North Dakota § 55-11-05 Acquisition of nature preserves and natural areas

North Dakota Statutes

§ 55-11-05 — Acquisition of nature preserves and natural areas

North Dakota § 55-11-05

Title 55State Historical Society and State Parks

Ch. 55-11Nature Preserves

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N.D. Cent. Code § 55-11-05 (2026).

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The department is authorized and empowered, for and on behalf of the state of North
Dakota, to acquire nature preserves by gift, devise, or exchange, or purchase, with prior
approval of the legislative assembly or governor. The department may acquire the fee simple
interest in a natural area or any one or more lesser estates, interests, and rights therein,
including, without limitation upon the generality of the foregoing by reason of specification, a
leasehold estate, an easement either appurtenant or in gross and either granting the state
specified rights of use or denying to the grantor specified rights of use, or both.

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The department is authorized and empowered, for and on behalf of the state of North
Dakota, to acquire nature preserves by gift, devise, or exchange, or purchase, with prior
approval of the legislative assembly or governor. The department may acquire the fee simple
interest in a natural area or any one or more lesser estates, interests, and rights therein,
including, without limitation upon the generality of the foregoing by reason of specification, a
leasehold estate, an easement either appurtenant or in gross and either granting the state
specified rights of use or denying to the grantor specified rights of use, or both.