North Dakota Century Code Title 23.1. Environmental Quality § 23.1-03-09. Fees deposited in operating fund

The department, by rule, may prescribe and provide for the payment and collection of reasonable fees to issue licenses and registration certificates. The fees must be based on the anticipated cost of filing and processing the application, of taking action on the requested license or registration certificate, and of conducting an inspection program to determine compliance or noncompliance with the license or registration certificate.

Any moneys collected for permit or registration fees must be deposited in the department's operating fund in the state treasury and must be spent subject to appropriation by the legislative assembly.