[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 19, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3054-3059]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-995]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


Osage Tribe--Sale and Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice publishes the Osage Tribe's Liquor Control 
Ordinance. The Ordinance regulates and controls the possession, sale 
and consumption of liquor within the Osage Indian Reservation and Osage 
Indian Country. The land is located on trust land and this Ordinance 
allows for the possession and sale of alcoholic beverages within the 
Osage Tribe's Reservation and Osage Indian Country and will increase 
the ability of the tribal government to control the tribe's liquor 
distribution and possession, and at the same time will provide an 
important source of revenue for the continued operation and 
strengthening of the tribal government and the delivery of tribal 
services.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This Act is effective on January 19, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Ketcher, Regional Tribal 
Government Officer, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Eastern Oklahoma Regional 
Office, PO Box 8002, Muskogee, OK 74402-8002, Phone 918-781-4685, Fax 
918-781-4649; or Ralph Gonzales, Office of Tribal Services, 1951

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Constitution Avenue, NW., MS-320-SIB, Washington, DC 20240; Telephone 
(202) 513-7629.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Act of August 15, 1953, 
Public Law 83-277, 67 Stat. 586, 18 U.S.C. 1161, as interpreted by the 
Supreme Court in Rice v. Rehner, 463 U.S. 713 (1983), the Secretary of 
the Interior shall certify and publish in the Federal Register notice 
of adopted liquor ordinances for the purpose of regulating liquor 
transactions in Indian country. The Osage Tribal Council adopted its 
Liquor Control Ordinance by Resolution No. 31-846 on August 4, 2004. 
The purpose of this Ordinance is to govern the sale, possession and 
distribution of alcohol within the Osage Indian Reservation and Osage 
Indian Country.
    This notice is published in accordance with the authority delegated 
by the Secretary of the Interior to the Assistant Secretary--Indian 
Affairs.
    I certify that this Liquor Ordinance, of the Osage Tribe, was duly 
adopted by the Tribal Council on August 4, 2004.

    Dated: January 11, 2005.
David W. Anderson,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.

    The Osage Tribe's Liquor Ordinance reads as follows:

Osage Tribe Liquor Control Ordinance

Introduction

Section 1. Citation

    This Act may be cited as the ``Osage Tribe Liquor Control 
Ordinance.''

Section 2. Purpose

    (a) It is necessary to strengthen the government of the Osage Tribe 
of Indians by exercising the specific grant of authority contained in 
Act of June 28, 1906, 34 Stat. 539, as amended, and interpreted by 
subsequent judicial decisions, to levy and collect taxes and fees, to 
license and regulate certain conduct within the jurisdiction of the 
Osage Tribe, to provide financing for the current expenses of the 
tribal government, and to provide financing for the expansion of tribal 
government operations and services in order for the Osage Tribe to 
efficiently and effectively exercise its confirmed inherent sovereignty 
and governmental responsibilities within the jurisdiction of the Osage 
Tribe.
    (b) The purpose of this Ordinance is to regulate the sale, 
possession and use of alcoholic liquor on the Osage Indian Reservation 
and other lands subject to Tribal jurisdiction, and to provide simple, 
fair, straightforward and efficient procedures for the levy and 
collection of certain taxes and fees and the licensing and regulation 
of certain conduct.
    (c) The enactment of a tribal ordinance governing liquor possession 
and sale on the Osage Indian Reservation and Osage Indian Country will 
increase the ability of the tribal government to control the sale, 
distribution and possession of liquor and will provide an important 
source of revenue for the continued operation and strengthening of the 
tribal government and the delivery of tribal government services.

