[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 136 (Friday, July 16, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41518-41520]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-17363]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish (Gun Lake) Tribe Liquor Control 
Ordinance

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice publishes the Secretary's certification of the 
Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians (Gun Lake) Liquor 
Control Ordinance. The Ordinance regulates and controls the possession, 
sale, and consumption of liquor within the tribal lands. The tribal 
lands are located in Indian Country and this Ordinance allows for 
possession and sale of alcoholic beverages within their boundaries. 
This Ordinance regulates the possession, sale and consumption of 
alcoholic beverages on tribal trust land in conformity with applicable 
tribal, Federal and state laws.

DATES: Effective Date: This Ordinance is effective July 16, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Christensen, Tribal Operations 
Officer, Midwest Regional Office, One Federal Drive, Room 550, Ft. 
Snelling, MN 55111, Telephone (612) 725-4554; or Elizabeth Colliflower, 
Office of Tribal Services, 1849 C Street, NW., Mail Stop 4513-MIB, 
Washington, DC 20240; Telephone (202) 513-7641.

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 Tribal Council of the Gun Lake 
Tribe Liquor Control Ordinance adopted this Liquor Ordinance on March 
9, 2010. The purpose of this Ordinance is to govern the sale, 
possession and distribution of alcohol within Gun Lake's tribal land.
    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 Match-E-Be-Nash-
She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians (Gun Lake) was duly adopted by its 
Tribal Council by Resolution No. 10-582 on March 9, 2010.

    Dated: July 8, 2010.
Larry Echo Hawk,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
    The Liquor Ordinance of the Gun Lake Tribe Liquor Control Ordinance 
reads as follows:

Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians Liquor Control 
Ordinance

Chapter 1

General Provisions

    Section 1 This Ordinance may be cited as the ``Gun Lake Tribe 
Liquor Control Ordinance.''
    Section 2 The purpose of this Ordinance is to regulate the 
possession, sale and consumption of Alcoholic Beverages on Tribal 
Trust Land in conformity with applicable Tribal, federal, and state 
law.
    Section 3 The possession, transportation, storage, sale and 
consumption of Alcoholic Beverages shall be lawful on Tribal Trust 
Land, provided that such activities comply with the provisions of 
this Ordinance, and with the applicable provisions of the laws of 
the State of Michigan.

Chapter 2

Definitions

    For purposes of this Ordinance the following definitions apply:
    (a) ``Alcohol'' means that substance known as ethyl alcohol, 
hydrated oxide of ethyl, or spirit of wine, commonly produced by the 
fermentation or distillation of grain, starch, grapes, molasses or 
other substances,

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including all dilutions and mixtures of this substance.
    (b) ``Alcoholic Beverage'' means any liquid or mixture intended 
for human consumption that contains more than 0.5% of Alcohol by 
volume.
    (c) ``Intoxicated Person'' means a person whose mental or 
physical functioning is impaired as a result of the use of alcohol.
    (d) ``Licensee'' means one who holds a valid license from the 
Tribe to sell Alcoholic Beverages on the Tribal Trust Land, and 
includes employees or agents of the Licensee.
    (e) ``Minor'' means a person less than twenty-one (21) years of 
age.
    (f) ``Ordinance'' means this Ordinance to regulate the 
possession, transportation, storage, sale and consumption of 
Alcoholic Beverages, adopted pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1161.
    (g) ``Tribal Council'' means the governing body of the Tribe as 
established by Article VI of the Tribe's Constitution.
    (h) ``Tribal Court'' means the Court established pursuant to 
Article VII, Section 1(s) of the Tribe's Constitution.
    (i) ``Tribal Trust Land'' means those lands held in trust by the 
United States of America for the benefit of the Tribe.
    (j) ``Tribe'' means the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of 
Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan, also known as the Gun Lake Tribe.

