If a consignee does not accept and remove freight within a reasonable time after the carrier has fulfilled the carrier's obligation to deliver or has duly offered to fulfill the same, the carrier may eliminate further liability for the carrier by placing the freight in a suitable warehouse on storage on account of the consignee and giving notice thereof to the consignee.
N.D. Cent. Code § 8-03-08
How carrier may terminate liability
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.