Title 2 — Natural Resources
53 chapters · 858 sections in this title.
2 CMC § 4148 Conflict With Other Laws
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 4: LAND RESOURCES § 4148. Conflict With Other Laws. If the provisions of this article are in conflict or inconsistent with the provisions of any other law, or regulation or rule promulgated thereunder, then the provisions of this article shall …
2 CMC § 4149 Annual Budget Request
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 4: LAND RESOURCES § 4149. Annual Budget Request. The Department of Public Lands shall include in its annual budget a funding request necessary to carry out the provisions of this article. Source: PL 5-33, § 11; global amendment by PL 15-2, § 4.…
2 CMC § 4150 Land Exchanges: Specific
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 4: LAND RESOURCES § 4150. Land Exchanges: Specific. (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the Department of Public Lands may enter into land exchange agreement, with the heirs of Joaquin Cruz Lizama and deed to them, within 60 days after…
2 CMC § 4151 Route 205 in Tinian
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 4 : LAND RESOURCES § 4151. Route 205 in Tinian. (a) There is hereby established on the island of Tinian a new public highway to be named Route 205 to connect the highways around the island of Tinian. Route 205 shall commence at the end of Route…
2 CMC § 4152 Route 324 (Laulau Bay Drive) and Route 325 (Kannat Table Drive)
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 4 : LAND RESOURCES § 4152. Route 324 (Laulau Bay Drive) and Route 325 (Kannat Table Drive). (a) Route 324 – Laulau Bay Drive. There is hereby established on the island of Saipan a new public highway to be named Route 324 also known as Laulau Ba…
2 CMC § 5101 Short Title
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 5: ANIMALS, PLANTS AND FOOD § 5101. Short Title. This chapter may be cited as the Fish, Game and Endangered Species Act. Source: PL 2-51, § 1. Commission Comment: PL 2-51 took effect October 19, 1981; see also 1 CMC § 2661, establishing the Div…
2 CMC § 5102 Definitions
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 5: ANIMALS, PLANTS AND FOOD § 5102. Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the term: (a) “Chief” means the Chief of the Division of Fish and Wildlife; (b) “Critical habitat” means a specific area within or subject to the jurisdiction of the…
2 CMC § 5103 Division of Fish and Wildlife: Conservation Officers
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 5: ANIMALS, PLANTS AND FOOD § 5103. Division of Fish and Wildlife: Conservation Officers. (a) With the approval of the director, the chief shall designate and provide with official identification one or more employees assigned to the division a…
2 CMC § 5104 Director of Fish and Wildlife: Powers and Duties
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 5: ANIMALS, PLANTS AND FOOD § 5104. Director of Fish and Wildlife: Powers and Duties. (a) The protection of fish, game, and endangered and threatened species is vested exclusively in the department. (b) In addition to any other power or duty pr…
2 CMC § 5105 Interagency Cooperation
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 5: ANIMALS, PLANTS AND FOOD § 5105. Interagency Cooperation. Any department, agency, public corporation, or other instrumentality of the Commonwealth which plans to conduct, permit, or license any activity involving commercial fishing or huntin…
2 CMC § 5106 Intergovernmental Cooperation
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 5: ANIMALS, PLANTS AND FOOD § 5106. Intergovernmental Cooperation. (a) The Commonwealth hereby assents to the provisions of the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. § 669 et seq.) and the Fish Restoration and Management Projects A…
2 CMC § 5107 Fish and Game Conservation Fund
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 5: ANIMALS, PLANTS AND FOOD § 5107. Fish and Game Conservation Fund. There is established in the Commonwealth Treasury a “Fish and Game Conservation Revolving Fund” (hereafter referred to in this chapter as the “fund”), more specifically descri…
2 CMC § 5108 Endangered and Threatened Species
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 5: ANIMALS, PLANTS AND FOOD § 5108. Endangered and Threatened Species. (a) (1) The director shall, by regulation, determine whether any species should be designated as an endangered species or a threatened species, taking into consideration the…
2 CMC § 5109 Enforcement, Remedies, and Penalties
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 5: ANIMALS, PLANTS AND FOOD § 5109. Enforcement, Remedies, and Penalties. (a) The chief, pursuant to regulations issued by the director, shall have the power to issue any necessary order to enforce any regulation issued under this chapter, and …
