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N.D. Cent. Code § 49-19-01 (2026)

Definition of common pipeline carriers

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Every person:

1. Owning, operating, or managing any pipeline or any part of any pipeline within this state for the transportation of crude petroleum, gas, coal, or carbon dioxide to or for the public for hire, or engaged in the business of transporting crude petroleum, gas, coal, or carbon dioxide by pipelines;

2. Owning, operating, managing, or participating in the ownership, operation, or management of, under lease, contract of purchase, agreement to buy or sell, or other agreement or arrangement of any kind whatsoever, any pipeline, or any part of any pipeline, for the transportation of crude petroleum, gas, or coal bought from others from any oil, gas, or coal field or place of production, to any distributing, refining, or marketing center or reshipping point;

3. Engaged in the business of producing, purchasing, transporting for hire or transporting for sale within this state of natural gas, which is transported through pipelines, or any part of a pipeline, the right of way for which is granted or secured under the provisions of this chapter or, subject to chapter 32-15, through the exercise of the right of eminent domain; or

4. Made a common carrier by or under the terms of a contract with or in pursuance of the laws of the United States, is a common carrier and is subject to the provisions of this chapter as a common pipeline carrier.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1976–1987 · leading case: Eckre v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 247 N.W.2d 656 (N.D. 1976).
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Eckre v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 247 N.W.2d 656 (N.D. 1976). · cites it 2× “Dome argues that since it is a "common carrier" as defined in § 49-19-01(4), N.D.C.C., the authority to construct and maintain a pipeline is derived exclusively from the filing of an acceptance of the provisions of Chapter 49-19, N.”
Phillips Nat. Gas Co. v. State Ex Rel. State Bd. of Equalization, 402 N.W.2d 906 (N.D. 1987). · cites it 4× “That the Plaintiffs are not common pipeline carriers as defined by N.D.C.C. § 49-19-01; "2. That the Plaintiffs' respective pipeline property is not subject to central ad valorem assessment by the State Board of Equalization pursuant to the provisions of Art.”
N.D. Cent. Code § 49-19-01(4): 1 case
Eckre v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 247 N.W.2d 656 (N.D. 1976). “Dome argues that since it is a "common carrier" as defined in § 49-19-01(4), N.D.C.C., the authority to construct and maintain a pipeline is derived exclusively from the filing of an acceptance of the provisions of Chapter 49-19, N.”
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