N.D. Cent. Code § 10-06.1-06
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10-06.1-06. Surface coal mining - Exception
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10-06.1-06. Surface coal mining - Exception
A corporation or limited liability company not engaged in the business of farming or ranching
may own or lease farmland or ranchland, when the business of the corporation or limited liability
company is conducting surface coal mining operations or related energy conversion, and when
the owning or leasing of farmland or ranchland is reasonably necessary in the conduct of the
business of surface coal mining or related energy conversion. When the necessity for owning or
leasing of farmland or ranchland no longer exists, the exception provided in this section ceases
and the corporation or limited liability company owning or leasing the lands is subject to this
chapter.
A corporation or limited liability company not engaged in the business of farming or ranching
may own or lease farmland or ranchland, when the business of the corporation or limited liability
company is conducting surface coal mining operations or related energy conversion, and when
the owning or leasing of farmland or ranchland is reasonably necessary in the conduct of the
business of surface coal mining or related energy conversion. When the necessity for owning or
leasing of farmland or ranchland no longer exists, the exception provided in this section ceases
and the corporation or limited liability company owning or leasing the lands is subject to this
chapter.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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