\n\nWhat North Dakota Legislative Branch (North Dakota Century Code) actually says:\n\n“\"Adult-oriented performance\" means a performance that, regardless of whether or not performed for consideration, is intended to appeal to a prurient interest and features: (1) The purposeful exposure, whether complete or partial, of: (a) A human genital, the pubic region, the human buttocks, or a female breast, if the breast is exposed below a point immediately above the top of the areola; or (b) Prosthetic genitalia, breasts, or buttocks; or (2) Sexual conduct.”\n\nNote: Source is the legislature's chapter PDF (ndlegis.gov); the verifier cannot read PDFs, quote checked by hand with pdftotext.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t12-1c27-1.pdf", "last_verified": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "North Dakota Legislative Branch (North Dakota Century Code)", "evidence_quote": "\"Adult-oriented performance\" means a performance that, regardless of whether or not performed for consideration, is intended to appeal to a prurient interest and features: (1) The purposeful exposure, whether complete or partial, of: (a) A human genital, the pubic region, the human buttocks, or a female breast, if the breast is exposed below a point immediately above the top of the areola; or (b) Prosthetic genitalia, breasts, or buttocks; or (2) Sexual conduct.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "759-north-dakota-home-shoot-zoning", "subject": "N.D.C.C. 12.1-27.1-03.4", "topic": "Definition of adult-oriented performance", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "ND", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-nd" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r759_north_dakota_home_shoot_zoning_759_north_dakota_home_shoot_zoning_preempt_12p1_27p1_12", "category": "Business", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] N.D.C.C. 12.1-27.1-12: State pre-emption of local obscenity ordinances", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] N.D.C.C. 12.1-27.1-12 makes chapter 12.1-27.1 applicable throughout the state and bars a political subdivision from enacting or enforcing ordinances regulating the dissemination of obscene materials or controlling obscene or adult-oriented performances, except ordinances authorized by section 5-02-09, section 58-03-11, chapter 11-33, or chapter 40-47.", "body": "N.D.C.C. 12.1-27.1-12 makes chapter 12.1-27.1 applicable throughout the state and bars a political subdivision from enacting or enforcing ordinances regulating the dissemination of obscene materials or controlling obscene or adult-oriented performances, except ordinances authorized by section 5-02-09, section 58-03-11, chapter 11-33, or chapter 40-47.\n\nWhat North Dakota Legislative Branch (North Dakota Century Code) actually says:\n\n“This chapter is applicable throughout the state, and a political subdivision may not enact new, or enforce existing, ordinances or resolutions regulating or prohibiting the dissemination of obscene materials, or controlling obscene or adult-oriented performances, except ordinances authorized by section 5-02-09, section 58-03-11, chapter 11-33, or chapter 40-47.”\n\nNote: Source is the legislature's chapter PDF (ndlegis.gov); the verifier cannot read PDFs, quote checked by hand with pdftotext.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t12-1c27-1.pdf", "last_verified": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "North Dakota Legislative Branch (North Dakota Century Code)", "evidence_quote": "This chapter is applicable throughout the state, and a political subdivision may not enact new, or enforce existing, ordinances or resolutions regulating or prohibiting the dissemination of obscene materials, or controlling obscene or adult-oriented performances, except ordinances authorized by section 5-02-09, section 58-03-11, chapter 11-33, or chapter 40-47.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "759-north-dakota-home-shoot-zoning", "subject": "N.D.C.C. 12.1-27.1-12", "topic": "State pre-emption of local obscenity ordinances", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "ND", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-nd" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r759_north_dakota_home_shoot_zoning_759_north_dakota_home_shoot_zoning_zone_city_40_47_01", "category": "Business", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] N.D.C.C. 40-47-01: City zoning authority", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] N.D.C.C. 40-47-01 lets the governing body of a city regulate and restrict building size, lot coverage, density, and the location and use of buildings, structures and land for trade, industry, residence or other purposes; city zoning is the level at which any home-occupation or adult-use location rule would be written.", "body": "N.D.C.C. 40-47-01 lets the governing body of a city regulate and restrict building size, lot coverage, density, and the location and use of buildings, structures and land for trade, industry, residence or other purposes; city zoning is the level at which any home-occupation or adult-use location rule would be written.\n\nWhat North Dakota Legislative Branch (North Dakota Century Code) actually says:\n\n“For the purpose of promoting health, safety, morals, or the general welfare of the community, the governing body of any city may, subject to the provisions of chapter 54-21.3, regulate and restrict the height, number of stories, and the size of buildings and other structures, the percentage of lot that may be occupied, the size of yards, courts, and other open spaces, the density of population, and the location and use of buildings, structures, and land for trade, industry, residence, or other purposes.”\n\nNote: Source is the legislature's chapter PDF (ndlegis.gov); the verifier cannot read PDFs, quote checked by hand with pdftotext.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t40c47.pdf", "last_verified": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "North Dakota Legislative Branch (North Dakota Century Code)", "evidence_quote": "For the purpose of promoting health, safety, morals, or the general welfare of the community, the governing body of any city may, subject to the provisions of chapter 54-21.3, regulate and restrict the height, number of stories, and the size of buildings and other structures, the percentage of lot that may be occupied, the size of yards, courts, and other open spaces, the density of population, and the location and use of buildings, structures, and land for trade, industry, residence, or other purposes.