N.D. Cent. Code § 15-05-08
15-05-08. Penalty for mining and prospecting in violation of requirements governing
15-05-08. Penalty for mining and prospecting in violation of requirements governing
Any person who mines, removes, or causes to be mined or removed, from any lands
subject to the control of the board of university and school lands, any coal, lignite, uranium, oil
and gas, or potash, unless mined or removed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, or any
person who prospects or explores for coal, lignite, uranium, oil and gas, or potash without
permission from the board of university and school lands, is guilty of theft as defined in chapter