[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 72 (Tuesday, April 15, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21278-21282]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-08486]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

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Nisqually Indian Tribe--Title 29--Liquor--Nisqually Liquor 
Ordinance

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice publishes the amendment to Nisqually Indian 
Tribe's Title 29--Liquor--Nisqually Liquor Ordinance. The Ordinance 
regulates and controls the possession, sale and consumption of liquor 
within the Nisqually Indian Tribe's Reservation and Indian country. The 
Ordinance will increase the ability of the tribal government to control 
the distribution and possession of liquor within their reservation and 
Indian country, and at the same time will provide an important source 
of revenue, the strengthening of the tribal government and the delivery 
of tribal services.

DATES: Effective Date: This Amendment is effective 30 days after April 
15, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Betty Scissions, Tribal Government 
Officer, Northwest Regional Office, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 911 NE 
11th Avenue, Portland, OR 97232, Phone: (503) 231-6723; Fax: (503) 231-
6731: or De Springer, Office of Indian Services, Bureau of Indian 
Affairs, 1849 C Street NW., MS/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 Nisqually Tribal Council adopted 
this amendment to Title 29--Liquor--Nisqually Liquor Ordinance by 
Tribal Council Resolution No. 107-2013 on July 2, 2013.
    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 Nisqually Tribal Council duly adopted this 
amendment to Title 29--Liquor--Nisqually Liquor Ordinance by Tribal 
Council Resolution No. 107-2013 on July 2, 2013.

    Dated: April 1, 2014.
Kevin K. Washburn,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.

    Title 29--Liquor--Nisqually Liquor Ordinance has been amended to 
bring the ordinance in compliance with other tribal Titles and the 
Tribe's Constitution, and reads as follows:

29.01 General

29.01.01 Liquor Control

    This Title shall be known as the ``Nisqually Liquor Ordinance.''

29.01.02 Sovereign Immunity Preserved

    Except for the limited waiver of sovereign immunity provided for in 
subsection 29.03.06, nothing in this Title is intended or shall be 
construed as a waiver of the sovereign immunity of the Nisqually Indian 
Tribe. The Board and its members and employees shall not be authorized, 
nor shall they attempt to waive the immunity of the Tribe.

29.01.03 Findings and Purpose

    (a) The introduction, possession and sale of liquor within Indian 
country have, since treaty time, been clearly recognized as matters of 
special concern to Indian tribes and to the United States government. 
The control of liquor within Indian country remains exclusively subject 
to United States and tribal government authority.
    (b) Beginning with the Treaty of Medicine Creek, 10 Stat. 1132, 
Art. 9, to which the ancestors of the Nisqually Indian Tribe were 
parties, the Federal government has respected this Tribe's 
determinations regarding liquor-related transactions and activities on 
the Nisqually Indian Reservation. At treaty time, this Tribe's 
ancestors desired to exclude ``ardent spirits'' from their Reservation. 
Federal law currently prohibits the introduction of liquor into Indian 
country (18 U.S.C. 1154), leaving to tribes a decision regarding when 
and to what extent liquor transactions shall be permitted (18 U.S.C. 
1161).
    (c) Present-day circumstances make a complete ban of liquor within 
the Nisqually Indian Reservation ineffective and unrealistic. At the 
same time, a need still exists for strict tribal regulation and control 
over liquor distribution.
    (d) The enactment of a tribal ordinance governing liquor possession 
and sales on the Reservation will increase the ability of the tribal 
government to control Reservation liquor distribution and possession 
and at the same time, will provide an important source of revenue for 
the continued operation and strengthening of tribal government in the 
delivery of tribal governmental services.
    (e) In order to provide for increased tribal control over liquor 
distribution and possession on the Reservation and to provide for an 
urgently needed additional revenue source, the Nisqually General 
Council adopts this liquor ordinance pursuant to the powers vested in 
it by Article VI, Sec. 1(e), 1(i) and 1(h) of the Constitution and 
Bylaws of the Nisqually Indian Community of the Nisqually Reservation, 
Washington and the Act of August 15, 1953, 67 Stat. 586, 18 U.S.C., 
Sec. 1161.

29.01.04 Relation to Other Tribal Laws

    All prior ordinances and resolutions of the Nisqually Indian Tribe 
regulating, authorizing, prohibiting or in any way dealing with the 
sale of liquor are hereby repealed and are of no further force and 
effect.

