Title 2, Natural Resources

Application for Homestead Land; Conditions of Occupancy; Source: PL 7-11, § 5; repealed by PL 23-34, § 4 (Jan. 10, 2025).

Short Title. Source: PL 13-30, § 1, modified; repealed by PL 23-34, § 4 (Jan. 10, 2025).

Reservation of Village Homestead Areas. Source: PL 13-30, § 3, modified; global amendment by PL 15-2, § 4; repealed by PL 23-34, § 4 (Jan. 10, 2025); repealed by PL 23-34, § 4 (Jan. 10, 2025).

Purpose. In order to protect the agricultural and general well-being of the people of the Commonwealth, quarantine regulations are promulgated as a means of preventing the introduction and further dissemination of injurious insects, pests, and diseases into and within the Commonw…

Promulgation of Plant and Animal Quarantine Regulations. (a) With the prior approval of the Governor, the Director of Natural Resources shall issue plant and animal quarantines and regulations, relating to the administration and enforcement of the controls established by this cha…

Administration and Enforcement. (a) The Director of Natural Resources shall administer the provisions of the plant and animal quarantine controls, quarantines and regulations. (b) Agricultural quarantine inspectors may be appointed by the Governor, and shall, under the direction …

Emergency Measures Authorized. (a) Upon the discovery of a situation not covered by the controls, quarantines or regulations issued under this chapter, or any other situation warranting immediate action, emergency quarantine measures may be made at any time by an agricultural qua…

Inspection. (a) All animals and plants or parts thereof, including seeds, fruits, vegetables, and cuttings, entering or transported within the Commonwealth are subject to inspection by agricultural quarantine inspectors and may be refused entry into or movement within the Commonw…

Manifests and Information. Cargo manifests and other similar documents concerning aircraft and vessels traveling in the Commonwealth will be made available to the agricultural quarantine inspectors upon request. Those authorities having information as to the movements of aircraft…

In-Transit Material. Any animals, plants or other quarantinable material in transit through the Commonwealth on aircraft or vessels shall be kept aboard such aircraft or vessels while in port or on any island of the Commonwealth, unless such material is otherwise enterable. If it…

Disposition of Contraband Material. Anything attempted to be brought into or transported within the Commonwealth in contravention of the controls, quarantines or regulations established pursuant to this chapter shall be seized by an agricultural quarantine inspector and destroyed…

Treatment for Insects or Other Pests. Vessels and aircraft traveling into or within the Commonwealth and known or suspected upon reasonable grounds to be harboring insects or other agricultural pests will be subject to spraying with insecticides or such other treatment as may be …

Penalties. A person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter or any properly issued plant and animal controls, quarantines or regulations shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Source: 25 TTC § 10.

Short Title. This article may be cited as the Animal Health Protection and Disease Control Act. Source: PL 4-55, § 1 (§ 5320), modified. Commission Comment: PL 4-55 took effect August 22, 1985.

Purpose and Objectives. (a) The purpose of this article is to: (1) Establish a well-defined system of animal quarantine, inspection procedures, and disease control activities to provide for the sound protection of domestic animals, poultry and birds, as well as pet animals and th…

Definitions. (a) “Accredited veterinarian” means a licensed veterinarian certified by federal and Commonwealth or state animal health authorities to participate in cooperative disease control activities, including execution of health certificates for the interstate and internatio…

Chief of Animal Health and Industry: Established. (a) Creation of Position. There is in the civil service of the Commonwealth government and within the Department of Natural Resources the position of Chief of Animal Health and Industry. The qualifications and salary of the chief …

Entry of Animals Without Inspection Prohibited. (a) No domestic or wild animal, including livestock, birds and poultry, shall enter the Commonwealth, except after inspection and the issuance of an entry permit by the chief to the consignee, importer, or owner. (b) The chief shall…

Landing of Animals. The landing of any animal for the purpose of inspection or quarantine is not an entry into the Commonwealth. If, in the opinion of the chief, it is necessary or proper to quarantine any animal, he may so order at the expense of the owner, importer, or consigne…

Quarantine. The Chief of Animal Health and Industry may quarantine any animal known to be affected with or to have been exposed to any contagious, infectious, or communicable disease, and destroy the same when in the opinion the measure is necessary to prevent the spread of the d…

Importation of Meat Products, Frozen Semen, Garbage, Animal Byproducts, Bedding Material and Certain Feedstuffs. (a) It is unlawful to import fresh, chilled, frozen and/or unprocessed meat or carcass of any kind, including birds and poultry, from any part of the world into the Co…

Interference with Inspection Prohibited, Including Harassments, Threats and Bodily Harm to Inspection Personnel. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to interfere, in any way or manner, with the inspection procedures or with the inspection personnel, including harassmen…

Penalties. (a) Criminal Penalty. Any person violating any of the provisions of this article or any regulations issued under the article shall upon conviction, be imprisoned for not more than six months or fined not more than $2,000 or both. (b) Civil Penalty. The chief may assess…

