North Dakota Attorney General Opinions

N.D.A.G. Letter to Henegar (April 24, 1986) April 24, 1986 Mr. Dale L. Henegar Commissioner North Dakota Game & Fish Department 100 North Bismarck Expressway Bismarck, ND 58501-5095 Dear Commissioner Henegar: Thank you for your letter dated April 10, 1986, in which you inquire as to whether or not N.D.C.C. § 20.1-05-05 would prohibit the Governor to declare, by proclamation, an extension of the white-tailed deer hunting season to one-half hour before sunrise each day. N.D.C.C. § 20.1-05-05 provides: 20.1-05-05. PRIMA FACIE PROOF OF HUNTING OR ATTEMPTING TO HUNT BIG GAME

Date Issued: April 24, 1986 (AGO 86-16) Requested by: Honorable Earl R. Pomeroy Commissioner of Insurance - QUESTIONS PRESENTED - I. Whether Section 26.8 of the Staff Personnel Policy Manual of the State Board of Higher Education contravenes N.D.C.C. chapter 54-44.3. II. Whether the statewide appeal mechanism of N.D.C.C. chapter 54-44.3 may constitutionally be applied to classified employees at the institutions of higher education under the control of the State Board of Hig

N.D.A.G. Letter to Lamb (April 23, 1986) April 23, 1986 Mr. Joseph S. Lamb Executive Vice President Chief Operating Officer Bank of North Dakota 700 East Main P.O. Box 5509 Bismarck, ND 58502-5509 Dear Mr. Lamb: Thank you for your letter of February 27, 1986, listing three questions of the Bank of North Dakota concerning my memorandum of November 25, 1985. My memorandum recom- mended the adoption of a policy with respect to the closed portions of agendas of the Industrial Commission in which it customarily discusses customer loans by the Bank of North Dakota. Your first question is

Date Issued: April 23, 1986 (AGO 86-15) Requested by: Richard L. Schnell Morton County State's Attorney - QUESTION PRESENTED - Whether the discretionary employment of a county highway engineer, pursuant to N.D.C.C. section 11-31-01, may be terminated by a majority vote of the qualified electors voting on such a question at a primary or general election. - ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OPINION - It is my opinion that the discretionary employment of a county highway engineer, purs

N.D.A.G. Letter to Seaworth (April 22, 1986) April 22, 1986 Mr. Hugh P. Seaworth Bismarck City Attorney 221 North 5th Street P.O. Box 5503 Bismarck, ND 58502 Dear Mr. Seaworth: Thank you for your letter dated December 6, 1985. I apologize for the delay in responding. In your letter, you requested an Attorney General's opinion as to tape recordings of city commission meetings. Your inquiry is whether a board of city commissioners may use tape recordings of its proceedings merely as an aid in preparation of the journal or minutes of meetings; and, secondly, whether these tape recordings

N.D.A.G. Letter to Riha (April 22, 1986) April 22, 1986 Mr. Richard Riha Assistant Burleigh County State's Attorney Burleigh County Courthouse 514 East Thayer Avenue Bismarck, ND 58501 Dear Mr. Riha: Thank you for your letter of April 7, 1986, wherein you inquire whether the Burleigh County Sheriff must pay the two dollar tax imposed by N.D.C.C. § 39-26-12 when he titles an official vehicle. The tax imposed by N.D.C.C. § 39-26-12 is an excise tax. The State Constitution only exempts county property from ad valorem taxation. N.D. Const. Art. X, 5. The Legislative Assembly did not exem

N.D.A.G. Letter to Wold (April 18, 1986) April 18, 1986 Mr. James W. Wold Griggs County State's Attorney P. O. Box 541 Cooperstown, ND 58425 Dear Mr. Wold: Thank you for your letter of March 21, 1986, wherein you asked whether an individual must have an operator's license when operating a farm tractor on a public highway. It is my opinion that an individual must have an operator's license to drive a farm tractor on a public highway. A farm tractor is defined in N.D.C.C. § 39-01-01(17) as a ". . . motor vehicle designed and used primarily as a farm implement . . ." N.D.C.C. §39-01-01

