[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 227 (Monday, November 26, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70461-70462]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-28538]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


Jackson Rancheria--Tribal Council Ordinance No. 2012-01--Sale, 
Consumption & Possession of Alcoholic Beverages at the Jackson 
Rancheria

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice publishes Jackson Rancheria's Tribal Council 
Ordinance No. 2012-01--Sale, Consumption & Possession of Alcoholic 
Beverages at the Jackson Rancheria. The Ordinance regulates and 
controls the sale, consumption and possession of liquor within the 
Jackson Rancheria's Indian country. This Ordinance will increase the 
ability of the tribal government to control the distribution and 
possession of liquor within its Indian country 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 November 26, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sophia Torres, Tribal Government 
Specialist, Pacific Regional Office, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 2800 
Cottage Way--Room W-2820, Sacramento, CA 95825; Telephone (916) 978-
6073; Fax (916) 978-6099; or De Springer, Office of Indian Services, 
1849 C Street NW., MS/4513/MIB, Washington, DC 20240; Telephone (202) 
513-7626; 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 Jackson Rancheria Tribal Council 
adopted Ordinance No. 2012-01, by Tribal Council Resolution No. 2012-
02, on January 15, 2012.
    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 the Tribal Council duly adopted Jackson 
Rancheria's Tribal Council Ordinance No. 2012-01--Sale, Consumption & 
Possession of Alcoholic Beverages at the Jackson Rancheria on January 
15, 2012.

    Dated: November 13, 2012.
Kevin K. Washburn,
Acting Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.

    The Jackson Rancheria's Tribal Council Ordinance No. 2012-01--Sale, 
Consumption & Possession of Alcoholic Beverages reads as follows:

Sale, Consumption & Possession of Alcoholic Beverages at the Jackson 
Rancheria

    The Tribal Council of the Jackson Band of Miwuk Indians of the 
Jackson Rancheria, the governing body of the Jackson Band of Miwuk 
Indians of the Jackson Rancheria, hereby enacts this Ordinance to 
govern the sale, consumption, and possession of alcoholic beverages on 
Rancheria lands.

Preamble

    1. Title 18, United States Code, Section 1161, provides Indian 
tribes with authority to enact ordinances governing the consumption, 
possession, and sale of alcoholic beverages on their Reservations, 
provided such ordinance is certified by the Secretary of the Interior, 
published in the Federal Register and such activities are in conformity 
with state law.
    2. The Jackson Band of Miwuk Indians of the Jackson Rancheria is a 
federally recognized Indian tribe (hereinafter referred to as the 
``Tribe'') exercising sovereign authority over the lands of the Jackson 
Rancheria located within Amador County, California, and held in trust 
by the United States on behalf of the Tribe (hereinafter referred to as 
``Rancheria'') on which tribal members reside in private homes and the 
Tribe conducts various tribal businesses.
    3. Pursuant to Article III Section 1 and Article VI of the Tribe's 
Constitution, the Tribal Council is the governing body of the Tribe 
with the power to enact ordinances to promote the general welfare and 
economic advancement of the Tribe and its members.
    4. The Tribe is the owner and operator of the Jackson Rancheria 
Casino & Hotel which includes an outdoor entertainment area, an RV park 
with a recreation center, and a General Store (collectively referred to 
herein as ``Tribal Business Enterprises''), which are all located on 
the Rancheria.
    5. The Tribal Business Enterprises are an integral and 
indispensable part of the Tribe's economy, providing income to the 
Tribe and training and employment to its members.
    6. The Tribal Council has determined that it is in the Tribe's best 
interest to offer for sale alcoholic beverages under limited conditions 
established by the

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Tribal Council and to update, consolidate, and replace two previous 
Tribal Council Ordinances governing the limited sale and consumption of 
alcoholic beverages.
    7. It is the purpose of this ordinance to set out the terms and 
conditions under which the sale, consumption, and possession of 
alcoholic beverages may take place as provided for herein.

