Failure to pay or insufficient funds at auction.

85-04-01-01. Failure to pay or insufficient funds at auction. 1. The commissioner may not issue a surface land lease for agricultural use until payment in full is received by the department. 2. A successful bidder who fails to pay for a surface land lease may be deemed ineligible to bid at subsequent surface land lease auctions administered by the board for the remainder of the current calendar year and a minimum of three additional calendar years after the current calendar year. 3. If a surface land lease payment made at auction fails to clear for any reason, the commissioner shall notify the bidder by mail addressed to the bidder's address on file with the department that payment by cashier's check or money order is required within ten business days from the date the letter is mailed. History: Effective January 1, 2020; amended effective April 1, 2026. General Authority: NDCC 15-01-02, 15-07-20, 28-32-02 Law Implemented: NDCC 15-07-20, 54-30-17.1 1