Obstruction of section lines prohibited - Exception - Certain fences not considered obstructions - Obstructions and traffic safety hazards - Penalty
N.D. Cent. Code § 24-06-28
in effect24-06-28. Obstruction of section lines prohibited - Exception - Certain fences not
considered obstructions - Obstructions and traffic safety hazards - Penalty.
1. A person may not place or cause to be placed any permanent obstruction within the
vertical plane of thirty-three feet [10.06 meters] of any section line or within the right of
way of any highway, unless written permission is first secured from the board of county
commissioners or the board of township supervisors, as appropriate. The permission
must be granted where the section line has been closed pursuant to section 24-07-03
or where the topography of the land along the section line is such that in the opinion of
the board of county commissioners or board of township supervisors, as the case may
be, the construction of a road on the section line is impracticable.
2. A person may not place or cause to be placed any obstruction or traffic safety hazard
within the vertical plane of thirty-three feet [10.06 meters] of any section line or within
the right of way of any highway, unless written permission is first secured from the
board of county commissioners or board of township supervisors, as appropriate.
3. Subsection 1 may not be construed to prohibit construction of fences:
a. Along or across section lines which have been closed pursuant to section
24-07-03 or which have not been opened because construction of a road is
impracticable due to the topography of the land along the section line, but such
fences are subject to removal as provided in section 24-06-30.
b. Across section lines which have not been closed pursuant to section 24-07-03 if
cattle guards are provided in accordance with chapter 24-10 where fences cross
the section lines.
4. The construction of fences pursuant to subsection 3 may not be considered an
obstruction of section lines and any person who damages any fence or who opens and
fails to close any gate constructed under subsection 3 is guilty of an infraction.
5. Subsection 2 does not apply to a railroad company performing maintenance and repair
work of railroad track, crossings, or other railroad facilities.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t24c06.pdf#nameddest=24-06-28Fetched: 10/16/2026