North Dakota Century Code Title 49. Public Utilities § 49-02-17. Unreasonable rates, rules, and practices affecting interstate commerce

Whenever it shall come to the knowledge of the commission, either from its own investigation or by complaint made to it in any manner whatsoever, that the rates charged by any public utility including any common carrier on interstate business are unjust or unreasonable or that the rates, rules, or practices of such utility:

the commission immediately shall call such facts to the attention of the officials of such public utility and urge upon them the propriety of changing such rates, rules, or practices.