N.D. Cent. Code § 36-11-13: When action for trespass of livestock must be commenced

A party claiming damage for trespass of livestock under this chapter shall bring an action to recover the same within:

1.Sixty days after the infliction of the damage if the offending livestock have been distrained by the person who has been damaged and a lien is sought to be impressed upon livestock for the amount of damages.

2.Six years after the infliction of the damage if the offending livestock have not been distrained by the person who has been damaged and no lien is sought to be impressed upon the livestock for the amount of damages.