Section 3. Declaration of Public Policy

    (a) The introduction, possession, and sale of liquor in the Osage 
Indian Reservation and Osage Indian Country are a matter of special 
concern to the Osage Tribe.
    (b) Federal law forbids the introduction, possession and sale of 
liquor in Indian Country (18 U.S.C. 1154 and other statutes), except 
when the same is in conformity both with the laws of the State and 
Tribe (18 U.S.C. 1161). As such, compliance with this ordinance shall 
be in addition to, and not a substitute for, compliance with the laws 
of the State of Oklahoma or other state where the Osage Indian 
Reservation and/or Osage Indian Country is located.
    (c) The Osage Tribal Council finds that a complete ban on liquor 
within the Osage Indian Reservation and Osage Indian Country is 
ineffective and unrealistic. However, it recognizes that a need still 
exists for strict regulation and control over liquor transactions 
within the Osage Indian Reservation and Osage Indian Country because of 
the many potential problems associated with the unregulated or 
inadequately regulated sale, possession, distribution, and consumption 
of liquor. The Osage Tribal Council finds that tribal control and 
regulation of liquor is necessary to achieve maximum economic benefit 
to the Tribe, to protect the health and welfare of tribal members, and 
to address specific concerns relating to alcohol use on the Osage 
Indian Reservation and Osage Indian Country.
    (d) It is in the best interests of the Osage Tribe to enact a 
tribal ordinance governing liquor sales on the Osage Indian Reservation 
and Osage Indian Country, which provides for purchase, distribution, 
and sale of liquor only on tribal lands within the exterior boundaries 
of the Osage Indian Reservation and in Osage Indian Country wherever 
located. Further, the Tribe has determined that said purchase, 
distribution, and sale shall take place only at a tribally-owned gaming 
facility complex or at such other location duly licensed by the Osage 
Tribe.

Section 4. Jurisdiction

    The Osage Tribal Council, as the sole governing body of the Osage 
Tribe of Indians, hereby affirmatively declares, asserts, and extends 
the jurisdiction of the Osage Tribe over the Osage Indian Reservation 
and all Indian country, as defined in 18 U.S.C. 1151, within the 
exterior boundaries of the Osage Indian Reservation, as described in 
the Act of June 5, 1872, 17 Stat. 220, except that portion purchased by 
the Kaws, and all Osage Indian Country wherever located.

Section 5. Scope of Law; Consent

    The scope of this ordinance shall extend to all persons or legal 
entities receiving licenses hereunder, or doing business within the 
Tribal jurisdiction, or having significant contacts within the Tribal 
jurisdiction, or residing within the Tribal jurisdiction, or entering 
or coming within the Tribal jurisdiction, or consuming, possessing, 
manufacturing or distributing alcohol within the Tribal jurisdiction. 
All such persons or entities shall be deemed to have consented to the 
jurisdiction of the Osage Tribe of Indians and to the provisions of 
this Act, the operation thereof, and to the jurisdiction and authority 
of the Osage Tribe of Indians, and shall, by virtue of such actions, be 
deemed to have waived all jurisdictional defenses to the jurisdiction 
and venue of the Osage Tribe of Indians and the Osage Tribal Court, 
notwithstanding that such persons or legal entities may be of non-
Indian descent or character.

Section 6. Severability

    If any provision or application of this ordinance is determined by 
review to be invalid, such determination shall not be held to render 
ineffectual the remaining portions of this ordinance or to render such 
provisions inapplicable to other persons or circumstances. Any and all 
prior liquor control enactments of the Tribal Council which are 
inconsistent with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby rescinded 
and repealed.

Section 7. Amendment and Construction

    This ordinance may only be amended by a vote of the Osage Tribal 
Council, the governing body of the Osage Tribe. Nothing in this 
ordinance shall be construed to diminish or impair in any way the 
rights or sovereign powers of the Osage Tribe or its tribal government.

Section 8. Sovereign Immunity

    The Osage Tribal Council, as the sole governing body of the Osage 
Tribe of

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Indians, expressly and generally reserves for itself, the Osage Tribe 
of Indians, the Osage Nation Tax Commission and individual members and 
employees of the Osage Tribal Council and the Osage Nation Tax 
Commission and individual employees of the Osage Tribal Government, 
when acting within the scope of their official duties, all rights of 
sovereign immunity against lawsuits of every kind and nature, less and 
except the right to appeal decisions of the Tax Commission as provided 
by Section 106 of the Osage Tribe Revenue and Taxation Act of 1997, as 
amended.
    The sovereign immunity of the Tribe and any elected Tribal council 
member or tribal official and the Osage Nation Tax Commission with 
respect to any action taken in an official capacity under this 
ordinance, or in the exercise of the official powers of any such 
office, in any action filed in any court with respect thereto, may only 
be waived by a formal resolution of the Tribal Council. All waivers 
shall be unequivocally expressed in such resolution. No waiver of the 
Tribe's sovereign immunity from suit may be implied from any action or 
document. Waivers of sovereign immunity in a Tribal Council resolution 
shall not be general but shall be specific and limited as to duration, 
grantee, action, and property or funds, if any, of the Tribe or any 
agency of the tribe subject thereto. No express waiver of sovereign 
immunity by resolution of the Tribal Council shall be deemed a consent 
to the levy of any judgment, lien or attachment upon property of the 
Tribe or any agency of the Tribe other than property specifically 
pledged or assigned therein. Any consent to arbitration agreed to by 
the Tribe in any contract shall not constitute a waiver of sovereign 
immunity unless it conforms to this section, and the Tribe hereby 
expressly retains its sovereign immunity from suit.

