N.D. Cent. Code § 63-05-02 — ND Code / Title 63 / Chapter 63-05 / Section 63-05-02
63-05-02. Designation of time for cutting - Notice
Status: in_force

63-05-02. Designation of time for cutting - Notice

The board of county commissioners of each county shall prescribe the time for cutting of the

weeds and grasses, prescribe the height of stubble to be left and the minimum width of the cuts,

designate the county highways along which weeds and grasses shall be cut, and request the

board of township supervisors to designate township roads along which weeds and grasses

shall be cut. The board of township supervisors shall make the designation, and the board of

county commissioners shall publish notice of the designated highways, the time for cutting, and

the height of stubble to be left and the minimum width of cut in the official county newspaper at

least twice, and the last publication must appear not less than two weeks prior to the deadline

date. If no official newspaper is published in the county, written notice must be given by posting,

in the same manner as election notices are posted. Expenses incurred in publishing the notice

must be paid from funds provided in section 63-01.1-06 by the board of county commissioners.
N.D. Cent. Code § 63-05-01 — ND Code / Title 63 / Chapter 63-05 / Section 63-05-01
63-05-01. Landowners or operators along county and township highways to cut weeds and grasses
Status: in_force

63-05-01. Landowners or operators along county and township highways to cut

weeds and grasses.

It is the duty of landowners or operators with land adjoining regularly traveled county and

township highways, as designated by the township board of supervisors in organized townships,

the board of county commissioners in unorganized townships, and the board of county

commissioners in the case of county highways, to cut all weeds and grasses along the regularly

traveled highways adjoining their lands, including weeds and grasses growing within the public

right of way bordering the highways and their lands. The cutting shall be completed not later

than September fifteenth or October first, as prescribed by the board of county commissioners.

The board of county commissioners may also, if necessary, require an additional cutting be

completed by August first.
N.D. Cent. Code § 63-05-04 — ND Code / Title 63 / Chapter 63-05 / Section 63-05-04
63-05-04. Definition of operator
Status: in_force

63-05-04. Definition of operator

As used in this chapter, the word "operator" means a person chiefly responsible for the

farming or other operations being performed on the land, whether for that person's own benefit

or for the benefit of the landowner or another.
N.D. Cent. Code § 63-05-03 — ND Code / Title 63 / Chapter 63-05 / Section 63-05-03
63-05-03. Failure to cut weeds and grasses - Expenses levied as taxes against land
Status: in_force

63-05-03. Failure to cut weeds and grasses - Expenses levied as taxes against land

If the landowner or operator fails to cut the weeds and grasses along the designated

highways or roads as provided in this chapter, the board of township supervisors or the board of

county commissioners, as the case may be, may cause the weeds and grasses to be cut and

the actual expense of cutting shall be certified to the county auditor, and all of the expenses

shall be charged against the land of the landowner and shall become a part of the taxes to be

levied against the land for the ensuing year and shall be collected in the same manner as other

real estate taxes are collected, and placed to the credit of the respective subdivisions entitled

thereto.