North Dakota § 54-01-15 Acquisition of national forest lands by United States - Jurisdiction of state over such lands

North Dakota Statutes

§ 54-01-15 — Acquisition of national forest lands by United States - Jurisdiction of state over such lands

North Dakota § 54-01-15

Title 54State Government

Ch. 54-01Sovereignty and Jurisdiction of State

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N.D. Cent. Code § 54-01-15 (2026).

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over such lands.
The United States may, with the specific consent of the legislative assembly as to each tract
acquired, acquire, by purchase, gift, or condemnation with adequate compensation, such lands
in North Dakota as in the opinion of the federal government may be needed for the
establishment of national forests. The state shall retain a concurrent jurisdiction with the United
States in and over lands so acquired to the extent that civil process in all cases, and such
criminal process as may issue under the authority of the state against any person charged with
the commission of any crime without or within said jurisdiction, may be executed thereon in like
manner as if this section had not been enacted. The legislative consent required by this section
must be in the form of a duly en

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over such lands.
The United States may, with the specific consent of the legislative assembly as to each tract
acquired, acquire, by purchase, gift, or condemnation with adequate compensation, such lands
in North Dakota as in the opinion of the federal government may be needed for the
establishment of national forests. The state shall retain a concurrent jurisdiction with the United
States in and over lands so acquired to the extent that civil process in all cases, and such
criminal process as may issue under the authority of the state against any person charged with
the commission of any crime without or within said jurisdiction, may be executed thereon in like
manner as if this section had not been enacted. The legislative consent required by this section
must be in the form of a duly enacted bill.