2 CMC § 6101 Short Title
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 6: UNIFORM CONDOMINIUM ACT § 6101. Short Title. This division may be cited as the Commonwealth Uniform Condominium Act. Source: PL 3-86, § 1-101. Commission Comment: PL 3-86 took effect December 14, 1983. The Uniform Condominium Act was approve…
2 CMC § 6102 Applicability
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 6: UNIFORM CONDOMINIUM ACT § 6102. Applicability. (a) This division applies to all condominiums created within this Commonwealth after December 14, 1983. (b) This division does not apply to condominiums or units located outside this Commonwealt…
2 CMC § 6103 Definitions
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 6: UNIFORM CONDOMINIUM ACT § 6103. Definitions. In the declaration and bylaws, unless specifically provided otherwise or the context otherwise requires, and in this division: (a) “Additional real estate” means real estate that may be added to a…
2 CMC § 6104 Variation by Agreement
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 6: UNIFORM CONDOMINIUM ACT § 6104. Variation by Agreement. Except as expressly provided in this division, provisions of this division may not be varied by agreement, and rights conferred by this division may not be waived. A declarant may not a…
2 CMC § 6105 Separated Titles and Taxation
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 6: UNIFORM CONDOMINIUM ACT § 6105. Separated Titles and Taxation. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, each unit together with its common element interest constitutes for all purposes a separate parcel of real estate. (b) I…
2 CMC § 6106 Applicability of Local Ordinances, and Building Codes
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 6: UNIFORM CONDOMINIUM ACT § 6106. Applicability of Local Ordinances, and Building Codes. A zoning, subdivision, building code, or other real estate use law, ordinance, or regulation may not prohibit the condominium form of ownership or impose …
2 CMC § 6107 Eminent Domain
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 6: UNIFORM CONDOMINIUM ACT § 6107. Eminent Domain. (a) If a unit is acquired by eminent domain, or if part of a unit is acquired by eminent domain leaving the unit owner with a remnant which may not practically or lawfully be used for any purpo…
2 CMC § 6108 Supplemental General Principles of Law Applicable
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 6: UNIFORM CONDOMINIUM ACT § 6108. Supplemental General Principles of Law Applicable. The principles of law and equity, including the law of corporations and unincorporated associations, the law of real property and the law relative to capacity…
2 CMC § 6109 Construction Against Implicit Repeal
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 6: UNIFORM CONDOMINIUM ACT § 6109. Construction Against Implicit Repeal. This division being a general act intended as a unified coverage of its subject matter, no part of it shall be construed to be impliedly repealed by subsequent legislation…
2 CMC § 6110 Uniformity of Application and Construction
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 6: UNIFORM CONDOMINIUM ACT § 6110. Uniformity of Application and Construction. This division shall be applied and construed so as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this division among this …
2 CMC § 6111 Severability
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 6: UNIFORM CONDOMINIUM ACT § 6111. Severability. If any provision of this division or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this division which…
2 CMC § 6112 Unconscionable Agreement or Term of Contract
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 6: UNIFORM CONDOMINIUM ACT § 6112. Unconscionable Agreement or Term of Contract. (a) The court, upon finding as a matter of law that a contract or contract clause was unconscionable at the time the contract was made, may refuse to enforce the c…
2 CMC § 6113 Obligation of Good Faith
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 6: UNIFORM CONDOMINIUM ACT § 6113. Obligation of Good Faith. Every contract or duty governed by this division imposes an obligation of good faith in its performance or enforcement. Source: PL 3-86, § 1-113.
2 CMC § 6114 Remedies To Be Liberally Administered
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 6: UNIFORM CONDOMINIUM ACT § 6114. Remedies To Be Liberally Administered. (a) The remedies provided by this division shall be liberally administered to the end that the aggrieved party is put in as good a position as if the other party had full…
2 CMC § 7101 Short Title
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 7: BUILDING AND ZONING CODES § 7101. Short Title. This chapter may be cited as the Building Safety Code. Source: PL 6-45, § 1 (§ 7101). Commission Comment: PL 6-45 took effect February 2, 1990.