Section 9. Effective Date

    This ordinance shall be effective on such date as the Secretary of 
the Interior certifies this ordinance and publishes the same in the 
Federal Register.

Chapter One--Liquor Control

Section 101. Definitions

    As used in this Ordinance, the following words shall have the 
following meaning unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
    (a) ``Alcohol'' means that substance known as ethyl alcohol, 
hydrated oxide of ethyl, alcohol, hydrated oxide of ethyl, ethanol, or 
spirits of wine, from whatever source or by whatever source or by 
whatever process produced.
    (b) ``Alcoholic Beverage'' is synonymous with the term ``liquor'' 
as defined in subsection (h) of this section.
    (c) ``Bar'' means any establishment with special space and 
accommodations for the sale of liquor by the glass and for consumption 
on the premises as herein defined.
    (d) ``Beer'' means any beverage obtained by the alcoholic 
fermentation of an infusion or decoction of pure hops, or pure extract 
of hops and pure barley malt or other wholesome grain or cereal in pure 
water and containing the percent of alcohol by volume subject to 
regulation as an intoxicating beverage in the state where the beverage 
is located. Beer includes, among other things, beer, ale, stout, lager 
beer, porter and other malt or brewed liquors, but does not include 
sake, known as Japanese rice wine.
    (e) ``Consume'' means the putting of liquor to any use, whether by 
drinking or otherwise.
    (f) ``Distiller'' means a person engaged in the business of 
distilling spirits.
    (g) ``Distribute'' means to deliver or sell liquor products prior 
to retail sale.
    (h) ``Liquor'' includes the four varieties of liquor (alcohol, 
spirits, wine and beer) and all fermented, spirituous, vinous, malt 
liquor, or combinations thereof, a mixed liquor a part of which is 
fermented, and every liquid or solid or semisolid or other substance, 
patented or not, containing distilled or rectified spirits, potable 
alcohol, beer, wine, brandy, whiskey, rum, gin, aromatic bitters, and 
all drinks or drinkable liquids and all preparations or mixtures 
capable of human consumption and any liquid, semisolid, solid, or other 
substances which contains more than one-half of 1 percent of alcohol.
    (i) ``Liquor Store'' means any store at which liquor is sold and, 
for the purpose of this ordinance, including stores only a portion of 
which are devoted to sale of liquor or beer.
    (j) ``Malt Liquor'' means beer, strong beer, ale, stout and porter.
    (k) ``Manufacturer'' means a person engaged in the preparation of 
liquor for sale, in any form whatsoever.
    (l) ``Osage Indian Reservation and Osage Indian Country'' means all 
lands constituting Indian Country as defined by 18 U.S.C. 1151 that are 
subject to the jurisdiction of the Osage Tribe.
    (m) ``Osage Nation Tax Commission'' means the authority of the 
Osage Tribe which is charged with the duty to enforce this Liquor 
Control Ordinance in addition to their other duties.
    (n) ``Osage Tribal Council'' means the governing body of the Osage 
Tribe.
    (o) ``Osage Tribe'' means the federally recognized Osage Tribe and 
any of its successors or assigns.
    (p) ``Package'' means any container or receptacle used for holding 
liquor.
    (q) ``Person'' means an individual, partnership, association or 
corporation.
    (r) ``Public Place'' includes state, county, tribal, federal 
highways, or roads; buildings and grounds used for school purposes; 
streets and alleys of communities; rodeo grounds, tribal ceremonial 
grounds, community buildings, public dance halls and grounds adjacent 
thereto; soft drink establishments, public buildings, public meeting 
halls, lobbies, halls and dining rooms of hotels, restaurants, 
theaters, gaming facilities, entertainment centers, stores, garages, 
and filling stations which are open to and/or are generally used by the 
public and to which the public is permitted to have unrestricted 
access; public conveyances of all kinds and character; publicly-owned 
bathing beaches, parks or playgrounds; and all other places of like or 
similar nature to which the general public has unrestricted right of 
access and which are generally used by the public.
    (s) ``Sale and Sell'' include exchange, barter, and traffic, and 
also include the selling or supplying or distributing by any means 
whatsoever, of liquor, or of any liquid known or described as beer or 
by any name whatsoever commonly used to describe malt or brewed liquor 
or of wine by any person to any person.
    (t) ``Spirits'' mean any beverage which contains alcohol obtained 
by distillation, and includes those products known as whiskey, brandy, 
rum, gin, vodka, liqueurs, cordials and fortified wines and similar 
compounds, including wines exceeding 17 percent of alcohol by weight.
    (u) ``Tavern'' means any retail sales business selling beer, liquor 
or wine not in sealed packages, that is ``by the drink,'' within the 
boundaries of the Osage Indian Reservation or Osage Indian Country.
    (v) ``Tribal Court'' means the Osage Tribal Court.
    (w) ``Wine'' means any alcohol beverage obtained by fermentation of 
the natural contents of fruits, vegetables, honey, milk or other 
products containing sugar, whether or not other ingredients are added, 
to which any saccharine substances may have been added before, during 
or after fermentation, and containing more than one-half of one percent 
alcohol by volume and not more than 17 percent of alcohol by weight, 
including sweet wines fortified with wine spirits such as

