North Dakota Century Code Title 55. State Historical Society and State Parks § 55-03-01.1. Permit required to investigate, excavate, or otherwise record cultural resources on land owned by an instrumentality of the state and to excavate cultural resources on private land

Any person engaged in the investigation, excavation, or other recording of cultural resources on land owned by an instrumentality of the state or in the excavation of cultural resources on private land for any purposes other than those identified in section 55-03-01 first shall obtain a permit from the director. A permit may be granted only for the investigation, excavation, or other recording of cultural resources at the locations described in the application for permit. Each application must be accompanied by a as determined by the director, unless the director waives the fee.