Every person violating any of the restrictions or requirements prescribed in section 36-12-02 is responsible to each person injured thereby to the extent of the injured person's damages, which damages include the reasonable expenses incurred in searching for and recovering the animal found in the herd or flock. If judgment is recovered for such damages, such judgment and costs are enforceable as a lien upon the interest of the defendant in the animals constituting such herd or flock.
N.D.C.C. § 36-12-05