Authority to enter and investigate lands or waters
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.2-11
in effect61-16.2-11. Authority to enter and investigate lands or waters
The department or any community must notify all landowners prior to making any entry
upon any lands and waters in the state for the purpose of making an investigation, survey,
removal, or repair contemplated by this chapter. An investigation of a nonconforming use or
existing construction or structure must be made by the department either on the department's
own initiative, on the written request of an owner of land abutting the watercourse involved, or
on the written request of a community.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t61c16-2.pdf#nameddest=61-16p2-11Fetched: 10/16/2026