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port, sherry, muscatel and angelica, and including vermouth and sake, 
known as Japanese rice wine.

Section 102. Enforcement

    (a) Powers and Duties. In furtherance of this ordinance, the Osage 
Nation Tax Commission shall have the following powers and duties:
    (1) To publish and enforce rules and regulations governing 
licensing and the sale, manufacture, distribution, and possession of 
alcoholic beverages on the Osage Indian Reservation and Osage Indian 
Country. Such rules and regulations shall not be inconsistent with the 
rules and regulations of the State of Oklahoma and shall be approved by 
the Osage Tribal Council prior to taking effect;
    (2) To employ managers, accountants, security personnel, inspectors 
and such other persons as shall be reasonably necessary to allow the 
Osage Nation Tax Commission to perform its function. Such employees 
shall be tribal employees;
    (3) To bring suit in the Tribal Court or other appropriate Court to 
enforce this ordinance as necessary;
    (4) To issue licenses permitting the sale of liquor on the Osage 
Indian Reservation and other lands subject to Tribal jurisdiction;
    (5) To determine and seek damages for violation of the ordinance;
    (6) To make such reports as may be required by the Osage Tribal 
Council;
    (7) Keep accurate records, books and accounts; and
    (8) To exercise such other powers as is necessary and appropriate 
to fulfill the purposes of this ordinance.
    (b) Limitation on Powers. In the exercise of its powers and duties 
under this ordinance, the Osage Nation Tax Commission shall not:
    (1) Accept any gratuity, compensation or other thing of value from 
any liquor wholesaler, retailer, or distributor or from any licensee; 
or
    (2) Waive the immunity of the Osage Tribe from suit without the 
express written consent and resolution of the Tribal Council in 
accordance with Section 8.
    (c) Inspection Rights. The premises on which liquor is sold or 
distributed shall be open for inspection by the Osage Nation Tax 
Commission at all reasonable times for the purposes of ascertaining 
whether the rules and regulations of the Osage Nation Tax Commission 
and this ordinance are being complied with.

