N.D. Admin. Code 37-05-04-02
1. "Directional and other official signs and notices" include only official signs and notices, public utility signs, service club and religious notices, and directional signs.
2. "Directional signs" means signs containing directional information about cities; public places owned or operated by federal, state, or local government for their agency; publicly or privately owned natural phenomena, historic, cultural, scientific, educational, and religious sites; and areas of natural, scenic beauty or naturally suited for outdoor recreation, deemed to be in the interest of the traveling public.
3. "Official signs and notices" means signs and notices erected and maintained by public officers or public agencies pursuant to and in accordance with direction and authorization contained in federal, state, or local laws for the purposes of carrying out an official duty or responsibility. Historic markers authorized by state law and erected by state or local governmental agencies or nonprofit historical societies may be considered official signs.
4. "Public utility signs" means warning signs, informational signs, notices, or markers which are customarily erected and maintained by public or privately owned utilities as essential to their operations.
5. "Service club and religious notices" means signs and notices authorized by law, relating to meetings of nonprofit service clubs or charitable associations or religious services.
N.D. Admin Code 37-05-04-02
General Authority: NDCC 24-17-10
Law Implemented: NDCC 24-17-03, 24-17-03.1, 24-17-09