North Dakota Code 23.1-10-09 – Duty to provide information – Inspections
1. When requested by the department, a responsible or potentially responsible party, or owner of real property where a release or threatened release is located or where response actions are proposed to be taken, shall furnish to the department any information the person may have or reasonably may obtain which is relevant to the release or threatened release.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 23.1-10-09
- Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- Property: includes property, real and personal. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
2. The department, upon presentation of credentials, may:
a. Examine and copy any books, papers, records, memoranda, or data of any person that has a duty to provide information to the department under subsection 1; and
b. Enter upon any property, public or private, to take action authorized by this chapter, including obtaining information from a person that has a duty to provide the information under subsection 1, conducting surveys or investigations, and taking removal or remedial action.