Chapter 3

Tribal Liquor License

    Section 1 No person or entity shall engage in the sale of 
Alcoholic Beverages on Tribal Trust Land, unless licensed to do so 
by the Tribal Council in accordance with the terms of this Ordinance 
and in compliance with the Tribal-State Class III Gaming Compact 
between the Tribe and the State of Michigan.
    Section 2 The authority to issue, suspend and revoke a Tribal 
Liquor License is vested in the Tribal Council, under Article VII, 
Section 1 (q) of the Tribe's Constitution. No License shall be 
issued under this Ordinance except upon a sworn application filed 
with the Tribal Council containing, at a minimum, the following:
    (a) A description of the area or premises to be licensed and the 
hours that Alcoholic Beverages will be served.
    (b) An agreement by the applicant to observe and abide by all 
conditions of the Tribal Liquor License, all applicable state liquor 
laws, and federal law.
    (c) A statement that the applicant has never been convicted of a 
felony.
    (d) An application fee in an amount set by the Tribal Council.
    Section 3 Notice of the Tribal Liquor License application shall 
be posted on the premises and distributed to Tribal Citizens in a 
manner that provides an opportunity to comment or file a protest 
regarding the application.
    Section 4 Every Tribal Liquor License application shall be 
considered by the Tribal Council in a meeting at which the applicant 
and Tribal Citizens shall have the right to be present, to observe 
the proceedings, and to offer sworn oral or written testimony or 
other evidence relevant to the application. After the meeting, the 
Tribal Council shall determine whether to grant or deny the License, 
based on whether the Tribal Council, in its sole discretion, 
determines that granting the License is in the best interest of the 
Tribe.
    Section 5 Any Tribal Liquor License shall be subject to such 
conditions as the Tribal Council shall impose, including, but not 
limited to the following:
    (a) The License shall be for a term of one year, shall identify 
the specific areas and hours permitted for the sale of Alcoholic 
Beverages, and shall be subject to annual renewal.
    (b) The Licensee shall at all times maintain an orderly, clean, 
and neat establishment, both inside and outside the licensed 
premises.
    (c) The licensed premises shall be open to inspection by duly 
authorized Tribal officials at all times during regular business 
hours.
    (d) No Alcoholic Beverages shall be sold, served, disposed of, 
delivered, or given to any person, or consumed on the licensed 
premises, except during the hours and days that would be permitted 
by the applicable laws of the State of Michigan, unless the hours of 
service are further limited by the Tribal Council.
    (e) Any spirits resold for consumption on the Tribal Trust Land 
shall be purchased from the Michigan Liquor Control Commission, and 
beer and wine shall be purchased from distributors licensed by the 
Michigan Liquor Control Commission.
    (f) All acts and transactions performed under authority of the 
Tribal Liquor License shall be in conformity with the applicable 
laws of the State of Michigan, the provisions of this Ordinance, and 
any rules or policies promulgated under this Ordinance.
    (g) No person under the age of twenty-one (21) shall be sold, 
served, delivered, given or allowed to consume Alcoholic Beverages 
at any location on the Tribal Trust Land, and no person under the 
age of eighteen (18) years shall be employed to sell or serve any 
Alcoholic Beverages.
    (h) Alcoholic Beverages shall not be comped, given away, or 
furnished without charge in any facility licensed under this 
Ordinance.
    (i) No person licensed under this Ordinance shall sell, deliver, 
give, or furnish any Alcoholic Beverage to any Intoxicated Person.
    Section 6 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Ordinance, 
a Tribal Liquor License is a permit for a fixed time period. A 
Tribal Liquor License shall not be deemed a property right or vested 
right of any kind. The granting of a Tribal Liquor License shall not 
create any entitlement to any renewal of such license.
    Section 7 No Tribal Liquor License issued under this Ordinance 
may be assigned, pledged, transferred, leased, licensed or sold. Any 
attempt to do so is grounds for the immediate revocation of the 
License.
    Section 8 Any Tribal Liquor License issued hereunder may be 
suspended or revoked by the Tribal Council for the breach of any 
provision of this Ordinance, or any condition of the Tribal Liquor 
License, upon fifteen (15) days written notice to the Licensee, 
unless a shorter notice period is necessary to preserve public 
health and safety on the Tribal Trust Land. The Licensee may request 
a hearing before the Tribal Council. The decision of the Tribal 
Council shall be final.

