North Dakota Century Code Title 23.1. Environmental Quality § 23.1-04-13. Monitoring, analysis, and testing--Civil penalty

1. If the department determines, upon receipt of any information, that:

2. In the case of any facility or site not in operation at the time a determination is made under subsection 1 with respect to the facility or site, if the department finds the owner or operator of the facility or site could not reasonably be expected to have actual knowledge of the presence of hazardous waste or regulated substance at the facility or site and of its potential for release, the department may issue an order requiring the most recent previous owner or operator of the facility or site which could reasonably be expected to have such actual knowledge to carry out the actions referred to in subsection 1.

3. A person that violates this section is subject to a civil penalty of five thousand dollars per day of violation.