1.     a.    Every corporation owning or leasing farmland or ranchland or engaged in the business of farming or ranching shall keep a record of transfers of shares or transfers of interests in the corporation.

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 10-06.1-16

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute means the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49

b.    Every limited liability company owning or leasing farmland or ranchland or engaged in the business of farming or ranching shall keep a record of transfers of membership interests in the limited liability company.

     2.     a.    If a corporation, the corporation’s secretary shall cause to be recorded in the record all transfers of shares or transfers of interests among and between the corporation and its respective shareholders or holders of interest.

b.    If a limited liability company, the limited liability company’s secretary shall cause to be recorded in the record all transfers of membership interests among and between the limited liability company and its respective members.

3.    The record must contain at least the following: the names of the transferor and transferee, their relationship, the date of the transfer and, if a corporation, the number of shares or the percentage of interests transferred or, if a limited liability company, the number or percentage of membership interests transferred.