29.01.05 Definitions

    As used in this Title, the following definitions shall apply unless 
the context clearly indicates otherwise:
    (a) ``Liquor'' includes the four varieties of liquor hereinafter 
defined (alcohol, spirits, wine and beer), and all fermented, 
spirituous, vinous or malt liquor, or combinations thereof and mixed 
liquor, a part of which is fermented, spirituous, vinous or malt 
liquor, or otherwise intoxicating. Every liquid or solid or semi-solid 
or other substance, patented or not, containing alcohol, spirits, wine 
or beer and all drinks or drinkable liquids and all preparations or 
mixtures capable of human consumption and any liquid, semi-solid, solid 
or other substance which contains more than one percent of alcohol by 
weight shall be conclusively deemed to be liquor within the meaning of 
this Title.
    (b) ``Alcohol'' is that substance known as ethyl alcohol, hydrated 
oxide of ethyl, or spirit of wine, which is commonly produced by the 
fermentation or distillation of grain, starch, molasses, or sugar, or 
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substances including all dilutions and mixtures of this substance.
    (c) ``Spirits'' means any beverage which contains alcohol by 
distillation, including wines exceeding seventeen percent of alcohol by 
weight.
    (d) ``Wine'' means any alcoholic beverage obtained by fermentation 
of fruits (grapes, berries, apples, etc.) or other agricultural 
products containing sugar, to which any saccharine substances may have 
been added before, during or after fermentation and containing not more 
than seventeen percent of alcohol by weight, including sweet wines 
fortified with wine spirits, such as port, sherry, muscatel and 
angelica, not exceeding seventeen percent of alcohol by weight.
    (e) ``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 containing not more than four percent of alcohol by weight and 
not less than one-half of one percent of alcohol by volume. For the 
purposes of this Title, any such beverage, including ale, stout and 
porter, containing more than four percent of alcohol by weight shall be 
referred to as ``strong beer.''
    (f) ``Sale'' and ``sell'' include the exchange, barter, traffic, 
donation with or without consideration, in addition to the selling, 
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 wine, by any person to any 
person; and also includes a sale or selling within an area of tribal 
jurisdiction to a foreign consignee or his agent.
    (g) ``Tribal Court'' means, for purposes of this Title, the 
Nisqually Tribal Court, which is herewith granted jurisdiction to hear 
and determine all matters and disputes which may arise under this Title 
subject to the limitations set forth in subsection 29.01.02.
    (h) ``Restaurant'' means any establishment provided with special 
space and accommodations where, in consideration of payment, food, 
without lodgings, is habitually furnished to the public.
    (i) ``Board'' means the Nisqually Tribal Liquor Board.
    (j) ``Licensee'' means the holder of a liquor license issued by the 
Board, and includes any employee or agent of the licensee.
    (k) ``Package'' means any container or receptacle used for holding 
liquor.
    (l) ``Council'' means the Nisqually Tribal Council.
    (m) ``Reservation'' means the Nisqually Indian Reservation.
    (n) ``Tribe'' means the Nisqually Indian Tribe.
    (o) ``Nisqually Tribal Enterprise'' means any business or activity 
managed or operated directly by the Tribe, acting through its Council, 
or Board.

29.02 Regulation

29.02.01 Regulation and Control of Liquor

    The purpose, sale or dealing in liquor for commercial purposes, 
other than when done by the Nisqually Indian Tribe acting through its 
Liquor Board, or by an individual or entity pursuant to a license 
issued under this Title, is prohibited. The federal Indian liquor laws 
are intended to remain applicable to any act or transaction which is 
not authorized by this Title and violations of this Title shall be 
subject to federal prosecution as well as to legal action pursuant to 
the laws of the Nisqually Indian Tribe.

29.02.02 Conformity With State Law

    Tribally authorized liquor transactions shall comply with 
Washington State Liquor law standards to the extent required by 18 
U.S.C., Section 1161.

