N.D. Cent. Code § 23-16-12: Injunction

The department of health and human services, in accordance with the laws of the state governing injunctions and other process, may maintain an action in the name of the state against any person, partnership, association, corporation, or limited liability company for establishing, conducting, managing, or operating any hospital within the meaning of the chapter without first having a license therefor as herein provided or without first obtaining from the department of health and human services written approval of plans and specifications for major alterations of, additions to, or construction of health facilities.