Section 103. Licensing

    (a) Application. Any person or entity applying for a license to 
sell or serve liquor in the jurisdiction of the Osage Nation shall 
complete an application provided by the Osage Nation Tax Commission and 
pay such application fee as may be set from time to time by the Osage 
Nation Tax Commission.
    (b) Licensing requirements. No license shall be issued under this 
ordinance except upon a sworn application filed with the Osage Nation 
Tax Commission containing a full and complete application showing the 
following:
    (1) Satisfactory proof that the applicant is duly licensed by the 
State of Oklahoma to sell alcoholic beverages;
    (2) The description and location of the premises in which the 
alcoholic beverages are to be sold and proof that the applicant is 
entitled to use such premises for such purposes for the duration of the 
time period of the license;
    (3) Agreement by the applicant to accept and abide by all 
conditions of the license as established by the Osage Nation Tax 
Commission; and
    (4) Payment of a fee established by the Osage Nation Tax 
Commission;
    (c) Period of license. Each license may be issued for a period not 
to exceed one year from the date of issuance.
    (d) Renewal of license. A licensee may renew its license if the 
licensee has complied in full with this ordinance.
    (e) Revocation of license. The Osage Nation Tax Commission may 
revoke a license for reasonable cause upon notice and hearing at which 
the licensee is given an opportunity to respond to any charges against 
it and to demonstrate why the license should not be suspended or 
revoked.
    (f) Non-transferability of license. Licenses issued by the Osage 
Nation Tax Commission shall not be transferable and may only be 
utilized by the person or entity to which it was issued.

Section 104. Sales and Purchases of Liquor

    The introduction and possession of liquor consistent with this 
ordinance shall be lawful within Indian Country under the jurisdiction 
of the Osage Tribe and within the exterior boundaries of the Osage 
Indian Reservation only when such activities are in conformity with 
this Ordinance. All other purchases and sales of liquor within the 
Osage Indian Reservation and Osage Indian Country shall be prohibited.
    (a) Sales by Tribe or Licensees. Only the Osage Tribe may make 
retail sales of liquor in gaming facilities that are owned by the Tribe 
and the patrons of the Tribe's gaming facilities may consume said 
liquor on the gaming facility complex. Any other licensed retailer may 
make retail sales of liquor on their licensed premises, but patrons of 
the licensee may consume said liquor only on those licensed premises, 
or where otherwise allowed by this ordinance.
    (b) Sales for Cash. All liquor sales on the Osage Indian 
Reservation and Osage Indian Country shall be on a cash only basis and 
no credit shall be extended to any person, organization, or entity, 
except that the provision does not prevent the payment for purchases 
with use of credit cards such as Visa, MasterCard, American Express, 
etc.
    (c) Sale for Personal Consumption. All sales shall be for the 
personal use and consumption of the purchaser. Any person who purchases 
an alcoholic beverage on the Osage Indian Reservation and Osage Indian 
Country and sells it, without a license, whether in the original 
container or not, shall be guilty of a violation of this ordinance and 
shall be subjected to paying damages to the Osage Tribe as set forth 
herein.

Section 105. Taxes

    (a) Tax Levied. There is hereby levied a liquor tax of five percent 
(5%) on the sale of each and every alcoholic beverage sold within the 
Osage Indian Reservation and Osage Indian Country. The incidence of 
said tax shall be on the consumer. The liquor tax shall be collected by 
the gaming facility or licensee and paid over to the Osage Nation Tax 
Commission as provided herein. No municipality, city, town or county, 
nor the state shall have the power to impose an excise or any other tax 
upon liquor as defined in this Ordinance, or to govern or license the 
sale or distribution thereof in any manner within the Osage Indian 
Reservation and Osage Indian Country, unless in conformance with 
federal, Oklahoma, and Osage Tribal law.
    (b) Taxes Due. All taxes for the sale of liquor and alcoholic 
beverages on the Osage Indian Reservation and Osage Indian Country are 
due on the 15th day of the month following the end of the calendar 
quarter for which the taxes are due.
    (c) Delinquent Taxes. Past due taxes shall accrue interest at two 
percent (2%) per month.
    (d) Reports. Along with payment of the taxes imposed herein, the 
taxpayer shall submit a quarterly accounting of all income from the 
sale or distribution of liquor, as well as for the taxes collected, to 
the Osage Nation Tax Commission.
    (e) Compliance with Tribal Tax laws. Except as otherwise set forth 
in this Ordinance, the collection and enforcement of liquor taxes shall 
be

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conducted by the Osage Nation Tax Commission in accordance with the 
Osage Tribe Revenue and Taxation Act of 1997, as amended.

