North Dakota consents, subject to the approval of the governor for each proposed acquisition, along with the conditions of sections 20.1-02-18.1 and 20.1-02-18.2, to the United States acquiring, by purchase, gift, devise, or lease, land or water in this state as the United States may deem necessary to establish migratory bird reservations in accordance with the federal Migratory Bird Conservation Act [Pub. L. 70-770; 45 Stat. 1222; 16 U.S.C. 715 et seq.]. North Dakota reserves such full and complete jurisdiction and authority over all such areas of land or water so acquired by the United States as is not incompatible with the administration, maintenance, protection, and control of such areas by the United States under the terms of said Act of Congress.
N.D. Cent. Code § 20.1-02-18
State's conditional consent to United States' acquisition of areas for migratory bird reservations - State retains jurisdiction
Official source: North Dakota Legislative Branch. Reproduced from public-domain North Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.