N.D. Cent. Code § 23.1-01-03: Director - Powers and duties

The director of the department of environmental quality shall:

1.Enforce all rules adopted by the department;

2.Hire employees as necessary to carry out the duties of the department and director;

3.Organize the department in the most efficient and effective manner;

4.Maintain, in conjunction with the department of health and human services, a laboratory to carry out the necessary tests and examinations for purposes of this title, and establish a fee schedule for the tests and examinations;

5.Issue bulletins, news releases, or reports as necessary to inform the public of environmental hazards;

6.Establish rules necessary for maintaining sanitation, including rules for approving plans for water works and sewage systems;

7.Maintain a central environmental laboratory and, if necessary, branch laboratories for the standard function of diagnostic, sanitary, and chemical examinations; and

8.Any other action, including the collection and distribution of environmental quality data, necessary and appropriate for the administration of this title and chapters 61-28, 61-28.1, and 61-28.2.