N.D.A.G. Letter to Lindell (April 1 1, 1986) April 11, 1986 Mr. William F. Lindell Washburn City Attorney P.O. Box 427 Washburn, ND 58577 Dear Mr. Lindell: Thank you for your letter of April 7, 1986, concerning two matters which may involve incompatible offices being held by the same person. In the first factual matter, you inquire as to whether a person may sit as a member of the Wilton Park Board and as a member of Wilton City Commission at one and the same time. Enclosed you will find an opinion of this office dated April 13, 1936, as well as a letter to the Hebron city attorney

N.D.A.G. Letter to Falck (April 10, 1986) April 10, 1986 Mr. Thomas H. Falck, Jr. Grand Forks County Assistant State's Attorney P. O. Box 607 Grand Forks, North Dakota 58206-0607 Dear Mr. Falck: Thank you for your letter dated December 24, 1985. I apologize for the delay in responding. In your letter, you requested an Attorney General's opinion as to whether the clerk of Grand Forks County District Court may keep fees received for the issuance of passports if her duties are outside of those set forth by statute. N.D.C.C. §11-10-14 provides as follows: 11-1

N.D.A.G. Letter to Slorby (April 4, 1986) April 4, 1986 Mr. Tom P. Slorby Ward County State's Attorney Ward County Courthouse Minot, ND 58701 Dear Mr. Slorby: Thank you for your letter of March 19, 1986, inquiring as to the ability of a county to designate county offices as part-time and to reduce their salary accordingly. N.D.C.C §11-10-10(4) states, in part, as follows: 11-10-10. SALARIES OF COUNTY OFFICERS. * * * 4. . . .Any county official performing duties on less than a full-time basis may be paid a reduced salary set by the board of county commissioners.

N.D.A.G. Letter to Jones (April 4, 1986) April 4, 1986 Mr. Wayne P. Jones Ransom County State's Attorney P. O. Box 391 Lisbon, ND 58054 Dear Mr. Jones: Thank you for your March 21, 1986, letter concerning the application of the new industry tax exemption provisions to property located in Enderlin, North Dakota, that is owned by National Sun Industries. Your letter recites the following important set of facts: National Sun Industries, a North Dakota Corporation applied for and was awarded the tax exemption to run until February of 1988. Thereafter, and after operating approximately one

N.D.A.G. Letter to Haskell (April 4, 1986) April 4, 1986 Mr. Bruce B. Haskell Assistant State's Attorney Morton County Courthouse 210 Second Avenue N.W. Box 190 Mandan, ND 58554 Dear Mr. Haskell: Thank you for your letter of March 21, 1986, inquiring as to whether a proposed donation of $40,000 by the Morton County Housing Authority to an entity which is designed to assist county senior citizens is provided for by law. North Dakota law, as found at N.D.C.C. § 23-11-11(9) authorizes a county housing authority to arrange for the furnishing of services for facilities for or in connectio

Date Issued: April 1, 1986 (AGO 86-14) Requested by: Howard D. Swanson Assistant Grand Forks City Attorney - QUESTIONS PRESENTED - I. Whether a municipality is responsible for the cost of medical care provided to an indigent prisoner incarcerated at a county jail for a violation of a city ordinance. II. Whether a city has the authority to assume financial responsibility for medical services rendered to indigent persons while those persons are incarcerated in a jail. -

N.D.A.G. Letter to Halpern (March 31, 1986) March 31, 1986 Mr. Mike L. Halpern Glen Ullin City Attorney P.O. Box M Glen Ullin, ND 58631 Dear Mr. Halpern: Thank you for your letter of January 30, 1986, requesting an opinion on two questions. Your first question is what is "an active industrial development organization" within the context of the provisions of N.D.C.C. § 11-11.1-06. N.D.C.C. Ch. 11-11.1 gives a board of county commissioners the authority to create a job development authority. N.D.C.C. § 11-11.1-06 authorizes a board of county commis- sioners to contract with an active in

Office of the Attorney General State of North Dakota Opinion No. 86-13 Date Issued: March 27, 1986 Requested by: Karlene Fine Secretary to the State Industrial Commission --QUESTION PRESENTED-- Whether the North Dakota Export Trading Company is exempt from the registration provisions of the North Dakota Securities Act of 1951 (N.D.C.C. Ch. 10-04). --ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OPINION-- It is my opinion that the North Dakota Export Trading Company is exempt from the registration provisions of the North Dakota Securities Act of 1951 (N.D.C.C. Ch. 1

