North Dakota HB1150: A BILL for an Act to create and enact three new sections to chapter 12.1-30 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to Sunday closing laws; to amend and reenact section 12.1-30-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to Sunday closing laws and retail agreements; and to provide a penalty.

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A bill for an Act to create and enact three new sections to chapter 12.1-30 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to Sunday closing laws; to amend and reenact section 12.1-30-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to Sunday closing laws and retail agreements; and to provide a penalty.

From the introduced text, January 7, 2025:

A BILL for an Act to create and enact three new sections to chapter 12.1-30 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to Sunday closing laws; to amend and reenact section 12.1-30-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to Sunday closing laws and retail agreements; and to provide a penalty. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA: SECTION 1. A new section to chapter 12.1-30 of the North Dakota Century Code is created and enacted as follows: Business or labor on Sunday - Exemptions - Classification of offenses. 1. Except as otherwise provided in sections 2 and 3 of this Act, it is a class B misdemeanor for any person between the hours of twelve midnight and twelve noon on Sunday to: a. Engage in or conduct business or labor for profit in the usual manner and location. b. Operate a place of business open to the public. c. Authorize or direct that person's employees or agents to take action prohibited under this section. 2. The prohibition in subsection 1 does not apply to a person who in good faith observes a day other than Sunday as the Sabbath, if that person refrains from engaging in or conducting business or labor for profit and closes the place of business to the public between the hours of …

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