Section 106. Rules, Regulations and Enforcement

    (a) In any proceeding under this ordinance, conviction of one 
unlawful sale or distribution of liquor shall establish prima facie 
intent of unlawfully keeping liquor for sale, selling liquor or 
distributing liquor in violation of this ordinance.
    (b) Any person who buys liquor within the boundaries of the Osage 
Indian Reservation and Osage Indian Country contrary to this ordinance 
shall be guilty of a violation of this ordinance.
    (c) Any person who sells or offers for sale any liquor within the 
boundaries of the Osage Indian Reservation and Osage Indian Country 
contrary to this ordinance shall be guilty of a violation of this 
ordinance.
    (d) Any person who shall operate a liquor product outlet or tavern 
within the boundaries of the Osage Indian Reservation and Osage Indian 
Country without first obtaining a current and valid Tribal license 
under this Ordinance shall be considered to be in violation of all 
federal Indian liquor laws and regulations as well as in violation of 
this Ordinance.
    (e) Any person who keeps or possesses liquor upon his person or in 
any place or on premises conducted or maintained by his principal or 
agent with the intent to sell or distribute it contrary to the 
provisions of this title, shall be guilty of a violation of this 
ordinance.
    (f) Any person who knowingly sells liquor to a person under the 
influence of liquor shall be guilty of a violation of this ordinance. 
No person shall sell liquor to any buyer when, from the physical 
appearance of the buyer at the time of the sale, it could be reasonably 
believed or understood that the buyer was intoxicated.
    (g) Any person engaged wholly or in part in the business of 
carrying passengers for hire, and every agent, servant, or employee of 
such person, who shall knowingly permit any person to drink liquor in 
any public conveyance, shall be guilty of an offense. Any person who 
shall drink liquor in a public conveyance shall be guilty of a 
violation of this ordinance.
    (h) No person under the age of 21 years shall consume, acquire or 
have in his possession any liquor or alcoholic beverage. No person 
shall permit any other person under the age of 21 to consume liquor on 
his premises or any premises under his control except in those 
situations set out in this section. Any person who shall sell or 
provide any liquor to any person under the age of 21 years shall be 
guilty of a violation of this ordinance for each sale or drink 
provided. Any person violating this section shall be guilty of a 
separate violation of this ordinance for each and every drink so 
consumed.
    (i) Any person who transfers in any manner an identification of age 
to a person under the age of 21 years for the purpose of permitting 
such person to obtain liquor shall be guilty of an offense, provided 
that corroborative testimony of a witness other than the underage 
person shall be a requirement of finding a violation of this ordinance.
    (j) Any person who attempts to purchase an alcoholic beverage 
through the use of false or altered identification which falsely 
purports to show the individual to be over the age of 21 years shall be 
guilty of violating this ordinance.
    (k) When requested by the provider of liquor, any person shall be 
required to present official documentation of the bearer's age, 
signature and photograph. Official documentation includes any one or 
more of the following:
    (1) Driver's license or identification card issued by any state 
department of motor vehicles;
    (2) Tribal enrollment card, Tribal identification card or 
Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood (CDIB) card showing date of birth 
and photograph;
    (3) United States Active Duty Military; or
    (4) Passport.
    (l) Liquor which is possessed, including for sale, contrary to the 
terms of this ordinance is declared to be contraband. Any tribal agent, 
employee or officer who is authorized by the Tribal Council or Osage 
Nation Tax Commission, including law enforcement officers under a 
cross-deputization agreement, to enforce this section shall seize all 
contraband and preserve it in accordance with the provisions 
established for the reservation of impounded property. Upon being found 
in violation of this ordinance, the party shall forfeit all right, 
title and interest in the items seized which shall become the property 
of the Osage Tribe.
    (m) Alcoholic liquor shall not be given as a prize, premium or 
consideration for a lottery, contest, game of chance or skill, or 
competition of any kind.
    (n) For the purpose of obtaining information concerning any matter 
related to the administration or enforcement of this ordinance, the 
Tribe or any person appointed by it in writing for that purpose, may 
inspect the books and records of any licensee doing business on the 
Osage Indian Reservation and Osage Indian Country. Every person who 
neglects or refuses to produce or submit to inspection any records 
referred to in this section when requested to do so shall be guilty of 
a violation of this ordinance.
    (o) Any person guilty of a violation of this ordinance, except non-
payment of liquor taxes due, shall be liable to pay to the Osage Tribe 
the amount of up to $5,000 per violation as civil damages to defray the 
Tribe's cost of enforcement of this ordinance, and may be subject to 
criminal prosecution under tribal law, or under state law if non-
Indian. The Tribal Court shall not issue any order or injunction 
closing any business for a violation of this ordinance without granting 
to the defendant the opportunity to have a full evidentiary and 
adversary hearing before the Tribal Court.
    (p) All persons found to have violated this ordinance, except for 
non-payment of liquor taxes, shall be reported to the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation and the United States Attorney for the purpose of 
requesting a federal criminal prosecution of such persons or entities 
for violation of Federal Indian liquor laws.