29.02.03 Nisqually Tribal Liquor Board

    The Tribal Council of the Nisqually Indian Tribe is hereby 
constituted as the ``Nisqually Tribal Liquor Board'' and empowered to 
administer this Title, including general control, management, and 
supervision of all liquor sales, places of sale and sales outlets and 
to exercise all of the powers and accomplish all of the purposes 
thereof as herein set forth and may do the following acts and things 
for and on behalf of and in the name of the Nisqually Indian Tribe:
    (a) To adopt and enforce rules and regulations for the purpose of 
carrying into effect the provisions of this Title and the performance 
of its functions;
    (b) Collecting, auditing and issuing fees, licenses, taxes and 
permits;
    (c) Purchasing, warehousing and selling of liquor in an original 
package;
    (d) Executing all contracts, papers and documents in the name of 
the Nisqually Indian Tribe or the Nisqually Tribal Liquor Board;
    (e) Providing housing for its activities and all necessary 
equipment and fixtures with which to do business;
    (f) Paying all customs, duties, excises, charges and obligations 
whatsoever related to the business of the Board;
    (g) Performing all matters and things incidental to and necessary 
to conduct its business and carry out its duties and functions.

29.03 Licensing

29.03.01 Liquor Licenses

    The Board may license one or more liquor retail outlets within the 
jurisdiction of the Nisqually Indian Tribe. Licenses shall be issued 
only to an enrolled member of the Nisqually Indian Tribe or to a 
Nisqually Tribal Enterprise and each outlet shall be located on Indian 
trust or restricted or tribally owned land within the exterior 
boundaries of the Nisqually Indian Reservation.

29.03.02 Application Fee

    (a) Each application for a liquor license shall be accompanied by a 
processing fee in the amount of $250.00, except that the processing fee 
is hereby waived for an application by a tribal enterprise.
    (b) The Board shall receive and process applications and shall be 
the official representative of the Tribe in matters relating to liquor 
licenses, taxes, fees or other matters arising under this Title.
    (c) Each license must be approved by the Liquor Board prior to 
issuance.

29.03.03 Annual Fees

    Every liquor license issued under this Title shall be subject to 
the payment of an annual fee in an amount determined by Tribal Council 
and shall be subject to all conditions and restrictions imposed by this 
Title or duly promulgated regulations in force from time to time.

29.03.04 Issuance

    (a) Applications for liquor licenses shall be submitted in a form 
to be prescribed by the Board. The Board may, within its sole 
discretion, subject to the provisions of this Title and the provisions 
of the Indian Civil Rights Act (25 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.), issue, 
condition the issuance of, or refuse to issue a liquor license applied 
for by a member of the Nisqually Tribe or by a Nisqually Tribal 
Enterprise.
    (b) For the purpose of considering any application for a license, 
the Board may cause an inspection of the premises to be made or by 
approval of detailed engineering or architectural plans for 
construction and may inquire into all matters in connection with the 
construction and operation of the premises and may require that a bond 
be posted in an amount sufficient to assure that plans be followed.
    (c) No liquor license shall be issued to:

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    (i) A person who is not a member of the Nisqually Indian Tribe;
    (ii) A partnership or limited partnership, unless all of the 
partners thereof are qualified to obtain a license, as provided in this 
section;
    (iii) A corporation organized under the laws of any state;
    (iv) A person who has been convicted of a violation of any federal, 
tribal or state law concerning the manufacture, possession or sale of 
alcoholic liquor within the last preceding five years, or has forfeited 
his or her bond to appear in court within the last preceding five years 
to answer charges for any such violation when such conviction or bail 
forfeiture is a felony;
    (v) A person who is not twenty-one (21) years of age.
    (d) The preceding prohibitions against the issuance of a liquor 
license to certain persons or entities shall in no way be construed to 
prevent the issuance of a liquor license to a Nisqually Tribal 
Enterprise.
    (e) Every license shall be issued in the name of the applicant and 
no license shall be transferable, nor shall the holder thereof allow 
any other person to use the license.
    (f) Before the Board shall issue a liquor license, notice of the 
application for the license shall be posted in public places on the 
Reservation and comments shall be received on the application for a 
period of twenty (20) days at the Board's office.
    (g) Before the Board shall issue any license, it shall give due 
consideration to the location of the business to be conducted under 
such license with respect to existing or planned land uses in adjacent 
or proximately adjacent areas.
    (h) Every licensee shall post and keep posted its license or 
licenses in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises.

29.03.05 Inspection

    (a) All licensed premises used in the storage or sale of liquor or 
any premises or parts of premises used or in any way connected 
physically or otherwise with the licensed business, shall at all times 
be opened to inspection by any tribal inspector, tribal police officer 
or Board member.
    (b) Every person, being on any such premises and having charge 
thereof, who refuses or fails to admit a tribal inspector, tribal 
police officer or Board member, demanding to enter therein in pursuance 
of this section in the execution of his duty, or who obstructs or 
attempts to obstruct the entry of such inspector or officer of the 
peace, or who refuses or neglects to make any return required by this 
Title or the regulations passed pursuant thereto, shall thereby be 
deemed to have violated this Title.

