45-479. Registry of applications; written
objections; request for hearing


A. The director shall establish a registry of all applications received for a
certificate of grandfathered right or a restoration of a retired irrigation grandfathered
right for each active management area. After the deadline for the filing of applications
for a certificate of grandfathered right has passed, the director shall notify all
applicants for a certificate of grandfathered right that the registry is available in the
offices of the department for public inspection during regular business hours.


B. Within one hundred eighty days of the date of the notice required by subsection
A of this section, any person residing in the active management area may file a written
objection to any application for a certificate of grandfathered right and may request a
hearing on the application. Objections may be made only on the basis that the
information in the application is incorrect or is insufficient to issue a certificate.


C. This section does not apply to late applications for certificates of
grandfathered rights filed pursuant to section 45-476.01.