{"data":{"id":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-38-18-04","jurisdiction":"us-nd","citation":"N.D. Cent. Code § 38-18-04","heading":"Applicability","body":"This chapter applies to and places requirements on the holder of the mineral estate, on the mineral developer, and on the public service commission regardless of the means used to separate the mineral estate from the surface estate.","path":["Title 38 Mining And Gas And Oil Production","Chapter 38-18 Surface Owner Protection Act"],"source_url":"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t38c18.pdf","current_through":"2026-07-31T11:12:02","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T21:04:14Z","sha256":"fdaf5ba5e83a67b42a16bbd600e5bb82d252a100f8a393b9cbf707b2f416c4d6","source_id":"us-nd","stale":true,"prev":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-38-18-03","next":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-38-18-05"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}