North Dakota Century Code Title 23.1. Environmental Quality § 23.1-01-14. Environmental laboratories--Certification required--Fees

a. Establish standards and procedures for certifying environmental laboratories;

b. Issue certifications to all applicants who satisfy the requirements for certification under this section and any rules under this section, to renew certifications, and to deny, suspend, or revoke certifications for cause after notice and opportunity for hearing;

c. Specify in a certification the parameters and analytical procedures the environmental laboratory is certified to conduct;

d. Conduct onsite evaluations of certified environmental laboratories and applicants for certification;

e. Establish reasonable fees for certifying environmental laboratories, which must be deposited in the department operating fund and spent subject to appropriation by the legislative assembly;

f. Reject any testing or data submitted by an environmental laboratory not certified by the department;

g. Refuse to accept testing or data from a certified environmental laboratory when the department reasonably determines that the results do not meet reasonable criteria for validation; and

h. Adopt and enforce rules as necessary for implementation of this section.