N.D. Cent. Code §59-12-08 (2007). Trusts for
care of animal
1. A trust may be created to provide for
the care of an animal alive during the settlor's
lifetime. The trust terminates upon the death of the
animal or, if the trust was created to provide for
the care of more than one animal alive during the
settlor's lifetime, upon the death of the last
surviving animal.
2. A trust authorized by this section
may be enforced by a person appointed in the terms
of the trust or, if no person is so appointed, by a
person appointed by the court. A person having an
interest in the welfare of the animal may request
the court to appoint a person to enforce the trust
or to remove a person appointed.
3. Property of a trust authorized by
this section may be applied only to its intended
use, except to the extent the court determines that
the value of the trust property exceeds the amount
required for the intended use. Except as otherwise
provided in the terms of the trust, property not
required for the intended use must be distributed to
the settlor, if then living, otherwise to the
settlor's successors in interest.
(H.B.
1034, signed 3/13/07, effective 8/1/07, adopting the
Uniform Trust Code) |