[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 154 (Friday, August 8, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46325-46330]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-18287]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


Jicarilla Apache Nation Liquor Ordinance

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice publishes the Jicarilla Apache Nation Amended 
Liquor Ordinance. The amended Ordinance regulates and controls the 
possession, sale, and consumption of liquor within the Jicarilla Apache 
Nation. The Nation is located on trust land and this amended Ordinance 
allows for the possession and sale of alcoholic beverages within the 
exterior boundaries of the Jicarilla Indian Reservation. This amended 
Ordinance will increase the ability of the tribal government to control 
the distribution and possession of liquor within their Reservation and 
at the same time will provide an important source of revenue and 
strengthening of the tribal government and the delivery of tribal 
services.

DATES: Effective Date: This Act is effective as of September 8, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Iris A. Drew, Tribal Government 
Services Officer, Southwest Regional Office, 1001 Indian School Road, 
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87104; Telephone (505) 563-3530; Fax (505) 563-
3060; or Elizabeth Colliflower, Office of Tribal Services, 1849 C 
Street, NW., Mail Stop 4513-

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MIB, Washington, DC 20240; Telephone (202) 513-7627; Fax (202) 208-
5113.

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 Jicarilla Apache Nation Legislative 
Council adopted this amended Liquor Ordinance by Ordinance No. 2007-O-
525-12 on December 5, 2007. The purpose of this amended Ordinance is to 
govern the sale, possession, and distribution of alcohol within the 
Jicarilla Apache Reservation. 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 amended Liquor 
Ordinance of the Jicarilla Apache Nation was duly adopted by the 
Legislative Council on December 5, 2007.

    Dated: July 30, 2008.
George T. Skibine,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Economic Development.
    The Jicarilla Apache Nation Amended Liquor Ordinance reads as 
follows:
ORDINANCE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
AMENDMENT OF LIQUOR LICENSING ORDINANCE (JICARILLA APACHE NATION CODE, 
TITLE 22, CHAPTER 1)

ORDINANCE NO. 2007-O-55-12

    WHEREAS, Article XI of the Revised Constitution of the Jicarilla 
Apache Nation (Revised Constitution) vests the inherent powers of the 
Jicarilla Apache Nation (Nation), including those conferred by Section 
16 of the Act of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat. 984), as amended, in the 
Legislative Council; and
    WHEREAS, Article XI of the Revised Constitution authorizes the 
Legislative Council to enact ordinances to promote to peace, safety, 
property, health, and general welfare of the people of the Reservation; 
and
    WHEREAS, on March 20, 2000, Ordinance No. 2000-O-133-03 (the Liquor 
Licensing Ordinance) was adopted repealing and replacing all previous 
Legislative Council enactments pertaining to the regulation of liquor 
within the Jicarilla Apache Nation Reservation, which was approved by 
the Secretary of the Interior on February 11 2003, as published in 
Volume 68, Federal Register, Pager 6935; and
    WHEREAS, the Legislative Council finds that it is in the best 
interest of the Nation to further amend the Nation's Liquor Licensing 
Ordinance for the safety and protection of the public; and
    NOW, THEREFORE; BE IT ORDAINED, that the Legislative Council of the 
Jicarilla Apache Nation hereby enacts the following Ordinance to amend 
Title 22, Chapter 1 of the Jicarilla Apache Nation Code by amending 
Chapter 1, Sections 4(B) and 8(H), adding to Chapter 1 a new section 9, 
and by renumbering the existing sections 9 through 13 accordingly. 
Title 22, Chapter 1, as so amended, shall read as follows:

CHAPTER I: LIQUOR LICENSING

Sec.  1 DEFINITIONS.