Section 107. Exemptions

    (a) Nothing in this Ordinance shall apply to or prevent the sale of 
liquor by any person to the Tribe.
    (b) Nothing in this Ordinance shall apply to alcoholic beverages 
used in a bona fide religious ceremony.
    (c) Nothing in this Ordinance shall apply to or prevent sale, 
purchase or consumption of:
    (1) Any pharmaceutical preparation containing liquor which is 
prepared by a druggist according to a formula of the pharmacopoeia of 
the United States, or the dispensatory of the United States; or
    (2) Away proprietary or patent medicine; or
    (3) Wood alcohol or denatured alcohol, except in the case or the 
sale, purchase, or consumption of wood alcohol or denatured alcohol for 
beverage purposes, either alone or combined with any other liquid or 
substance.
    (4) Cooking Wine used in cooking.
    (d) Nothing in this Ordinance shall apply to wine or beer 
manufactured in any home for consumption therein, and not for sale.
    (e) Nothing in this Ordinance shall apply to alcoholic beverages 
possessed by an individual in his/her home for private consumption 
therein.

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Section 108. Abatement

    (a) Any room, house, building, vehicle, structure, or other place 
where liquor is sold, manufactured, bartered, exchanged, given away, 
furnished, or otherwise disposed of in violation of the provisions of 
this ordinance or of any other tribal law relating to the manufacture, 
importation, transportation, possession, distribution and sale of 
liquor, and all property kept in and used in maintaining such place, is 
hereby declared to be a nuisance.
    (b) The Osage Nation Tax Commission shall institute and maintain an 
action in the Tribal Court in the name of the Tribe to abate and 
perpetually enjoin any nuisance declared under this article. In 
addition to other remedies at tribal law, the Tribal Court may also 
order the room, house, building, vehicle, structure, or place closed 
for a period of 1 year or until the owner, lessee, tenant, or occupant 
thereof shall give bond of a sufficient sum from $1,000 to $15,000, 
depending upon the severity of past offenses, the risk of offenses in 
the future and other appropriate criteria, payable to the Tribe and 
conditions that liquor will not be thereafter manufactured, kept, sold, 
bartered, exchanged, given away, furnished, or otherwise disposed of in 
violation of the provisions of this ordinance or of any other violation 
of this ordinance or other tribal liquor laws. If any conditions of the 
bond are violated, the bond may be applied to satisfy any amount due to 
the Tribe under this ordinance.
    (c) In all cases where any person has been found in violation of 
this ordinance relating to the manufacture, importation, 
transportation, possession, distribution, and sale of liquor, an action 
may be brought to abate as a nuisance any real estate or other property 
involved in the violation of the ordinance and violation of this 
ordinance shall be prima facie evidence that the room, house, building, 
vehicle, structure, or place against which such action is brought is a 
public nuisance.

Section 109. Liability Insurance

    Prior to a liquor license being granted to any applicant, and prior 
to renewal of any liquor license, the applicant must provide proof of 
liability insurance to the Osage Nation Tax Commission.

Section 110. Revenue

    Revenue received by the Tribe under this ordinance, from whatever 
source, shall be expended for administrative costs incurred in the 
enforcement of this ordinance. Excess funds shall be subject to 
appropriation by the Tribal Council for essential governmental and 
social services, including the use of revenues to combat alcohol abuse 
and its debilitating effects among individuals and family members with 
the Osage Tribe.

Certification

    I hereby certify that the above and foregoing Liquor Control 
Ordinance is the Ordinance adopted by the Osage Tribal Council on 
the 4th day of August 2004, pursuant to Resolution No. 3846.

Jim Gray,
Principal Chief.
    Attested by:
Jewell Purcell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05-995 Filed 1-18-05; 8:45 am]
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