Organization of Unit Owners’ Association. A unit owners’ association shall be organized no later than the date the condominium is created. The membership of the association at all times shall consist exclusively of all the unit owners or, following termination of the condominium,…

Powers of Unit Owners’ Association. (a) Subject to the provisions of the declaration, the association, even if unincorporated, may: (1) Adopt and amend bylaws and rules and regulations; (2) Adopt and amend budgets for revenues, expenditures, and reserves and collect assessments f…

Executive Board Members and Officers. (a) Except as provided in the declaration, the bylaws, in subsection (b) of this section, or other provisions of this division, the executive board may act in all instances on behalf of the association. (b) The executive board may not act on …

Transfer of Special Declarant Rights. (a) No special declarant rights (2 CMC § 6103(u)) created or reserved under this division may be transferred except by an instrument evidencing the transfer recorded in every district in which any portion of the condominium is located. The in…

Termination of Contracts and Leases of Declarant. If entered into before the executive board elected by the unit owners pursuant to 2 CMC § 6303(e) takes office, (1) any management contract, employment contract, or lease of recreational or parking areas or facilities, (2) any oth…

Bylaws. (a) The bylaws of the association must provide for: (1) The number of members of the executive board and the titles of the officers of the association; (2) Election by the executive board of a president, treasurer, secretary, and other officers of the association the byla…

Upkeep of the Condominium. (a) Except to the extent provided by the declaration or 2 CMC § 6312(d), the association is responsible for maintenance, repair, and replacement of the common elements, and each unit owner is responsible for maintenance, repair, and replacement of his o…

Meetings. The bylaws require that meetings of the association be held at least once each year and provide for special meetings. The bylaws must specify which of the association’s officers, not less than 10 nor more than 60 days in advance of any meeting, shall cause notice to be …

Quorum. (a) Unless the bylaws provide otherwise, a quorum is deemed present throughout any meeting of the association if persons entitled to cast 20 percent of the votes which may be cast for election of the executive board are present in person or by proxy at the beginning of th…

Voting; Proxies. (a) If only one of the multiple owners of a unit is present at a meeting of the association, he or she is entitled to cast all of the votes allocated to that unit. If more than one of the multiple owners are present, the votes allocated to that unit may be cast o…

Tort and Contract Liability. (a) An action in tort alleging a wrong done by a declarant or the declarant’s agent or employee in connection with a portion of any convertible or withdrawable real estate or other portion of the condominium which the declarant has the responsibility …

Insurance. (a) Commencing not later than the time of the first conveyance of a unit to a person other than a declarant, the association shall maintain, to the extent reasonably available: (1) Property insurance on the common elements and units, exclusive of improvements and bette…

Surplus Funds. Unless otherwise provided in the declaration, any surplus funds of the association remaining after payment of, or provision for common expenses, and any prepayment of reserves must be credited to the unit owners to reduce their future common expense assessments. So…

Assessments for Common Expenses. (a) Until the association makes a common expense assessment, the declarant shall pay all the expenses of the condominium. After any assessment has been made by the association, assessments shall be made at least annually and shall be based on a bu…

Lien for Assessments. (a) The association has a lien on a unit for any assessment levied against that unit or fines imposed against its owner from the time the assessment or fine becomes due. The association’s lien may be foreclosed in like manner as a mortgage on real estate. Un…

Association Records. The association shall keep financial records sufficiently detailed to enable the association to comply with 2 CMC § 6407. All financial and other records shall be made reasonably available for examination by any unit owner and his authorized agents. Source: P…

Association as Trustee. With respect to a third person dealing with the association in the association’s capacity as a trustee, the existence of trust powers and their proper exercise by the association may be assumed without inquiry. A third person is not bound to inquire whethe…

Short Title. This chapter may be cited as the “Commonwealth Fire Safety Code Act of 1998”. Source: PL 11-56, § 7301, modified. Commission Comment: PL 11-56 took effect February 1, 1999. PL 11-56 contained a severability clause as follows: Section 7317. Severability. If any Sectio…

Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to establish a fire safety code designed to safeguard to a reasonable degree life and property from the hazards of fire and explosions arising from storage, handling and use of hazardous substances, materials and devices, and from any condi…

Definitions. All definitions pertaining to the Commonwealth Fire Safety Code not listed below are set forth in the Uniform Fire Code published by the International Conference of Building Officials and the Western Fire Chiefs Association. (a) “Code” refers to this Commonwealth Fir…

Applicability of the Code. (a) This chapter shall apply to all persons in the Commonwealth without restrictions unless specifically exempted. (b) This chapter shall apply to existing conditions as well as conditions arising after the adoption thereof, except that conditions legal…

Authority to Modify the Code. The authority having jurisdiction (the Commissioner of Fire and Emergency Medical Services or the Commissioner’s designated representative) shall have the sole authority to modify any provisions of the Commonwealth Fire Safety Code upon application i…