No city or other public corporation hereafter shall grant to any person a franchise to furnish natural gas to the public in this state without making a reservation therein that a percentage of native natural gas shall be used by such person if and when the same is produced in commercial quantities.

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 49-19-04

  • 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.
  • 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