N.D. Cent. Code § 15-09-03: Notice of hearing on application - Publication - Hearing and right to appear

The board of university and school lands shall cause public notice to be given of the time when and place where it will hear an application made under this chapter. Such notice must describe the land involved and must state the purpose for which it is sought to purchase the same. The notice must be published in the official newspaper of the county in which the land is situated once each week for three consecutive weeks before the date set for hearing the application. At the time and place set for the hearing, the board shall consider the application. Any citizen may appear and show cause why the land should not be sold or why the price fixed is insufficient.