29.03.06 Suspension and Cancellation

    (a) The Board may, for violation of this Title, suspend or cancel 
any license; and all rights of the licensee to keep or sell liquor 
thereunder shall be suspended or terminated as the case may be. Prior 
to suspension or cancellation, the Board shall send notice of its 
intent to suspend or cancel the license to the licensee. The Board 
shall provide notice to the licensee at least ten (10) days prior to 
the suspension or cancellation. The licensee shall have the right, 
prior to the suspension or cancellation date, to apply to the Tribal 
Court for a hearing to determine whether the license was rightfully 
suspended or cancelled. The sovereign immunity of the Nisqually Tribe 
is waived for this hearing; provided, however, that such waiver shall 
not be construed to allow an award of money damages against the Tribe 
nor any other relief other than a declaration of rights, nor shall it 
be construed to waive the sovereign immunity of the Tribe in any court 
but the Tribal Court.
    (b) Upon suspension or cancellation of a license, the licensee 
shall forthwith deliver up the license to the Board. Where the license 
has been suspended only, the Board shall return the license to the 
licensee at the expiration or termination of the period of suspension 
with a memorandum of the suspension written or stamped upon the face 
thereof in red ink.

29.03.07 Expiration

    Unless sooner cancelled, every liquor license issued by the Board 
shall expire three years from the date of issuance.

29.03.08 Liquor Purchase by Licensees

    All licensees under this Title shall purchase their liquor for 
ultimate resale from the Nisqually Tribal Liquor Board.

29.04 Illegal Activities

29.04.01 Illegal Activities Defined

    (a) Contraband: No liquor, other than that sold pursuant to a 
retail tribal license, shall be sold on the Nisqually Indian 
Reservation. Any sales made in violation of this provision shall be a 
violation of this Title, which shall be remedied as set out in 
subsection 29.04.02. All liquor, other than beer or wine sold pursuant 
to a tribal license, which is sold or held for sale on the Nisqually 
Indian Reservation in contravention of this Title is hereby declared 
contraband and in addition to any penalties imposed by the Tribal Court 
for violation of this section, it may be confiscated and forfeited in 
accordance with the procedures set out in subsection 29.03.06 herein.
    (b) Proof of Unlawful Sale--Intent: In any proceeding under this 
Title, proof of one unlawful sale of liquor shall suffice to establish 
prima facie the intent or purpose of unlawfully keeping liquor for sale 
in violation of this Title.
    (c) Use of Seal: No person other than an employee of the Nisqually 
Tribal Liquor Board shall keep or have in his or her possession any 
legal seal prescribed under this Title unless the same is attached to a 
package which has been purchased from a tribal liquor outlet, nor shall 
any person keep or have in his or her possession any design in 
imitation of any official seal prescribed under this Title or 
calculated to deceive by its resemblance to any official seal, or any 
paper upon which such design is stamped, engraved, lithographed, 
printed or otherwise marked. Any person violating this provision shall 
be in violation of this Title.
    (d) Illegal Sale of Liquor by Drink or Bottle: Any person who sells 
any liquor by the drink or by the bottle without a license to do so, 
shall be in violation of this Title.
    (e) Illegal Transportation, Still or Sale Without Permit: Any 
person who shall sell or offer for sale or transport in any manner, any 
liquor in violation of this Title, or who shall operate or have in his 
or her possession without a permit, any mash capable of being distilled 
into liquor, shall be in violation of this Title.
    (f) Illegal Purchase of Liquor: Any person within the boundaries of 
the Nisqually Indian Reservation who buys liquor from any person other 
than at a properly authorized tribal liquor outlet or tribal licensee 
shall be in violation of this Title.
    (g) Illegal Possession of Liquor--Intent to Sell: Any person who 
keeps or possesses liquor on his or her person or in any place or on 
premises conducted or maintained by him or her as a principal agent 
with the intent to sell it contrary to the provisions of this Title, 
shall be in violation of this Title.
    (h) Sales to Persons Apparently Intoxicated: Any person who sells 
liquor to a person apparently under the influence of liquor shall be in 
violation of this Title.
    (i) Intoxication in a Public Place: Any person who is intoxicated 
who remains in any public place shall be in violation of this Title.
    (j) Drinking in a Public Conveyance: 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

