Pembina County, ND - Department Content
For unwanted or old medications. Take back (TB) sites are located at local law enforcement agencies and, unless otherwise noted, are open 24 hours a day. The MedSafe (MS) sites are at participating pharmacies. For hours of operation, please contact the pharmacy directly.
The Take Back program accepts both prescription and over the counter medications. The MedSafe program does not accept over the counter medications.
The medications of greatest concern are
pain pills, anti depressants, anxiety meds, sleep aids,
medications for attention deficit disorder. Don’t
leave these medications laying around the house.
All medications should be locked up. Store them
in a combination safe, locked cabinet,
or locked drawer–not the medicine cabinet.
PEMBINA COUNTY DRUG TAKE BACK SITES ARE:
Pembina County Sheriff's Office (TB)
308 Courthouse Drive #2
Cavalier, ND 58220
Drayton Drug (MS)
104 East Highway 66
Drayton, ND 58225
Thrifty White Pharmacy (MS)
102 Division Avenue South
Cavalier, ND 58220
NuCara Pharmacy (MS)
1102 Central Avenue
Walhalla, ND 58282
Clinicare (MS)
301 Mountain Street East
Cavalier, ND 58220
Pembina County Public Health offers FREE Deterra bags for safe medication disposal in your home. Call us to find out more!
State Wide Drug Take Back Sites
ND Medication Disposal Regulations
Naloxone is a prescription medication that temporarily reverses an opioid overdose. Naloxone, also known as Narcan, can be easily given by a bystander who suspects an opioid overdose.
In North Dakota you do not need to see a doctor to get a prescription for naloxone. Narcan is available for free at the Public Health office.
Narcan Nasal Spray Training Video
Exclusion Guidance Children or others do not need to be excluded from childcare, school, work, or other activities if they have head lice. Exclusion and treatment of children in child care can occur at the end of the day with return the following day after their first treatment. Children can remain in school but should be treated for lice as soon as possible. Head-to-head contact with others should be discouraged.
Pembina County Public Health publishes a quarterly newsletter. To get on the email list for this newsletter contact us at 701-265-4248 or sacarter@nd.gov.
Please see Employment Opportunities for available position information and application packet. Please submit Cover Letter, Resume, and Application to the Pembina County Sheriff's Office.
Drug Testing (for court ordered testing and others)
Preliminary Sample Screening: $20
Lab testing: $20
If you are currently taking any prescribed medication, please bring a copy of your prescription(s) with you to ensure any positive tests as a result of the use of legally prescribed medications are not used against you. Please notify the tester of any change in medications prescribed.
Civil Fees (NDCC 11-15-07)
Civil Process (Summons & Complaint, Small Claim Affidavit, Subpoena, etc): $20.00 per person/entity, plus mileage*
Levying or Executing any Writ: $40.00 per Levy or Writ, plus mileage*
Inquest to Appraise Goods and Chattels as required by Sheriff: $25.00, plus $100 per appraiser
Sheriff's Notice of Sale: $20.00 per ad, plus publishing fees
Sale of Real or Personal Property under Foreclosure of a Lien or Mortgage: $75.00, plus mileage*
Deed to Land sold on Execution or Sale Order: $20.00
Certificate of Redemption for property redeemed from Sale under Execution or Foreclosure: $20.00
Copies: $2.00 per page
*Mileage will be charged at $0.60 per mile (minimum charge of 20 miles/$12.00) per attempt (up to 3 attempts). Multiple services completed at the same address will only be charged mileage once per attempt.
~A statement of fees will be included with Sheriff's Returns.
Other Fees
Fingerprints: $10.00 per visit
Fireworks Retail License Permit: $20.00 per permit. Click Here for application packet.
Dances: Click Here for application packet and applicable fees.
The counties of Pembina and Walsh operate a joint truck regulatory program which focuses on the enforcement of size/weight limits on the county maintained roadways. Deputy Patrick Moreland is the truck regulatory deputy and is deputized in both counties by Pembina County Sheriff Terry Meidinger and Walsh County Sheriff Ron Jurgens. Deputy Moreland is a fully licensed peace officer, so he can also enforce criminal and traffic law.
Deputy Moreland has received field training by truck regulatory State Troopers. Please be very aware of your truck's size and weight limitations. These limits may vary depending on the time of year and the specific roadway being traveled.
Deputy Moreland can be contacted by email at pwmoreland@nd.gov or by calling the following numbers:
Pembina County Sheriff's Office: 701-265-4122
Walsh County Sheriff's Office: 701-352-2041
The mission of this department is to serve and protect persons and property of Pembina County. The responsibilities associated with this mission are many. They include enforcement of state and federal law, mantaining the peace and order of the county, protecting the property and personal safety of county residents, and generally assisting citizens in urgent situations. In joining this department, employees make its responsibilities their own. They are expected to carry out these responsibilities diligently and courteously and to take pride in the services they provide.
The department protects the rights of all persons within its jurisdiction to be free from criminal attack, to be secure in their possessions, and to live in peace. The department serves the people of the county by performing the law enforcement function in a professional manner and it is to these people that the department is ultimately responsible.
Terry Meidinger - Sheriff - Serving Since 1991
Marcus Ramsay - Chief Deputy - Serving Since 2011
Cory Mortensen - Sergeant - Serving Since 2016
Patrick Moreland - Deputy (Truck Reg) - Serving Since 2022
Martin Burch - Deputy - Serving Since 2019
Kane Gerszewski - Deputy - Serving Since 2020
Richard Johnson - Corrections - Serving Since 2007
Brigetta Thebeau - Corrections - Serving Since 2018
Calvin Cluchie - Corrections - Serving Since 2019
Kory Flaagan - Corrections - Serving Since 2020
Ben Hutchison- Corrections - Serving Since 2021
William H. Moorhead 1867-1870
Henry McKinney 1871-1872
John Lennon 1873-1874
Joseph Daniels 1875-1876
Charles J. Brown 1877-1884
John Kabernagle 1884
David Dick 1885-1886
William James 1887-1890
Archie M. O'Connor 1891-1894
George H. McCabe 1895-1896
John E. Truemner 1897-1898
Fred J. Farrow 1899-1902
Charles Atkinson 1903-1906
George Roadhouse 1907-1910
Ike J. Foster 1911-1914
Charles Atkinson 1915-1918
Ed Hamilton 1919-1922
D.J. "Duffy" Larson 1923-1926
Ralph S. Campbell 1927-1930
Harold C. Well 1931-1932
Archie B. O'Connor 1933-1936
Stone Hillman 1937-1940
Loren Davey 1941-1944
Fred O. Spangelo 1945-1948
Sam Samuelson 1949-1952
Fred O. Spangelo 1953-1958
Glenn E. Wells 1959-1986
James J. Martindale 1987-2002
Wayne Samdahl 2002-2006
Brian W. Erovick 2007-2014
Terry Meidinger 2015-Present