    As used in this Chapter the following definitions shall apply.
    (A) COMMISSION. The Jicarilla Apache Gaming Regulatory Commission.
    (B) INTOXICATION or INTOXICATED. A state in which a person's mental 
or physical functioning is noticeably impaired as a result of the use 
of alcohol or drugs.
    (C) LICENSED PREMISES. The area within a Liquor Establishment in 
which the Licensee is authorized to sell Liquor.
    (D) LICENSEE. Any person who owns a valid, current Liquor License 
issued by the Nation, or his or her valid agent or designee.
    (E) LIQUOR. Distilled or rectified spirits, potable alcohol, 
brandy, whisky, rum, gin, vodka, aromatic bitters, or any similar 
alcoholic beverage, including blended and fermented beverages, 
dilutions, or mixtures of one or more of the foregoing, containing more 
than one-half of one percent alcohol, but excluding medicinal bitters. 
Liquor also includes beers, or any other alcoholic beverage created by 
the fermentation of any infusion or decoction of barley, malt, and hops 
or other cereals in water, and includes porter, beer, ale, and wine, 
which means alcoholic beverages obtained by the fermentation of natural 
sugar contained in fruit or other agricultural products, with or 
without the addition of sugar or other products, which do not contain 
less than one-half of one percent alcohol by volume.
    (F) LIQUOR ESTABLISHMENT. A location licensed by the Jicarilla 
Apache Gaming Regulatory Commission to serve or sell liquor, including 
the grounds and parking lot of such location.
    (G) LIQUOR OFFENSES SECTION. J.A.N.C. Sec.  7-2-12.
    (H) MINOR. Any person under the age of twenty-one (21) years.
    (I) PACKAGE. Any unbroken, unopened container or receptacle used 
for holding liquor.
    (J) PUBLIC PLACE. Includes streets, plazas, highways, Toads, 
stores, shopping centers, and other businesses, government, and other 
public buildings, schools, churches, public meeting halls, buses, and 
bus depots within the Nation which are open to and generally used by 
the public and the ground thereof; it also includes parks and 
playgrounds and other open spaces within the Nation which are open to 
and generally used by the public.
    (K) PURCHASE. Includes the exchange, barter, traffic, or receipt 
with or without consideration, by any means whatsoever, of liquor.
    (L) SALE. Includes the exchange, barter, traffic, or donation with 
or without consideration, in addition to the selling, supplying, or 
distributing, by any means whatsoever, of liquor.
    (M) ENTITY OF THE NATION. Any entity owned by the Jicarilla Apache 
Nation.
    (N) NATION. Referring to territory, NATION means all lands within 
the territory defined by JANC. Sec.  1-1-5.
    (O) LIQUOR LICENSE. A license granted by the Jicarilla Apache 
Gaming Regulatory Commission in accordance with the provisions of this 
Chapter to distribute liquor at a liquor establishment.
    (P) POLITICAL SUBDIVISION. Any political subdivision or department 
of the Jicarilla Apache Nation.

Sec.  2 APPLICABILITY.

    This Chapter shall apply to all persons engaging or seeking to 
engage in the purchase or sale of liquor within the Nation; provided, 
however, that nothing in this Chapter shall apply to:
    (A) Liquor used for scientific research or for manufacturing 
products other than liquor;
    (B) Liquor used medical purposes under the direction of a physician 
or a hospital, or a mental health, health care, or dental clinic;
    (C) Liquor contained in preparations not fit for human consumption 
such as cleaning compounds; and
    (D) Liquor for sacramental use under a religion recognized as valid 
by the Commission. Denial of recognition of a religion by the 
Commission shall be subject to immediate review by the Council.

Sec.  3 JICARILLA APACHE GAMING REGULATORY COMMISSION.

    (A) The Jicarilla Apache Gaming Regulatory Commission created by 
J.A.N.C. Sec.  22-2-7 shall exercise the regulatory authority of the 
Nation under

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this Chapter. In addition to the qualifications set forth in J.A.N.C. 
Sec.  22-2-7(F), no person may serve on the Commission if he or she:
    (1) Has within five (5) years been convicted of a liquor-related 
misdemeanor; or
    (2) Has any direct financial interest in, or is a manager of any 
liquor establishment. A member of the Nation will not be disqualified 
from serving on the Commission on the basis of the Nation's ownership 
of a liquor establishment.
    (B) In addition to the powers and duties under J.A.N.C. Sec.  22-2-
7(I), the Commission shall be empowered:
    (1) To review applications for a liquor license and either grant a 
liquor license or deny the application;
    (2) To conduct, or cause to be conducted, a background 
investigation of any person having or seeking to have an ownership 
interest in, or who is or is seeking to be a manager of a liquor 
management (sic);
    (3) To inspect, on its own initiative or a response to an affidavit 
based on a reasonable, good faith belief that a violation may have 
occurred, on its own or in collaboration with the Jicarilla Apache 
Police Department, alleged violations by licensees of this Chapter;
    (4) To conduct, on its own initiative or in response to a 
complaint, hearings on alleged violations by licensees of this Chapter. 
The Commission may issue subpoenas and compel any licensee, or his 
agent or servant, to appear before it and to provide any information or 
documents it requires. The Commission may order any licensee to take 
any appropriate action it deems necessary to comply with this Chapter;
    (5) To bring, in the name of the Nation, any civil action in the 
Nation's Court or in any court of competent jurisdiction of any State 
or the United States to enforce the provisions of this Chapter or to 
enjoin or otherwise prevent any violation of this Chapter. The 
Commission may also refer suspected criminal violations of this Chapter 
to the appropriate governmental authority for investigation and 
prosecution;
    (6) To adopt an annual operating budget which shall be subject to 
the approval of the Council and, in accordance with this budget employ 
a staff as it deems necessary to fulfill its responsibilities under 
this Chapter. The Commission shall submit an annual report of the 
revenues it receives to the Council; such as revenues shall be used to 
fund the operations of the Commission;
    (7) To promulgate and adopt regulations, subject to approval by the 
Council, to assist in the implementation of this Chapter and to govern 
the purchase and sale of liquor within the Nation; and
    (8) To require payment of reasonable fees associated with licensing 
a liquor establishment additional to those set forth in this Chapter.

