N.D. Cent. Code § 35-22-08: Sale to be conducted at public auction - Time and place

The sale must be at public auction between the hours of nine a.m. and the setting of the sun on that day, at the front door of the courthouse in the county in which the premises to be sold or some part of them are situated, and must be made to the highest bidder by the sheriff of the county, acting in person or by deputy.