N.D.A.G. Letter to State Officials (March 26, 1986) MEMORANDUM TO: All State Officials FROM: Nicholas J. Spaeth, Attorney General SUBJECT: Liability of State Employees and Officials DATE: March 26, 1986 There have been numerous questions raised recently concerning the current status of the law as to liability of public officials and employees and the possible need for insurance covering potential liability. The purpose of this memorandum is to advise you as to the current status of the law on the subject of public official liability. The doctrine of sovereign immunity continues

N.D.A.G. Letter to Meyer (March 26, 1986) March 26, 1986 Honorable Ray Meyer State Representative Route 1, Box 46 Morristown, SD 57645 Dear Representative Meyer: Thank you for your letter of January 31, 1986, in which you pose four questions with regard to the authority of a board of county commissioner to regulate geophysical operations within a county. I apologize for the delay in responding to you. The questions you pose in your letter are as follows: 1. Whether a board of county commissioners has the authority to enact ordinances regulating geophysical operations within a county

N.D.A.G. Letter to Wogsland (March 24, 1986) Overruled by N.D.A.G. 99-F-07 March 24, 1986 Honorable Dan Wogsland North Dakota State Senator Route 1, Box W8 Hannaford, ND 58448 Dear Senator Wogsland: Thank you for your letter of March 1, 1986, which we received on March 13, 1986, inquiring as to the effect of a 1965 Attorney General's opinion indicating that a township resolution of relinquishment of zoning authority is irrevocable. Enclosed please find a copy of my February 12, 1986, letter to Representative Gerntholz on this very issue. As you will note, the 1965 opinion, as well as

N.D.A.G. Letter to Wogsland (March 24, 1986) Overruled by N.D.A.G. 99-F-07 March 24, 1986 Honorable Dan Wogsland North Dakota State Senator Route 1, Box W8 Hannaford, ND 58448 Dear Senator Wogsland: Thank you for your letter of March 1, 1986, which we received on March 13, 1986, inquiring as to the effect of a 1965 Attorney General's opinion indicating that a township resolution of relinquishment of zoning authority is irrevocable. Enclosed please find a copy of my February 12, 1986, letter to Representative Gerntholz on this very issue. As you will note, the 1965 opinion, as well as

N.D.A.G. Letter to Sillers (March 18, 1986) March 18, 1986 Mr. Cameron D. Sillers Cavalier County State's Attorney Cavalier County Courthouse 901 Third Street Langdon, ND 58429 Dear Mr. Sillers: Thank you for your letter of February 25, 1986, wherein you inquire whether a section line road used by the public and intersecting a township road is considered to be part of the township system. In a prior opinion of this office it was concluded that a board of township supervisors was vested with discretion in designating what roads constituted the township road system. 1983 N.D. Atty. Gen.

N.D.A.G. Letter to Ficek (March 18, 1986) March 18, 1986 Mr. Vince H. Ficek Dickinson City Attorney P.O. Box 866 Dickinson, ND 58601-0866 Dear Mr. Ficek: Thank you for your letter of February 21, 1986, wherein you inquire whether the disability of an honorably discharged veteran of the United States armed forces must be service-connected under the property tax exemption provisions of N.D.C.C. § 57-02-08(20)(b). Enclosed is a copy of 1966 N.D. Atty. Gen. Op., 263. Based upon analysis of legislative history and statutory construction, the Attorney

N.D.A.G. Letter to Wold (March 14, 1986) March 14, 1986 Mr. James W. Wold Griggs County State's Attorney Griggs County Courthouse P.O. Box 541 Cooperstown, ND 58425 Dear Mr. Wold: Thank you for your letter of March 5, 1986, inquiring as to whether the question of discontinuing a job development authority which had been created by the board of county commissioners may be placed on the ballots of the next regular election. N.D.C.C. § 11-11.1-01 states, in part, as follows: 11-11.1-01. JOB DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY --BOARD OF DIRECTORS' MEMBERS QUALIFICATIONS. . . .If the authorit

N.D.A.G. Letter to Lovell (March 14, 1986) March 14, 1986 Mr. Orrin B. Lovell Golden Valley County State's Attorney Box 38 Beach, ND 58621 Dear Mr. Lovell: Thank you for your letter of March 6, 1986, concerning the possibility of transferring property between Billings and Golden Valley Counties. Your letter concerns N.D.C.C. §11-06-02 and its effect upon the proposed transfer of property between these counties. N.D.C.C. §11-06-02 prohibits a transfer of property between counties where such a transfer reduces in one county the number of congressional townships to less than 24 or reduce

N.D.A.G. Letter to Duppler (March 14, 1986) March 14, 1986 Mr. Alan K. Duppler Mercer County State's Attorney Mercer County Courthouse Stanton, North Dakota 58571 Dear Mr. Duppler: Thank you for your letter of January 16, 1986, requesting an opinion on two questions. The first question is whether a county board of commissioners may set a sale price in excess of the amount stated in the notice to effect a redemption, plus the total amount of all subsequent taxes with interest, penalties and costs, when property is being repurchased pursuant to N.D.C.C. § 57-28-19.

