North Dakota Century Code Title 10. Corporations § 10-06.1-03. Retention of mineral interests prohibited

For land and minerals acquired after July 1, 1985, any corporation or limited liability company that acquires mineral interests through foreclosure or in lieu of foreclosure which were not specifically valued at the time the security interest in the minerals was acquired, and which is prohibited from owning or leasing farmland or ranchland, is prohibited from retaining mineral interests in farmland or ranchland when the corporation or limited liability company divests itself of the land, and the mineral interests must be passed with the surface estate of the land when the corporation or limited liability company divests itself of the land under this chapter.