Public lands - Leasing for exploration and for production of oil and gas - Method
N.D. Cent. Code § 38-09-14
in effect38-09-14. Public lands - Leasing for exploration and for production of oil and gas -
Method.
No lands, owned in whole or in part, or on which a reservation of oil and gas rights has been
made in a conveyance thereof, by the state of North Dakota or by any department or agency
thereof or by any county or other political subdivision of this state, may be leased for oil and gas
exploration or production except as provided for in sections 38-09-14 through 38-09-20.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t38c09.pdf#nameddest=38-09-14Fetched: 10/16/2026