N.D.A.G. Letter to Herauf (March 13, 1986) March 13, 1986 Mr. William A. Herauf Ficek Law Office 41 1st Avenue West P.O. Box 866 Dickinson, ND 58601 Dear Mr. Herauf: Thank you for your letter of February 25, 1986, concerning the ability of a township to rebate township revenues which have accumulated in savings. We have reviewed N.D.C.C. Ch. 58-03 and concur with your conclusion that current statutes do not authorize township boards to rebate unused funds. Instead, we believe the procedures to abate a refund tax, as outlined in N.D.C.C. Ch. 57-23, is the only procedure available for t

N.D.A.G. Letter to Hagerty (March 13, 1986) March 13, 1986 Ms. Gail Hagerty Burleigh County State's Attorney Burleigh County Courthouse 514 East Thayer Avenue Bismarck, ND 58501 Dear Ms. Hagerty: Thank you for your letter of February 18, 1986, concerning a payment to be made by the Burleigh County Board of County Commissioners to the Bismarck Economic Development Committee. According to your letter, this payment is to be used in the economic development of Burleigh County. I have also received a letter from Myron Atkinson indicating that the proposed payment

N.D.A.G. Letter to Wheelihan (March 12, 1986) March 12, 1986 Mr. David M. Wheelihan Diemert & Wheelihan, P.C. Attorneys for the City of Ellendale 19 First Avenue South P.O. Box 39 Ellendale, ND 58436-0039 Dear Mr. Wheelihan: Thank you for your letter of February 6, 1986, in which you inquire whether a petition of qualified electors requesting the state auditor to perform a financial audit of the city of Ellendale is a public record subject to review by the public. Access to public records is governed by N.D.C.C. §44-04-18 which states as follows: 44-04-18. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS -

N.D.A.G. Letter to Wheelihan (March 12, 1986) March 12, 1986 Mr. David M. Wheelihan Ellendale City Attorney 59 First Avenue South P. O. Box 39 Ellendale, ND 58436 Dear Mr. Wheelihan: Thank you for your letter of February 6, 1986, concerning the ability of a city to act as its own general contractor for a water main project financed through special assessments. There appears to be little doubt but that a city has the authority to acquire, own, operate, maintain, and improve the needed facilities to insure a supply of water for the needs of the inhabitants of the city. N.D.C.C.

N.D.A.G. Letter to Eiken (March 12, 1986) March 12, 1986 Mr. Doug Eiken, Director North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department Pinehurst Office Park 1424 West Century Avenue Suite 202 Bismarck, ND 58501 Dear Mr. Eiken: Thank you for your letter of January 16, 1986, concerning the establishment of rules and regulations for the management and use of nature preserves. N.D.C.C. § 55-11-11 provides that nature preserves shall be managed and protected in the manner approved by, and subject to the rules and regulations established by, the Department of Parks and Recreation. Further, N.D.C.

Date Issued: March 12, 1986 (AGO 86-12) Requested by: Alfred A. Thompson Burleigh County Water Resource District - QUESTIONS PRESENTED - I. Whether the responsibility for construction or reconstruction of a revetment lies with the water resource board or with the board of county commissioners. II. Whether a water resource board may finance a project to reconstruct a revetment work by special assessments. - ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OPINION - I. It is my opinion that, the respons

N.D.A.G. Letter to Alexander (March 7, 1986) March 7, 1986 Mr. Robert E. Alexander Beulah City Attorney Hagen, Quast & Alexander P.O. Box 249 Beulah, ND 58523 Dear Mr. Alexander: Thank you for your letter of February 21, 1986, inquiring as to the comprehensiveness of extraterritorial zoning by a city pursuant to N.D.C.C. § 40-47-01.1. According to your letter, Beulah has a population of less than 5,000 people. N.D.C.C. §40-47-01.1(1) provides that the governing body of a city with a population of less than 5,000, may extend the application of the city's zoning regulations to each quar

