Definitions
N.D. Cent. Code § 54-17.3-01
in effect54-17.3-01. Definitions
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 natural causes in earth materials and the
localities in which they are found.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t54c17-3.pdf#nameddest=54-17p3-01Fetched: 10/16/2026
