North Dakota Code § 35-05-01

Security agreement on crops prohibited - Exceptions
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Security interests in growing and unharvested crops are prohibited, and any security 
agreement purporting to create a security interest therein is void. The provisions of this section 
do not apply to any security interest or lien in favor of the United States, this state, any county, 
or any department or agency of any of them, including the Bank of North Dakota, nor to any 
financial institution as defined by section 6 -01-02 or 21 -04-01, nor to any agricultural 
cooperative or agricultural lending agency, nor to any security interest created by contract to 
secure money advanced or loaned for the purpose of paying government crop insurance 
premiums or to secure the purchase price or the rental or improvement of the land upon which 
the crops covered by the contract are to be grown.

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