N.D. Cent. Code § 8-03-06
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8-03-06. Place of delivery
Official statutory text
8-03-06. Place of delivery
If there is no usage to the contrary at the place of delivery, freight must be delivered as
follows:
1. If carried upon a railway owned and managed by the carrier, it may be delivered at the
station nearest the place to which it is addressed;
2. If carried by water, it may be delivered at a wharf or other suitable landing at or within
a reasonable distance from the place of address;
3. If carried by other common carrier having a fixed route, it may be delivered at the
station or airport nearest to the place which it is addressed; or
4. In other cases it must be delivered to the consignee or the consignee's agent,
personally, if either can with reasonable diligence be found.
If there is no usage to the contrary at the place of delivery, freight must be delivered as
follows:
1. If carried upon a railway owned and managed by the carrier, it may be delivered at the
station nearest the place to which it is addressed;
2. If carried by water, it may be delivered at a wharf or other suitable landing at or within
a reasonable distance from the place of address;
3. If carried by other common carrier having a fixed route, it may be delivered at the
station or airport nearest to the place which it is addressed; or
4. In other cases it must be delivered to the consignee or the consignee's agent,
personally, if either can with reasonable diligence be found.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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