N.D. Cent. Code § 15-05-04
15-05-04. Lands containing coal leased for agricultural purposes - Contents of lease
15-05-04. Lands containing coal leased for agricultural purposes - Contents of lease
When any lands containing coal are leased for agricultural purposes, the lease must contain
a provision authorizing the board of university and school lands to lease the same land for coal
mining purposes and must reserve to the board the right to use and occupy or to lease for use
and occupancy so much of the surface of the land as the lessee of the land for coal mining
purposes requires for the extracting, mining, and marketing of the coal.