Any person owning or operating any line of railroad within this state and refusing or neglecting to comply with sections 49-11-24 through 49-11-28 is guilty of a class A misdemeanor. A prosecution or conviction under sections 49-11-24 through 49-11-28 does not relieve such person from liability for the maiming or killing of livestock on the right of way by reason of that person's negligence.
N.D.C.C. § 49-11-29