Title 54 — State Government
128 chapters · 1,241 sections in this title.
N.D.C.C. § 54-17.3-01 Definitions
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As used in sections 54-17.3-01 through 54-17.3-08, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Commission" means the North Dakota industrial commission. 2. "Paleontological resource" means any significant remains, trace, or imprint of a plant or animal that has been preserved by n…
N.D.C.C. § 54-17.3-02 Jurisdiction of the commission
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The commission, acting through the office of the state geologist, has jurisdiction and authority to enforce the provisions of sections 54-17.3-01 through 54-17.3-08. The commission has authority to make such investigations as it deems proper to determine whether facts exist which…
N.D.C.C. § 54-17.3-03 Permit required
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A permit must be obtained by any person, organization, institution, or company engaged on one's own behalf or on behalf of another to: 1. Identify or evaluate paleontological resources to satisfy state or federal requirements; or 2. Investigate, excavate, collect, or otherwise re…
N.D.C.C. § 54-17.3-04 Permit - Duration - Revocation
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A permit issued under sections 54-17.3-01 through 54-17.3-08 expires on December thirty-first of the year in which it is issued. A permit may be extended upon written request to the state geologist before expiration of the permit and upon payment to the state geologist of the fee…
N.D.C.C. § 54-17.3-05 Coordination of quaternary fossil finds
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The state geologist shall notify the director of the state historical society of all quaternary paleontological finds reported to the state geologist which potentially or actually contain cultural resources. The treatment of sites containing both paleontological remains and cultu…
N.D.C.C. § 54-17.3-06 Protection of paleontological specimens and sites
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Any paleontological resource found or located upon any land owned by the state or its political subdivisions may not be destroyed, defaced, altered, removed, or otherwise disposed of in any manner without approval of the state geologist. The state geologist shall determine the si…
N.D.C.C. § 54-17.3-07 Transfer of paleontological resources
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The state geologist may exchange with or transfer to universities, colleges, governmental bodies, and scientific institutions duplicate paleontological resources it holds. The state historical society must receive preference for the receipt of duplicate paleontological resources.
N.D.C.C. § 54-17.3-08 Violation of sections 54-17.3-01 through 54-17.3-08 - Penalty
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Any person violating any provision of sections 54-17.3-01 through 54-17.3-08 is guilty of a class B misdemeanor and shall forfeit to the state all paleontological specimens discovered by the violator at that site. Any such violation is considered to have been committed in the cou…