N.D. Cent. Code § 15-08-22
15-08-22. Seizure and sale of articles severed from land after trespass
15-08-22. Seizure and sale of articles severed from land after trespass
In addition to the penalties provided in this chapter for trespass upon lands, the
commissioner of university and school lands may seize and take, or cause to be seized and
taken, without legal process, any timber, grass, wood, or other property unlawfully severed from
the lands, whether the same has been removed from the lands or not. The commissioner may
dispose of the property seized either at public or private sale, in the manner most conducive to
the interests of the state. After deducting the reasonable and necessary expenses of the seizure
and sale, all moneys remaining must be made a part of the interest and income fund of the
institution for the support of which the land was granted.