2 CMC § 7111 Purpose
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 7: BUILDING AND ZONING CODES § 7111. Purpose. The purpose of this building safety code is to secure and promote the safety, health and general welfare of the people of the Northern Marianas by providing standards for the location, design, mater…
2 CMC § 7112 Definitions
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 7: BUILDING AND ZONING CODES § 7112. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (a) “Building” means any structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or occupancy. Unless the context clearly requires a different meaning, the word …
2 CMC § 7113 Applicability of the Code
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 7: BUILDING AND ZONING CODES § 7113. Applicability of the Code. (a) General. This code shall apply to the location, design, material, construction, enlargement, maintenance, use, occupancy, and moving of any building or structure within the Com…
2 CMC § 7114 Authority to Modify the Code.[Repealed]
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 7: BUILDING AND ZONING CODES § 7114. Authority to Modify the Code. [Repealed.] [Effective 180 days after Dec. 19, 2019, this section is repealed.] Source: PL 6-45, § 1 (§ 7114); amended by PL 8-7, § 4; repealed by PL 2114, § 2 (Dec. 19, 2019). …
2 CMC § 7115 Alternate Materials and Methods of Construction.[Repealed]
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 7: BUILDING AND ZONING CODES § 7115. Alternate Materials and Methods of Construction. [Repealed.] [Effective 180 days after Dec. 19, 2019, this section is repealed.] Source: PL 6-45, § 1 (§ 7115); repealed by PL 21-14, § 2 (Dec. 19, 2019). Comm…
2 CMC § 7116 Testing to Prove Compliance
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 7: BUILDING AND ZONING CODES § 7116. Testing to Prove Compliance. (a) Whenever there is insufficient evidence that any material or any construction method meets the requirements of this safety code, or in order to prove claims for alternate mat…
2 CMC § 7117 Survey and Record of Buildings
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 7: BUILDING AND ZONING CODES § 7117. Survey and Record of Buildings. (a) As the building safety official receives requests for use, occupancy, expansion, improvement, and repair and, as funding permits, additional surveying, within three years …
2 CMC § 7121 Establishment of the Building Safety Division
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 7: BUILDING AND ZONING CODES § 7121. Establishment of the Building Safety Division. There is in the Department of Public Works a Building Safety Division. The Building Safety Division shall be headed by a division chief known as the building sa…
2 CMC § 7122 Powers and Duties of the Building Safety Official
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 7: BUILDING AND ZONING CODES § 7122. Powers and Duties of the Building Safety Official. (a) General. The building safety official shall educate the public concerning the building safety code and shall enforce all of its provisions. (b) Deputies…
2 CMC § 7123 Restrictions on Employees
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 7: BUILDING AND ZONING CODES § 7123. Restrictions on Employees. No employee of the Building Safety Division, or other officer of the Commonwealth government engaged in administering or enforcing the provisions of this safety code, shall, during…
2 CMC § 7124 Unsafe Buildings or Structures
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 7: BUILDING AND ZONING CODES § 7124. Unsafe Buildings or Structures. (a) All buildings or structures to which this safety code applies which are structurally unsafe or not provided with adequate egress, or which constitute a fire hazard, or are…
2 CMC § 7125 Building Safety Code Appeals Board.[Repealed]
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 7: BUILDING AND ZONING CODES § 7125. Building Safety Code Appeals Board. [Repealed.] [Effective 180 days after Dec. 19, 2019, this section is repealed.] Source: PL 6-45, § 1 (§ 7125); amended by PL 8-8, § 3; repealed by PL 2114, § 2 (Dec. 19, 2…
2 CMC § 7126 Violations of the Code
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 7: BUILDING AND ZONING CODES § 7126. Violations of the Code. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to construct, enlarge, move, equip, use, occupy or maintain any building or structure, or cause to permit the same to be d…
2 CMC § 7131 Building Permits
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 7: BUILDING AND ZONING CODES § 7131. Building Permits. (a) Developer Tax; Permits Required. Except as exempted by this code, before a person commences construction, enlargement, or removal of any building or structure, or engages in new develop…
2 CMC § 7132 Required Fees
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 7: BUILDING AND ZONING CODES § 7132. Required Fees. (a) Permit Fees. (1) The building safety official may charge and collect reasonable fees for building permit applications, plan review inspections, and other procedures authorized under the pr…
2 CMC § 7133 Inspection
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 7: BUILDING AND ZONING CODES § 7133. Inspection. All construction or work for which a permit is required shall be subject to inspection by the building safety official. Any inspection requested by a permittee shall be conducted by the building …
2 CMC § 7134 Restriction on Issuance of Occupancy Permit
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 7: BUILDING AND ZONING CODES § 7134. Restriction on Issuance of Occupancy Permit. The Building Safety Division shall not issue an occupancy permit to a developer as defined by 4 CMC § 1932 except as provided in 4 CMC § 1936(c) relating to payme…
2 CMC § 7141 General
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 7: BUILDING AND ZONING CODES § 7141. General. The purpose of this article is to set forth the technical procedures, requirements and minimum standards which shall regulate and control the design, construction, enlargement, quality of materials,…
2 CMC § 7142 International Building Code Adopted
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 7: BUILDING AND ZONING CODES § 7142. International Building Code Adopted. [Effective 180 days after Dec. 19, 2019, this section shall read as follows:] (a) The International Building Code (IBC) as published by the International Code Council, is…
2 CMC § 7143 CABO Code Adopted. [Repealed]
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 7: BUILDING AND ZONING CODES § 7143. CABO Code Adopted. [Repealed.] [Effective 180 days after Dec. 19, 2019, this section is repealed.] Source: PL 6-45, § l (§ 7143); repealed by PL 21-14, § 2 (Dec. 19, 2019). Commission Comment: PL 21-14, § 8,…
2 CMC § 7144 Adoption of Other Codes; Modifications of Existing Codes
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 7: BUILDING AND ZONING CODES § 7144. Adoption of Other Codes; Modifications of Existing Codes. [Effective 180 days after Dec. 19, 2019, this section shall read as follows:] (a) The building safety official may adopt, as appropriate for the Nort…