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "759-north-dakota-home-shoot-zoning", "subject": "N.D.C.C. 40-47-01", "topic": "City zoning authority", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "ND", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-nd" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r759_north_dakota_home_shoot_zoning_759_north_dakota_home_shoot_zoning_zone_county_11_33_02", "category": "Business", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] N.D.C.C. 11-33-02: County zoning districts", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] N.D.C.C. 11-33-02 lets a board of county commissioners divide the county into zoning districts by resolution and enact regulations, uniform within each district but differing between districts.", "body": "N.D.C.C. 11-33-02 lets a board of county commissioners divide the county into zoning districts by resolution and enact regulations, uniform within each district but differing between districts.\n\nWhat North Dakota Legislative Branch (North Dakota Century Code) actually says:\n\n“For any or all of the purposes designated in section 11-33-01, the board of county commissioners may divide by resolution all or any parts of the county, subject to section 11-33-02.1 into districts of such number, shape, and area as may be determined necessary, and likewise may enact suitable regulations to carry out the purposes of this chapter. These regulations must be uniform in each district, but the regulations in one district may differ from those in other districts.”\n\nNote: Source is the legislature's chapter PDF (ndlegis.gov); the verifier cannot read PDFs, quote checked by hand with pdftotext.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t11c33.pdf", "last_verified": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "North Dakota Legislative Branch (North Dakota Century Code)", "evidence_quote": "For any or all of the purposes designated in section 11-33-01, the board of county commissioners may divide by resolution all or any parts of the county, subject to section 11-33-02.1 into districts of such number, shape, and area as may be determined necessary, and likewise may enact suitable regulations to carry out the purposes of this chapter. These regulations must be uniform in each district, but the regulations in one district may differ from those in other districts.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "759-north-dakota-home-shoot-zoning", "subject": "N.D.C.C. 11-33-02", "topic": "County zoning districts", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "ND", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-nd" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r759_north_dakota_home_shoot_zoning_759_north_dakota_home_shoot_zoning_fargo_ldc_page", "category": "Business", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Fargo's zoning is Chapter 20 of the Fargo Municipal Code", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] The City of Fargo's Planning and Development page states that the Land Development Code is Chapter 20 of the Fargo Municipal Code and lays out the zoning and land use regulations applicable in the City of Fargo; the code text itself is hosted on Municode, which returned 403 to automated fetches.", "body": "The City of Fargo's Planning and Development page states that the Land Development Code is Chapter 20 of the Fargo Municipal Code and lays out the zoning and land use regulations applicable in the City of Fargo; the code text itself is hosted on Municode, which returned 403 to automated fetches.\n\nWhat City of Fargo actually says:\n\n“The Land Development Code is Chapter 20 of the Fargo Municipal Code . It lays out the zoning and land use regulations applicable in the City of Fargo.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.fargond.gov/city-government/departments/planning-development/land-use-zoning/land-development-code", "last_verified": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "City of Fargo", "evidence_quote": "The Land Development Code is Chapter 20 of the Fargo Municipal Code . It lays out the zoning and land use regulations applicable in the City of Fargo.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "759-north-dakota-home-shoot-zoning", "subject": "City of Fargo", "topic": "Fargo's zoning is Chapter 20 of the Fargo Municipal Code", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "ND", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-nd" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r759_north_dakota_home_shoot_zoning_759_north_dakota_home_shoot_zoning_anchor", "category": "Business", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] North Dakota: state statutory code index", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] North Dakota's statutes are published on the official Legislative Branch site at ndlegis.gov under a Century Code index page listing each title of the Century Code and stating the text published on the website is the official version.", "body": "North Dakota's statutes are published on the official Legislative Branch site at ndlegis.gov under a Century Code index page listing each title of the Century Code and stating the text published on the website is the official version.\n\nWhat North Dakota Legislative Branch actually says:\n\n“The text of the North Dakota Century Code published on this website is the official version of the North Dakota Century Code and may vary from any printed or online versions of the North Dakota Century Code available from private publishers.”\n\nNote: Anchor record. Page heading is 'Century Code | North Dakota Legislative Branch'. Index lists each title of the Century Code. Source opened and read 2026-10-17.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://ndlegis.gov/general-information/north-dakota-century-code/index.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "North Dakota Legislative Branch", "evidence_quote": "The text of the North Dakota Century Code published on this website is the official version of the North Dakota Century Code and may vary from any printed or online versions of the North Dakota Century Code available from private publishers.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "759-north-dakota-home-shoot-zoning", "subject": "North Dakota", "topic": "state statutory code index", "applies_to_country": "*", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "choosing", "region": [ "us-nd" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } } ] }