Date Issued: March 7, 1986 (AGO 86-11) Requested by: Hugh P. Seaworth Bismarck City Attorney - QUESTION PRESENTED - Whether an ordinance authorizing a sales and use tax enacted pursuant to a home rule city charter may be referred to the electors of the city. - ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OPINION - It is my opinion that an ordinance authorizing a sales and use tax enacted pursuant to a home rule charter may not be referred to the electors of the city. - ANALYSIS -

N.D.A.G. Letter to Lundberg (March 6, 1986) March 6, 1986 Honorable Jane M. Lundberg Commissioner Department of Banking and Financial Institutions State Capitol Bismarck, ND 58505 Dear Commissioner Lundberg: Thank you for your letter of December 30, 1985, in which you inquire as to the constitutionality of applying N.D.C.C. § 6-03-59, regarding loan limitations to one borrower or concern, to preexisting contracts. The police power of a state extends to the regulation of banks chartered under state law. Noble State Bank v. Haskell , 219 U.S. 104, 111 (1

N.D.A.G. Letter to Boyum (March 6, 1986) March 6, 1986 Mr. Arne F. Boyum Attorney at Law P.O. Box 908 Rolla, ND 58367 Dear Mr. Boyum: Thank you for your letter of February 14, 1986, inquiring as to the eligibility of an individual to serve as municipal judge in a city with a population of less than 3,000 where that person does not live in the city and is not a qualified elector within the city. In 1966, this office had the occasion to issue an opinion on the question of whether a person desiring to run for municipal judge must comply with the residency requirement of N.D.C.C. § 40-

N.D.A.G. Letter to Eppler (Feb. 28, 1986) February 28, 1986 Mr. Don B. Eppler City Attorney P.O. Box 511 Lisbon, ND 58054 Dear Mr. Eppler: Thank you very much for your letter of February 7, 1986, concerning whether minors may be allowed to clean a licensed liquor establishment on Sundays. I believe that your literal interpretation of N.D.C.C. §5-01-08 is the correct one. That interpretation being that a minor may never enter a licensed liquor establishment "where alcoholic beverages are being sold or displayed at any time" (emphasis added). If the owner of the bar in Lisbon were to

N.D.A.G. Letter to Lamb (Feb. 27, 1986) February 27, 1986 Mr. Joseph S. Lamb Executive Vice President The Bank of North Dakota Bismarck, ND 58502-5509 Dear Joe: Thank you for your letter dated January 9, 1986, in which you ask whether the Bank may only take a first or a second mortgage as security for a loan from the revolving loan fund established under N.D.C.C. §6-09-15.5, or whether it would also be permissible for the Bank to take other collateral, such as an assignment of a vendee's interest in a contract for deed as security for a loan. After reviewing the statute in question and

Date Issued: February 27, 1986 (AGO 86-10) Requested by: David M. Wheelihan Ellendale City Attorney - QUESTION PRESENTED - Whether the effective dates of 1985 N.D. Session Laws 601, section 1, create a period of ineligibility for the single family residential property tax exemption originally established by 1983 N.D. Session Laws 597, section 1. - ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OPINION - It is my opinion that the effective dates of 1985 N.D. Session Laws 601, section 1, create

N.D.A.G. Letter to Nelson (Feb. 25, 1986) February 25, 1986 Ms. Carol Nelson Barnes County State's Attorney P. O. Box 209 Valley City, ND 58072 Dear Ms. Nelson: Thank you for your letter of January 30, 1986, concerning the Sunday closing law and the grocery store exemption. According to your letter, you are inquiring as to whether the presence of employees within a grocery store performing inventory tasks causes such employees to be counted in determining whether the store may be open on a Sunday. N.D.C.C. § 12.1-30-03(30) allows food stores to operate on a Sunday so long as the food s

Date Issued: February 14, 1986 (AGO 86-9) Requested by: Earle R. Myers, Jr., Richland County State's Attorney - QUESTIONS PRESENTED - I. Whether N.D.C.C. section 5-01-07 is mandatory in its application toward all beer and liquor licenses issued by a board of county commissioners for businesses located outside the corporate limits of a city but within an organized township. II. Whether N.D.C.C. section 5-01-07 requires written approval of a beer or liquor license by a

