North Dakota Code 20.1-11-02 – Game refuges on privately owned or leased lands – How established
Any person owning, or having control by lease or otherwise, for the required time, of any lands within this state, may establish a state game refuge thereon by filing with the director a written application containing:
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 20.1-11-02
- Director: means the director of the department. See North Dakota Code 20.1-01-02
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- Owner: means a person, other than a lienholder, having the property in or title to a motorboat. See North Dakota Code 20.1-01-02
- Person: includes every partnership, association, corporation, and limited liability company. See North Dakota Code 20.1-01-02
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- written: include "typewriting" and "typewritten" and "printing" and "printed" except in the case of signatures and when the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See North Dakota Code 1-01-37
1. The name of the owner or lessee of the lands described therein.
2. The written consent of the owner, or, if the application is made by a lessee, the written consent of both the owner and the lessee, to the establishment of a state game refuge thereon.
3. The time for which the refuge is to be established, which must be for five years or more from the date the application is filed with the director. The lease may be made renewable at the option of both parties and may be terminated at any time by mutual consent of both parties.
4. The extent and legal description of the lands involved. The lands must be ten acres [4.05 hectares] or more, but cannot exceed six sections [1553.99 hectares] in any one township.
5. A brief dedication of the lands to this state for the purpose of a state game refuge.
6. A waiver by the owner, or, if the application is made by a lessee, by both the owner and lessee, of all rights of that person and members of that person’s family to hunt, shoot, trap, or kill any game bird or protected animal on the land during the life of the dedication of the lands to this state as a state game refuge.
After the application, in due form, has been filed with the director and has been accepted by the director, the lands described in the application constitute a state game refuge for the time set forth in the application.