Sec.  4 LICENSING.

    (A) General Qualifications for License; Standards for Evaluating a 
License Application.
    (1) Applicants. If the applicant for a Liquor License is an 
individual person, the person must be an enrolled member of the 
Jicarilla Apache Nation who has not been convicted of a liquor-related 
misdemeanor within the last five (5) years or a felony and who is at 
least twenty-one (21) years of age. If the applicant is a corporation, 
partnership, or other business entity, majority ownership and control 
of the entity must be held by the Jicarilla Apache Nation, entities of 
the Nation, political subdivisions and enrolled members of the Nation; 
and the manager of the proposed licensed premises must be a person who 
has not been convicted of a liquor-related misdemeanor within the last 
five (5) years or a felony and who is at least twenty-one (21) years of 
age. For purposes of this Section, majority ownership and control means 
the right to fifty-one percent (51%) or more of the profits and losses 
of the entity and the power to direct the management, policy, and 
operations of the entity. No person may own or control ten percent 
(10%) or more of an entity holding a liquor license if that person has 
been convicted of a liquor-related misdemeanor within the last five (5) 
years or a felony or is less than twenty-one (21) years of age.
    (2) Evaluation of Application. The Commission shall issue a Liquor 
License only if the qualifications set forth in this Chapter are 
satisfied and, in addition, if the Commission concludes within its 
discretion that issuing the license will serve the best interests of 
the community and the regulatory goals of this Chapter. The Commission 
shall not issue a liquor license if the Commission determines that:
    (a) The proposed activity is likely to undermine economic 
development of the Nation;
    (b) The proposed activity is likely to impose undue burdens on 
public safety;
    (c) The applicant has failed to demonstrate financial capability to 
meet all obligations of this Chapter; or
    (d) The applicant has failed to identify adequate procedures to 
prevent violations of this Chapter on the proposed licensed premises.
    (3) Factors to be considered by Commission. In deciding whether a 
proposed license will serve the best interests of the community, the 
Commission may consider the following factors among others:
    (a) Whether the application is for the operation of a new or 
existing liquor establishment;
    (b) Whether the applicant is in compliance with applicable laws of 
the Nation and the United States;
    (c) Whether the applicant has violated any provision of this 
Chapter, and if so, whether the violation has been remedied;
    (d) The location, number, and density of liquor establishments 
within the Nation;
    (e) Whether food is sold at the establishment; and
    (f) The health and welfare of the public.
    (4) Public Comments. Before the issuance of any Liquor License, the 
Commission shall allow comments from the public at a time and place 
advertised in a local newspaper of general circulation.
    (5) Location of Licensed Premises. The Commission shall not grant a 
Liquor License to any proposed liquor establishment which is located 
within four hundred (400) feet of the property boundary of a church or 
school. The Commission may designate other areas that are similarly to 
be protected.
    (B) Specific License Application Requirements. In order to apply 
for a liquor license, an applicant must:
    (l) Submit to the Commission a written application for the license 
under oath, on a form prescribed by and stating the information 
required by the Commission, together with a non-refundable application 
fee of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00);
    (2) Submit to the Commission for its approval floor plans which 
show the proposed licensed premises for which the license application 
is submitted;
    (3) Submit to the Commission an area map designating the location 
of the proposed licensed premises;
    (4) Submit to the Commission proof of liquor liability insurance as 
required under Sec.  9 of this Chapter; and
    (5) Submit such additional information as the Commission may 
require.
    (C) Fingerprints. If required by the Commission, an applicant for a 
Liquor License who is not the Nation or a Political Subdivision of the 
Nation, if an individual, shall file with the application two complete 
sets of the applicant's fingerprints taken under the supervision of and 
certified to by an officer of the Jicarilla Apache Police