N.D.A.G. Letter to Gregg (Feb. 13, 1986) February 13, 1986 Mr. John R. Gregg Bottineau County State's Attorney P.O. Box 26 Bottineau, ND 58318 Dear Mr. Gregg: Thank you for your letter of December 26, 1985, posing four individual questions to this office for answers. I apologize for the delay in responding to you. However, the varied subject matters covered by your opinion request necessitated my dividing up your request amongst several attorneys for legal research purposes. Your first question concerns the inherent authority of the court to issue an Order to Apprehend and its applicat

Date Issued: February 13, 1986 (AGO 86-8) Requested by: John R. Gregg Bottineau County State's Attorney - QUESTION PRESENTED - Whether a county court must furnish a jailer with an order of commitment pursuant to N.D.C.C. section 12-44.1-11 where a person arrested has appeared initially before a magistrate for the setting of bond and the original warrant for arrest has been returned to the court. - ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OPINION - A county court need not furnish a ja

N.D.A.G. Letter to Marion (Feb. 12, 1986) February 12, 1986 Mr. James L. Marion Clerk, North Dakota Parole and Probation P. O. Box 5521 Bismarck, ND 58502 Dear Mr. Marion: Thank you for your letter of January 28, 1986, inquiring as to whether the Notice of Application for Parole and its responses are confidential. With respect to parole records, N.D.C.C. §12-59-04 provides that presentence reports, pre-parole reports and supervision histories, which are obtained by any employee or member of the board in the discharge of an official duty, shall be privileged information and shall not be

N.D.A.G. Letter to Gerntholz (Feb. 12, 1986) Overruled by N.D.A.G. 99-F-07 February 12, 1986 Honorable Gerald F. Gerntholz North Dakota State Representative District 24 RR 1 - Box 40 Sanborn, ND 58480 Dear Representative Gerntholz: Thank you for your letter of January 17, 1986, requesting an opinion as to the circumstances, if any, by which townships may reacquire the power to enact zoning regulations after relinquishing such power to the county as provided for N.D.C.C. § 11-33-20. Enclosed you will find a copy of an opinion issued by

N.D.A.G. Letter to Haskell (Feb. 10, 1986) February 10, 1986 Mr. Bruce Haskell Morton County Assistant State's Attorney P. O. Box 190 Mandan, ND 58554 Dear Mr. Haskell: Thank you for your letter of January 9, 1986, regarding your investigation of the Flasher School District elections. N.D.C.C. Ch. 16.1-07 governs absent voters ballots and absentee voting. The actual distribution of absentee ballots is strictly regulated pursuant to N.D.C.C. 16.1-07-08 which provides, in part, as follows: 16.1-07-08. DELIVERING BALLOTS - ENVELOPES ACCOMPANYING - STATEMENT ON ENVELOPE

Date Issued: February 6, 1986 (AGO 86-7) Requested by: Dale L. Henegar, Commissioner North Dakota Game and Fish Department - QUESTIONS PRESENTED - I. Whether the procedures of N.D.C.C. sections 20.1-01-28 and 20.1-01-29 are applicable to noncriminal violations of rules approved by the game and fish commissioner pursuant to N.D.C.C. section 20.1-02-05(24) and of an order or proclamation of the Governor pursuant to N.D.C.C. section 20.1-08-01. II. Whether a person charged with

Date Issued: February 6, 1986 (AGO 86-6) Requested by: Stuart A. Larson Traill County State's Attorney - QUESTION PRESENTED - Whether the deadline for the five percent discount on real estate tax payments authorized by N.D.C.C. section 57-20-09 continues to be February fifteenth prior to the date of delinquency when that day falls on a Saturday. - ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OPINION - It is my opinion that the deadline for the five percent discount on real estate tax p

N.D.A.G. Letter to Eckroth (Feb. 5, 1986) February 5, 1986 Honorable Anthony G. Eckroth State Representative 1701 2nd Street N.E. Mandan, North Dakota 58554 Honorable Walter A. Meyer State Senator 700 Old Red Trail Mandan, North Dakota 58554 Dear Representative Eckroth and Senator Meyer: I am writing to you in regard to my letter of January 17, 1986, pertaining to the referral of a county job development authority. The information contained in my answer to your question was a correct analysis of the law. However, it has been brought to our attention that Morton County did not c