Any person violating any provision of sections 54-17.3-01 through 54-17.3-08 is guilty of a class B misdemeanor and shall forfeit to the state all paleontological specimens discovered by the violator at that site. Any such violation is considered to have been committed in the county where the exploration, collecting, or excavation for paleontological resources was undertaken.
N.D.C.C. § 54-17.3-08