Rights of first purchasers
N.D. Cent. Code § 35-37-05
in effect35-37-05. Rights of first purchasers
Neither this chapter nor the filing of a lien permitted under this chapter affects the time at
which legal title to the oil and gas may pass from an interest owner or operator to a first
purchaser or the ownership of the oil and gas before severed as reflected by the records
affecting real property or the right of a first purchaser to take or receive oil and gas under the
terms of a division order or similar agreement for the sale and purchase of oil or gas.
Notwithstanding this chapter, a first purchaser or purchaser is free to transport products out of
the state and to sell the products without permission or release of lien.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t35c37.pdf#nameddest=35-37-05Fetched: 10/16/2026