North Dakota prohibits knowingly supplying ammunition to, or procuring ammunition for, a person who is prohibited by North Dakota law from receiving or possessing it.¹However, no North Dakota law limits the persons who may receive or possess ammunition. Note that federal law prohibits certain persons from receiving or possessing ammunition and prohibits the sale or transfer of ammunition to these persons.² However, federal law does not require a seller of ammunition to conduct a background check on the purchaser to determine whether he or she is a prohibited person.³

North Dakota also does not:

• Require a license for the sale of ammunition;
• Require sellers of ammunition to maintain a record of the purchasers;
• Require a license to purchase or possess ammunition; or
• Prohibit the possession, transfer or use of armor-piercing or other unreasonably dangerous ammunition, although the federal prohibition on certain kinds of armor-piercing ammunition applies.

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1. N.D. Cent. Code § 62.1-02-08.[↩]
2. 18 U.S.C. § 922(b)(1), (d), (g), (x)(1).[↩]
3. 18 U.S.C. § 922(t).[↩]