Section 29-29.1-01 - Warrants to conduct inspections authorized by law1. Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 29-29, any official or employee of the state or of a unit of county or local government of North Dakota may, under the conditions specified herein, obtain a warrant authorizing to conduct a search or inspection of property if such a search or inspection is one that is elsewhere authorized by law, either with or without the consent of the person whose privacy would be thereby invaded, and is one for which such a warrant is constitutionally required.2. The warrant may be issued by any magistrate whose territorial jurisdiction encompasses the property to be inspected.