General Terms

    1. The sale of alcohol at the Jackson Rancheria Casino & Hotel 
(including its outdoor entertainment area) for on-premises consumption 
only is hereby authorized. For purposes of this paragraph 1, ``on-
premises'' is defined as the Jackson Rancheria Casino & Hotel and its 
outdoor entertainment area.
    2. The sale of alcohol at the Tribe's RV Park for on-premises 
consumption only is hereby authorized. For purposes of this paragraph 
2, ``on-premises'' is defined as the Tribe's RV Park which includes a 
recreation center.
    3. The Jackson Rancheria General Store is hereby authorized for the 
off-sale of alcohol only. For purposes of this paragraph 3, ``off-sale 
of alcohol'' is defined as sale of alcohol for consumption off the 
premises of the General Store and within the following areas: (a) 
outside the boundaries of the Jackson Rancheria lands; and (b) within 
the Jackson Rancheria in areas with overnight accommodations, 
specifically the RV Park, the individual hotel rooms of the Jackson 
Rancheria Casino & Hotel, and private homes located on the Rancheria.
    4. The sale of said alcoholic beverages authorized by this 
ordinance shall be limited to the time, place and manner restrictions 
enacted by the Tribal Council. No alcohol may be sold at any location 
on the Rancheria pursuant to this ordinance other than at the Tribal 
Business Enterprises.
    5. The sale of said alcoholic beverages authorized by this 
ordinance shall be in conformity with all applicable laws of the State 
of California, and the sale of said beverages shall be subject to state 
sales tax, federal excise tax and any fees required by the Federal 
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms. This includes but is not limited 
to the following examples:
    a. No person under the age of 21 years shall consume, acquire or 
have in his or her possession at the Tribal Business Enterprises any 
alcoholic beverage.
    b. No person shall sell alcohol to any person under the age of 21 
at the Tribal Business Enterprises.
    c. No person shall sell alcohol to a person apparently under the 
influence of liquor.
    6. All liquor sales at the Tribal Business Enterprises shall be on 
a cash only basis and no credit shall be extended to any person, 
organization or entity, except that this provision does not prevent the 
use of credit cards or debit credit cards issued by any financial 
institution.
    7. In addition to the foregoing paragraphs pertaining to the sale 
and consumption of alcohol, the consumption and possession of alcoholic 
beverages where no sale is involved is hereby authorized only in areas 
within the Rancheria with overnight accommodations, specifically the RV 
Park, the individual hotel rooms of the Jackson Rancheria Casino & 
Hotel, and private homes located on the Rancheria, including possession 
while specifically en route to these areas. All such consumption and 
possession shall comply with all applicable tribal, federal and state 
laws and regulations. For purposes of this paragraph 7, ``where no sale 
is involved'' is defined as consumption or possession of alcohol where 
no money is requested or paid.
    8. This ordinance updates, consolidates, and replaces Tribal 
Council Ordinance No. 99-04 enacted in 1999 to govern the limited sale 
of alcoholic beverages at the Tribe's Conference Center and Tribal 
Council Ordinance No. 2008-01 enacted in 2008 to govern the limited 
sale of alcoholic beverages at the Tribe's General Store. Therefore, 
said Ordinance No. 99-04 and Ordinance No. 2008-01 shall be repealed as 
of the Effective Date of this ordinance, as defined below.

Posting

    This ordinance shall be conspicuously posted at each Tribal 
Business Enterprise on the Jackson Rancheria where alcohol is sold 
pursuant to this ordinance at all times it is open to the public.

Enforcement

    1. This ordinance may be enforced by the Tribal Council by 
implementation of monetary fines not to exceed $500 and/or withdrawal 
of authorization to sell alcohol. Prior to any enforcement action, the 
Tribal Council shall provide the alleged offender of this ordinance 
with at least three (3) days notice of an opportunity to be heard 
during a specially-called Tribal Council meeting. The decision of the 
Tribal Council shall be final.
    2. This ordinance also may be enforced by the Amador County 
Sheriff's Office at the request of the Tribal Council.
    3. In the exercise of its powers and duties under this ordinance, 
the Tribal Council and its individual members shall not accept any 
gratuity or compensation from any liquor wholesaler, retailer, or 
distributor for the Jackson Rancheria, including all of its Tribal 
Business Enterprises.

Severability, Amendment, and Sovereign Immunity

    1. If any provision or application of this ordinance is determined 
by review to be invalid, such adjudication shall not be held to render 
ineffectual the remaining portions of this title or to render such 
provisions inapplicable to other persons or circumstances.
    2. This ordinance may only be amended by a majority vote of the 
Tribal Council.
    3. Nothing in this ordinance in any way limits, alters, restricts 
or waives the Tribe's sovereign immunity from unconsented suit or 
action.

Effective Date

    This ordinance shall become effective following its certification 
by the Secretary of the Interior and its publication in the Federal 
Register.
[FR Doc. 2012-28538 Filed 11-23-12; 8:45 am]
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