Pesticide application - Alleged property damage - Notification of applicator
N.D. Cent. Code § 4.1-33-18
in effect4.1-33-18. Pesticide application - Alleged property damage - Notification of applicator
1. a. Before a person may file a civil action seeking reimbursement for property
damage allegedly stemming from the application of a pesticide, the person shall
notify by certified mail the pesticide applicator of the alleged damage within the
earlier of:
(1) Twenty-eight days from the date the person first knew or should have known
of the alleged damage; or
(2) Before twenty percent of the crop or field allegedly damaged is harvested or
destroyed.
b. Subdivision a does not apply if the person seeking reimbursement for property
damage was the applicator of the pesticide.
2. Upon notifying the applicator as required under subsection 1, the person seeking
reimbursement for the alleged property damage shall permit the applicator and up to
four representatives of the applicator to enter the person's property for the purpose of
observing and examining the alleged damage. If the person fails to allow entry, the
person is barred from asserting a claim against the applicator.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t04-1c33.pdf#nameddest=4p1-33-18Fetched: 10/16/2026