73-3-7. Protests.
(1) Subject to Subsection, a person interested may file a protest with the state engineer: (2) within 20 days after the notice is published, if the adjudicative proceeding is informal; and within 30 days after the notice is published, if the adjudicative proceeding is formal.
(2) The state engineer shall: consider a protest only to the extent the protest addresses a basis for which the state engineer may approve or reject the application; and approve or reject the application.