Title 58 — Townships

Each township is a body corporate and has capacity: 1. To sue and be sued. 2. To purchase and hold lands within its limits and for the use of its inhabitants subject to the powers of the legislative assembly. 3. To make such contracts and purchase and hold such personal property …

No township may possess or exercise any corporate powers except those enumerated in this chapter, those specially given by law, and those necessary to the exercise of the powers enumerated or granted.

All acts or proceedings performed by a township in its corporate capacity must be done in the name of the township.

Repealed by S.L. 1979, ch. 172, § 29.

Repealed by S.L. 1979, ch. 172, § 29.

The following must be deemed township charges: 1. The compensation of township officers. 2. Contingent expenses necessarily incurred for the use and benefit of the township. 3. The moneys authorized to be raised by the vote of the township meeting for any township purpose. 4. Eac…

The electors of each township have the power at the annual township meeting: 1. To establish one or more pounds within the township, to determine the location of the pounds, to determine the number of poundmasters and to choose the poundmasters, and to discontinue pounds which ha…

Repealed by S.L. 1971, ch. 410, § 4.

Repealed by S.L. 1977, ch. 562, § 7.

Bylaws made by a township do not take effect until they are published. The township clerk shall have the bylaws published in a legal newspaper published in the township. If there is no such newspaper, the bylaws must be published in the county's official newspaper. The clerk shal…

For the purpose of promoting the health, safety, morals, or the general welfare, or to secure the orderly development of approaches to municipalities, the board of township supervisors may establish one or more zoning districts and within the districts, subject to the provisions …

1. The regulations and restrictions established in any township zoning district must be made in accordance with a comprehensive plan with reasonable consideration as to the character of such district, its peculiar suitability for particular uses, the normal growth of the municipa…

1. If any building or structure is erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, repaired, converted, or maintained, or if any building, structure, or land is used, in violation of any regulation or restriction made under the authority conferred by sections 58-03-11 through 58-03…

1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or zoning ordinance, a nonconforming structure devoted to residential use and located in a residential zoning district may be repaired, replaced, improved, maintained, restored, or rebuilt in its entirety even though the structure is …

Appeals from any rule, restriction, or decision of the board of township supervisors may be made to the district court of the county in which such township lies. Appeals must be taken in accordance with the procedure provided in section 28-34-01. Upon a showing that any rule, res…

Sections 58-03-11 through 58-03-15 do not include any power relating to the role of the board of township supervisors in the establishment, repair, or maintenance of highways or roads.

Every township may convey, sell, or dispose of real property of the township upon recommendation by the board of township supervisors and upon approval by the township electors at the annual meeting or at a special meeting called for such purpose. When the board estimates the rea…

Any zoning regulation that pertains to an animal feeding operation, as defined in section 58-03-11.1, is not effective until filed with the department of environmental quality for inclusion in the central repository established under section 23.1-01-10.

Notwithstanding any other law, a township may not impose any requirements or restrictions pertaining to the registration, labeling, distribution, sale, handling, use, application, transportation, or disposal of seed.

1. A township that regulates the construction, erection, reconstruction, repair, or alteration of buildings and structures and issues building permits shall respond to a building permit application within sixty days of receiving the application either by approving the application…

1. A gathering of the members of a board of township supervisors to conduct an onsite inspection under this title is an exempt meeting as defined under section 44-04-17.1 if: a. The township does not have staff available that is capable of making the inspection; or b. The board o…

If a dissolved city is located in an organized township, the township may choose to maintain or vacate, under chapter 40-39, the streets and alleys in the dissolved city.