N.D. Cent. Code § 57-57-10
A written record must be made of all testimony offered at any hearing before the hearing board. A transcript of the testimony taken by or before the hearing board must be furnished to any party upon written request. After hearing all the testimony and after making any independent investigations it deems necessary, the hearing board shall make its findings of fact and the decision of the majority will rule. The state forester as the presiding officer of the hearing board shall make and enter this order accordingly within thirty days after the final adjournment of the hearing. An appeal may be taken to the district court of the county in which the land in question is located within thirty days after notice is given to each of the parties to the proceeding. Only final orders or decisions substantially affecting the rights of parties are appealable. A procedural order made by the state forester or the hearing board during the hearing is not a final order nor an order affecting a substantial right. An appeal may be taken pursuant to the provisions of section 28-32-42. An appeal from a determination or decision of the hearing board does not stay the enforcement of the determination or decision unless the court to which the appeal is taken, upon application and after a hearing, orders a stay. The court may impose such terms and conditions for a stay of the enforcement of the determination or decision appealed as it deems proper.
N.D.C.C. § 57-57-10