County and township road grades and ditches to be back sloped - Planting of grass - Plant pest control
N.D. Cent. Code § 24-05-20
in effect24-05-20. County and township road grades and ditches to be back sloped - Planting
of grass - Plant pest control.
All county and township roads shall be constructed with back sloped grades and ditches.
Such grades and ditches shall be sloped to a sufficient degree to permit farm implements used
for cutting and gathering hay to operate thereon, and such grades and ditches shall be cleared
of all stones or other obstructions that would hinder the operation of such implements. Upon
completion of such newly constructed or reconstructed roads, the governing body having
authority over such roads shall plant grass upon the back slopes of the grades and ditches. The
grass or hay growing upon or within the right of way of such roads may be cut for hay by any
owner or tenant of lands adjoining the right of way.
1. The governing body of a township or a county may control, or cause to be controlled,
grasshoppers and other plant pests which are infesting vegetation in the road rights of
way under their authority. Only pesticides that are labeled for use on forage crops may
be used so that the forage may be cut and used for hay. At least three days prior to
treatment, the governing body of the township or county shall provide written notice to
all of the landowners or tenants, or both, of all land adjacent to the rights of way to be
treated. The notice must include the approximate date of treatment, the name of the
pesticide that will be used, and any restrictions on the harvest and use of the treated
forage. If a landowner or occupant of land adjacent to the road right of way to be
treated gives notice opposing the treatment to the governing body of the township or
county prior to the treatment date that section of the right of way must be excluded
from treatment. The landowner or tenant of the land is responsible for clearly marking
or flagging the section of the right of way to be excluded from treatment.
2. The governing body of a county may enter into agreements with the department of
transportation for the purpose of controlling grasshoppers and other plant pests in
state highway system rights of way. The governing body of a township may enter into
agreements with the governing body of a county for controlling grasshoppers and
other plant pests in rights of way of the county road system. The governing body of a
county may use the county emergency fund, as provided for in section 57-15-28, to
pay for the cost of control in rights of way of the county road system. The county
emergency fund may also be used to cost share with townships for control expenses
in township rights of way. The electors of an organized township may appropriate
funds as provided for in section 57-15-19 for controlling grasshoppers and other plant
pests in rights of way controlled by the township.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t24c05.pdf#nameddest=24-05-20Fetched: 10/16/2026