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Department or a State, county, or municipal police department. If the 
applicant is a corporation, it shall, upon request by the Commission, 
file two complete sets of fingerprints of each principal officer and of 
the agent responsible for the operation of the licensed business and 
the receipt of service. If the applicant is a limited partnership, it 
shall, upon request by the Commission, submit two complete sets of 
fingerprints of each general partner and of the agent responsible for 
the operation of the licensed business and the receipt of service. If 
the applicant is a limited liability company or other business entity, 
it shall, upon request by the Commission, submit fingerprints as 
required by the Commission. The Commission may issue a temporary 
license pending resolution of the background clearances, subject to 
revocation by the Commission, at any time, with or without cause.
    (D) Classes of Licenses; Special Restrictions on License. The 
Commission is authorized to establish by regulation various classes of 
Liquor Licenses and to specify the activities authorized by each class, 
including but not limited to licenses for restaurants, bars, package 
sales, home brewing, and special events. When the Commission grants a 
liquor license, it may grant such license with any special 
restrictions, such as restrictions on type of liquor served or hours of 
operation, as it deems appropriate. The Commission shall explain in 
writing the reasons for imposing any special restrictions on a license. 
A licensee may appeal the imposition of any special restrictions to the 
Council as provided in J.A.N.C. Sec.  22-1-10.
    (E) Commission Action on Application. After reviewing the complete 
application, the Commission shall send the applicant a proposed 
decision on the application. The applicant shall have twenty (20) 
working days to respond in writing to the proposed decision and may 
request a hearing before the Commission. The Commission may conduct a 
hearing on any application on its own initiative, with notice to the 
applicant. Following any hearing on the application and the expiration 
of the time allowed for a written response to the proposed decision, 
the Commission shall issue a final written decision. The written 
decision shall include findings of fact and an explanation of the 
grounds for the decision.
    (F) Annual Renewal of License. Each person or entity holding a 
Liquor License shall apply to renew that license annually on a form 
provided by the Commission with a nonrefundable renewal fee in an 
amount set by regulation of the Commission. The Commission may decline 
to renew a liquor license only for good cause, such as a repeated and 
intentional violation of any of the provisions of this Chapter, or 
failure to submit in a timely manner the renewal application and the 
renewal fee. The Commission may renew a Liquor License with special 
restrictions in addition to any imposed on the expired license. Denial 
of an application to renew a Liquor License or the imposition of 
special restrictions shall be appealable under J.A.N.C. Sec.  22-1-10.
    (G) Amendments of Applicable Law. All Liquor Licenses are subject 
to any amendment of the Jicarilla Apache Nation Code or regulations of 
the Commission which may be adopted or made effective after the license 
is approved.

Sec.  5 TRANSFER OR LEASE OF LIQUOR LICENSE.

    No Liquor License shall be transferred or leased other than with 
approval of the Commission through the procedure set forth in J.A.N.C. 
Sec.  22-1-4.

Sec.  6 REPORTING.

    (A) Every licensee shall keep, in current and available form on the 
licensed premises, records of all purchases, sales, quantities on hand, 
and such other information as the Commission may reasonably require, 
including but not limited to, copies of audits, tax returns, and any 
forms that the Commission may require to be filled out.
    (B) The Commission may require a licensee to provide it with 
periodic reports, and it may require the production of any book, 
record, document, invoice, or voucher kept, maintained, received, or 
issued by any such licensee in connection with his or her business. If 
a licensee fails or refuses to furnish within a reasonable period of 
time any reports or information requested by the Commission, the 
Commission or its designee may enter the premises of such licensee 
where the records are kept and make such examinations as it deems 
necessary.
    (C) A licensee who is convicted of a violation of the Liquor 
Offenses Section shall, within two (2) working days of such conviction, 
report the conviction to the Commission. In addition to any other civil 
assessment imposed under the Nation's law, there shall be an assessment 
of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for each day a licensee is late in 
reporting this information to the Commission.

