The application of the owner or agent of the owner and the acceptance of the application by the board of county commissioners constitutes a contract, running with the land, for a period of five years, unless terminated as provided in this chapter. Any order issued on or before February first of any year takes effect in that year, but all orders issued after February first of any year take effect the following year. If at the end of five years the contract is not renewed by mutual consent of the owner or agent of the owner and the board of county commissioners, the land is declassified and removed from the provisions of this chapter.

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 57-57-04

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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
  • year: means twelve consecutive months. See North Dakota Code 1-01-33