The poundmaster has a lien on every animal taken into the pound for the full amount of the poundmaster's actual charges and expenses and is entitled to the possession of any animal until the charges and expenses are paid.
N.D. Cent. Code § 58-13-03
Poundmaster - Lien for charges and expenses
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.