Sec.  7 VIOLATION OF LIQUOR OFFENSES SECTION.

    Any violation of the Liquor Offenses Section by a licensee is a 
violation of this Chapter.

Sec.  8 RESTRICTIONS ON LIQUOR SALES.

    (A) Sales Only by Holders of Liquor License and Only at Licensed 
Premises; Exception. No sales of liquor shall be made within the Nation 
except by persons holding a Egnor license issued by the Commission and 
except at licensed premises; provided, however, that nothing in this 
Chapter shall prohibit social gifts of liquor to someone who would not 
otherwise be prevented from obtaining liquor under this Chapter or 
other applicable law. The Commission may issue a special use permit to 
enrolled members of the Nation authorizing specific sales of liquor for 
specific time periods not to exceed one (1) week, on terms to be 
established by its regulations.
    (B) Hours and Days a/Business; Election Days.
    (1) Liquor may be sold, served, or consumed on any licensed 
premises only during hours authorized by the Commission. The Commission 
shall set hours of operation for each liquor establishment 
individually, subject to appeal under J.A.N.C. Sec.  22-1-10 to the 
Council.
    (2) Alcoholic beverages shall not be sold, served, or consumed on 
licensed premises during voting hours on the days of any election to 
any office of the Nation, the United States or the State of New Mexico.
    (3) The Council may prohibit the purchase, sale, or consumption of 
liquor during days and hours in addition to those set forth in this 
Section 8(B).
    (4) Nothing in this Section 8(B) shall prohibit, or authorize the 
prohibition of, the consumption at any time of Liquor in guest Rooms of 
hotels or by people in their own homes, or by people who are guests in 
the home of another.
    (C) Sales to be made by Adults. All sales of liquor pursuant to 
this Chapter shall be made by persons twenty-one (21) years of age or 
older.
    (D) Evidence of Age and Identity. Evidence of age and identity of a 
purchaser of liquor must be shown by current and valid driver's license 
or a United States passport, which contains the signature, birth date, 
and picture of the holder of the license or passport, or any other form 
of identification acceptable to the Commission.
    (E) Demand for Identification. Liquor establishments shall have the 
authority to demand of any person the production

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of proper evidence of age and identity before making a sale of liquor 
to such person.
    (F) Right/Duty to Refuse Sale. A Liquor establishment shall have 
the authority and duty to refuse to sell liquor to any person who is 
unable to produce proper evidence of age and identity as prescribed by 
this Section 8, any person who the seller believes is already under the 
influence of liquor, or to anyone else if the seller reasonably 
believes that the transaction would lead to a violation of this 
Chapter. The operator of a liquor establishment shall have the 
authority to require that a person who the operator reasonably believes 
is already under the influence of liquor vacate the licensed premises.
    (G) Wholesale Liquor Distributors. A person holding a valid Liquor 
License may purchase liquor from any wholesale liquor distributor 
validly licensed in the jurisdiction of its principal place of 
business. Wholesale liquor distributors are expressly prohibited from 
selling liquor within the Nation or for distribution within the Nation 
to anyone not holding a Liquor License issued by the Commission, 
subject to the exception set forth in J.A.N.C. Sec.  22-1-8(A).
    (H) Sales only to be made by Certified Servers; Alcohol Server 
Training Required/or License Renewal. All sales, delivery, and serving 
of liquor authorized by this Chapter shall be made by persons twenty-
one (21) years of age or older; who have successfully completed a 
liquor server training program approved by the Commission and are 
certified as having completed the course by the Commission or the 
entity that provides the training program. Such certification shall be 
valid for five (5) years from the date of certification. Any Licensee 
seeking renewal of a license shall submit to the Commission, as a 
condition of license renewal, proof that each server employed by the 
Licensee during the prior licensing year had a current valid 
certification that the server completed an alcohol server program 
approved by the Commission.
    (I) Happy Hours. The Commission may adopt a policy on happy hours 
and on pricing schemes where liquor is sold on certain occasions or at 
certain times for a price that is substantially lower than the price it 
is sold for at other times. The Commission may at any time request from 
a liquor establishment a written description of its policies on such 
happy hours and pricing schemes and either approve or disapprove such 
policies. Disapproval of such a policy shall be appealable to the 
Council under the procedure set forth in J.A.N.C. Sec.  22-1-10.

Sec.  9 LIQUOR LIABILITY INSURANCE.

