N.D. Cent. Code § 54-44.1-09: All expenditures must be appropriated

All expenditures of the state and of its budget units of moneys drawn from the state treasury must be made under authority of biennial appropriations acts, which must be based upon a budget as provided by law, and no money may be drawn from the treasury, except by appropriation made by law as required by section 12 of article X of the Constitution of North Dakota.