N.D. Cent. Code § 57-51-17
It is the duty of every railroad company, pipeline company, or transportation company to furnish to the commissioner, upon request, any and all information relative to the transportation of oil or gas subject to gross production tax, that may be required to properly enforce the provisions of this chapter. The commissioner may require any pipeline or transportation company to install suitable measuring devices to enable the company to provide information concerning the quantity of oil or gas transported within, into, out of, or across the state of North Dakota. It is the duty of every person engaged in the operation of a refinery for the processing of oil or gas, in the state of North Dakota, to furnish to the commissioner, upon request, any and all information, relative to oil or gas subject to gross production tax that has been processed by it that may be required to properly enforce the provisions of this chapter. It is the duty of every person engaged in the purchase or storing of oil or gas subject to gross production tax in the state of North Dakota to furnish to the commissioner, upon request, showing the amount of oil or gas in storage, and giving, along with information required, the location, identity, character, and capacity of the storage receptacle in which the oil or gas is stored. Information requested under this section must be provided within forty-five days of the request.
The failure of any person to comply with the provisions of this section makes that person subject to a penalty of twenty-five dollars for each day that person fails or refuses to furnish the information or comply with the provisions of this chapter. Any penalty may be recovered at the suit of the state, on relation of the commissioner. The penalty so collected must be apportioned to the state general fund. The commissioner may, for good cause shown, excuse any or all penalties imposed under this section.
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