Chapter 4

Incorporation of Michigan Laws by Reference

    Section 1 In accordance with 18 U.S.C. 1161, the Tribe hereby 
adopts and applies as tribal law those Michigan laws, as now or 
hereafter amended, relating to the sale and regulation of Alcoholic 
Beverages encompassing the following areas: Sale to a Minor; sale to 
a visibly intoxicated individual; sale of adulterated or misbranded 
liquor; and hours of operation.
    The following laws from the Michigan Liquor Control Code of 1998 
are hereby adopted and applied as Tribal law:
    436.1233 Uniform prices for sale of alcoholic liquor; gross 
profit; discount for certain sales of alcoholic liquor.
    436.1701 Selling or furnishing alcoholic liquor to person less 
than 21 years of age; failure to make diligent inquiry; misdemeanor; 
signs; consumption of alcoholic liquor as cause of death or injury; 
felony; enforcement against licensee; defense in action for 
violation; report; definitions.
    436.1703 Purchase, consumption, or possession of alcoholic 
liquor by minor; attempt; violation; fines; sanctions; furnishing 
fraudulent identification to minor; screening and assessment; 
chemical breath analysis; construction of section; exceptions; ``any 
bodily alcohol content'' defined.
    436.1707 Selling, serving, or furnishing alcohol; prohibitions.
    436.1801 Granting or renewing license; selling, furnishing or 
giving alcoholic liquor to minor or person visibly intoxicated; 
right of action for damage or personal injury; actual damages; 
institution of action; notice; survival of action; separate actions 
by parents; commencement of action against retail licensee; 
indemnification; defenses available to licensee; rebuttable 
presumption; prohibited causes of action; section as exclusive 
remedy for money damages against licensee; civil action subject to 
revised judicature act.
    436.1815 Adherence to responsible business practices as defense; 
compensation of employee on commission basis.
    436.1901 Compliance required, prohibited acts.
    436.1905 Selling or furnishing alcoholic liquor to minor; 
enforcement actions prohibited; conditions; exception.
    436.2005 Adulterated, misbranded, or refilled liquor.
    436.2025 Giving away alcoholic liquor; samplings or tastings of 
alcoholic liquor; sales to intoxicated persons prohibited.
    The laws referenced in this section shall apply in the same 
manner and to the same extent as such laws apply elsewhere in 
Michigan, unless otherwise agreed by the Tribe and State.
    Section 2 Whenever such Michigan laws are incorporated by 
reference, amendments to those laws shall also be deemed to be 
incorporated upon their effective date in the State of Michigan, 
without the need for further action by the Tribal Council.

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    Section 3 Nothing in this Ordinance shall be construed as 
consent by the Tribe to the jurisdiction of the State of Michigan or 
any of its courts or subordinate political subdivisions over any 
activity arising under this Ordinance, nor shall anything in this 
Ordinance constitute an express or implied waiver of the sovereign 
immunity of the Tribe.

Chapter 5

General Penalties

    Section 1 Any violation of this Ordinance, including any 
regulation under this Ordinance, shall be subject to a civil fine of 
not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for each such 
violation. The Tribal Council may adopt by Resolution a schedule of 
fines for each violation, taking into account the severity of the 
offense and threat the violation may pose to the general health and 
welfare. Such schedule may also provide for the imposition of 
increased monetary penalties for repeated violations. The civil 
penalties provided for in this section shall be in addition to any 
criminal penalties that may be imposed under applicable law.
    Section 2 The Tribal Council is authorized to adopt such 
regulations as may be necessary to implement the provisions of this 
Ordinance.
    Section 3 This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its 
adoption by the Tribal Council.

[FR Doc. 2010-17363 Filed 7-15-10; 8:45 am]
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