    Each Licensee is required to obtain and maintain liquor liability 
insurance coverage that will provide, at a minimum, personal injury 
coverage of one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) per incident and two 
million dollars ($2,000,000.00) aggregate per policy year. Such 
insurance must cover the Licensee and every alcohol server employed by 
the Licensee. Proof of such insurance in a form acceptable to the 
Commission must be submitted with every Liquor License application and 
renewal. The Commission must be given no less than thirty (30) calendar 
days written notice prior to the termination or cancellation of such 
insurance coverage. Failure to maintain such insurance coverage, or 
failure to provide the Commission with the required notice prior to 
cancellation or termination of insurance shall constitute grounds for 
the revocation of the Licensee's Liquor License and the imposition of 
sanctions as provided in this Chapter.

Sec.  10 SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LIQUOR LICENSE; SPECIAL 
RESTRICTIONS; MONETARY SANCTIONS.

    The Commission is authorized to revoke or suspend a Liquor License 
or to impose special restrictions on a license for a violation or 
violations of any provision of this Chapter, after the licensee is 
given at least seven (7) calendar days notice of the proposed action 
and the opportunity to appear and to be heard before the Commission, 
either in person or through a representative, and to submit such 
evidence as the Commission deems relevant to the matter at issue. Such 
suspensions, revocations, and imposition of special restrictions are 
appealable to the Council under J.A.N.C. Sec.  22-1-10. In addition to 
any civil assessment provided by the Nation's law, the Commission may 
initiate an action in the Nation's Court for the imposition of monetary 
sanctions against a licensee for a violation of this Chapter to 
compensate the Nation for economic losses it suffers, directly or 
indirectly, as a result of the violation.

Sec.  11 APPEAL TO COUNCIL.

    (A) Appealable Actions. Any person or entity who is denied a Liquor 
License, or whose Liquor License is suspended or revoked, or whose 
Liquor License has been limited by special restrictions may appeal the 
adverse action to the Council within thirty (30) days of final action 
by the Commission.
    (B) Record on Appeal. The record on appeal shall consist of the 
final written decision of the Commission; all evidence presented to or 
relied on by the Commission, a taped or transcribed record of any 
hearing, and any other records of the Commission or any other 
information requested by the Council.
    (C) Stay Pending Appeal. Suspension or revocation of a Liquor 
License may be stayed pending an appeal under this Section, at the 
discretion of the Council. The Council may request that the appellant 
post an appeal bond in an amount set by the Council.
    (D) Decision of Council Final. All decisions of the Council on 
appeals under this Section shall be final and not subject to further 
appeal or review.

Sec.  12 PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION.

    Subject to the limitations of J.A.N.C. Sec.  22-1-12, any person 
who suffers personal injury or property damage as a result of a 
violation of J.A.N.C. Sec.  22-1-7 or J.A.N.C. Sec.  22-1-8 shall have 
a right of action for money damages against the person or entity whose 
violation caused or contributed to his or her injury.

Sec.  13 NO WAIVER OF SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY.

    Nothing in this Chapter is intended to be or shall be construed as 
or as authorizing any waiver of the sovereign immunity of the Jicarilla 
Apache Nation or any of its political subdivisions or of any business 
entity owned in whole or in part by the Nation.

Sec.  14 SEVERABILITY.

    If any provision of this Chapter is found to be invalid or 
unenforceable, all remaining provisions shall be given full force and 
effect to the fullest extent practicable. [End of amended Ordinance]
    BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the amended Ordinance shall be 
effective upon the date that all requirements of tribal and Federal law 
are complete, including publication of this Ordinance by the Secretary 
of the Interior in the Federal Register to the extent such publication 
is required by law. All violations occurring before that date shall be 
penalized under the law as it existed when the violation occurred.

CERTIFICATION

    The foregoing Ordinance was enacted by the Legislative Council of 
the Jicarilla Apache Nation on the 5th day of December 2007, by a vote 
of 8 for, 0 against, and 0 abstaining, at a duly called meeting at 
which a quorum of the Legislative Council members were present.
/signed/

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President

CERTIFICATION

    The foregoing Ordinance was enacted by the Legislative Council of 
the Jicarilla Apache Nation on the 5th day of December 2007, by a vote 
of 8 for, 0 against, and 0 abstaining, at a duly called meeting at 
which a quorum of the Legislative Council members were present.
ATTEST:
/signed/
Secretary of the Nation

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