N.D. Cent. Code § 57-61-06: Lien for tax

The severance tax herein referred to must, at all times, be and constitutes a first and paramount lien against the producer's property as the case may be, both real and personal. In all cases when such tax is not paid, it may be recovered in a civil action by the state tax commissioner, brought in the name of the state, in any court of competent jurisdiction of the county where any such property, assets, and effects are located.