North Dakota Code 23-10-03 – License required – Application
1. A person may not establish, maintain, change use, mix use, or enlarge a mobile home park, recreational vehicle park, or campground in this state without first obtaining a license from the department.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 23-10-03
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Organization: includes a foreign or domestic association, business trust, corporation, enterprise, estate, joint venture, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, limited partnership, partnership, trust, or any legal or commercial entity. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- 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
2. The application for the license must be made in writing to the department and must state the location and type of the mobile home park, recreational vehicle park, or campground, the proposed water supply, the proposed method of sewerage and garbage disposal, and such other information as may be required by the department. Application forms must be prepared by the department and distributed upon request.
3. The department may not issue a license under this section if the proposed mobile home park, recreational vehicle park, or campground would prevent, interfere, or restrict proposed private development that is actively being pursued.
4. The department shall waive the license fee for any mobile home park, recreational vehicle park, or campground owned by the state, a municipality, or a nonprofit organization. The department shall waive all or a portion of the license fee for any mobile home park, recreational vehicle park, or campground that is subject to local sanitation, safety, and inspection requirements accepted by the department under section 23-10-02.1. A prorated annual license fee may be charged for new mobile home parks, recreational vehicle parks, and campgrounds. The department may adopt rules establishing the amount and the procedures for the collection of annual license fees. The fees must be based on the cost of reviewing construction plans, conducting routine and complaint inspections, reinspection, and necessary enforcement action. License fees collected pursuant to this section must be deposited in the department’s operating fund in the state treasury and any expenditure from the fund is subject to appropriation by the legislative assembly.