Highlights of the North Dakota Legislature on Monday, March 26, the 56th day of the 2007 session:

TASTY TRIUMPH: The North Dakota House gave a group of Williston students an "A" for their class project of a year ago - prodding the Legislature to adopt the chokecherry as the state fruit. Representatives approved the bill 92-0, and it now goes to Gov. John Hoeven, who said Monday he will sign it.

PROPERTY TAXES: North Dakota's Senate is struggling to craft an acceptable property tax relief proposal. On Monday, senators turned down one alternative - a measure to allow North Dakotans who make up to $45,000 annually to qualify for a state-financed property tax subsidy. It was defeated.

QUOTE: "My biology is about 50 years old, but my recollection from biology was that a fruit has a core, and a berry has a pit. Would you care to disclose the committee's discussion regarding these two definitions?" - Rep. Ole Aarsvold, D-Blanchard, asking Rep. C.B. "Buck" Haas, R-Taylor, on Monday about legislation to designate the chokecherry as North Dakota's state fruit. Haas replied that the "berry-pit" guideline was imprecise.

COMING UP TUESDAY: North Dakota's House may consider legislation that would make it a crime to give a tattoo to anyone younger than 18 without permission from a parent or guardian.