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knowingly permit any person to drink any liquor in any public 
conveyance shall be in violation of this Title. Any person who shall 
drink any liquor in a public conveyance shall be in violation of this 
Title.
    (k) Furnishing Liquor to Minors: No person under the age of twenty-
one (21) years shall consume, acquire, or have in his or her possession 
any alcoholic beverages except when such beverage is being used in 
connection with religious services or for medicinal purposes by a 
licensed physician's written direction. No person shall give or 
otherwise supply liquor to any person under the age of twenty-one (21) 
years to consume liquor on his or her premises or on any premises under 
his or her control, except as allowed in this section. Any person 
violating this section shall be in violation of this Title.
    (l) Sales of Liquor to Minors: Any person who shall sell any liquor 
to any person under the age of twenty-one (21) years shall be in 
violation of this Title.
    (m) Unlawful Transfer of Identification: Any person who transfers 
in any manner an identification of age to a minor for the purpose of 
permitting such minor to obtain liquor shall be in violation of this 
Title, provided that corroborative testimony of a witness other than 
the minor shall be a requirement for a judgment against the defendant.
    (n) Possession of False or Altered Identification: Any person who 
attempts to purchase liquor through the use of false or altered 
identification which falsely purports to show the individual to be over 
the age of twenty-one (21) years shall be in violation of this Title.
    (o) Identification--Proof of Minimum Age: Where there may be 
question of a person's right to purchase liquor by reason of his or her 
age, such person shall be required to present any one of the following 
officially issued cards of identification which shows correct age and 
bears his or her signature and photograph:
    (i) Liquor Control Authority Card of Identification of any State;
    (ii) Driver's license of any State or ``Identi-Card'', issued by 
any State Department of Motor Vehicles;
    (iii) United States Active Duty Military Identification;
    (iv) Passport; and
    (v) Nisqually Tribal Identification or Enrollment card.
    (p) Defense to Action for Sale to Minors: It shall be a defense to 
a suit for serving liquor to a person under twenty-one (21) years of 
age if such person has presented a card of identification and;
    (i) In addition to the presentation by the holder and verification 
by the licensee of such card of identification, the licensee shall 
require the person whose age may be in question to sign a card and 
place a date and number of his or her card of identification thereon. 
Such statement shall be upon a five-inch by eight-inch file card, which 
card shall be filed alphabetically by the licensee at or before the 
close of business on the day on which the statement is executed, in the 
file box containing a suitable alphabetical index and the card shall be 
subject to examination by any tribal police officer, employee of the 
Board or Board member at all times.
    (ii) Such card in the possession of a licensee may be offered as a 
defense in any hearing held by the Tribal Court for serving liquor to 
the person who signed the card.
    (q) Pharmaceutical Exceptions: Nothing in this Title shall apply to 
or prevent the sale, purchase or consumption of:
    (i) 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
    (ii) Any proprietary or patent medicine; or
    (iii) Wood alcohol or denatured alcohol, except in the case of the 
sale, purchase or consumption of wood alcohol or denatured alcohol for 
beverage purposes either alone or combined with any other liquid or 
substance.

29.04.02 Contraband--Seizure--Forfeiture

    (a) All liquor within the Nisqually Reservation held, owned or 
possessed by any person or licensee operating in violation of this 
Title is hereby declared to be contraband and subject to forfeiture to 
the Tribe. Upon presentation of a sworn affidavit, the Tribal Judge 
shall issue an order directing a Tribal Law Enforcement Officer to 
seize contraband liquor within this Reservation and deliver it to the 
Board. A copy of the court order shall be delivered to the person from 
whom the property was seized or shall be posted at the place where the 
property was seized.
    (b) Within three weeks following the seizure of the contraband, a 
hearing shall be held in Tribal Court, at which time the operator or 
owner of the contraband shall be given an opportunity to present 
evidence in defense of his or her activities.
    (c) Notice of the hearing of at least ten (10) days shall be given 
to the person from whom the property was seized if known. If the person 
is unknown, notice of the hearing shall be posted at the place where 
the contraband was seized and at other public places on the 
Reservation. The notice shall describe the property seized, and the 
time, place and cause of seizure and give the name and place of 
residence, if known, of the person from whom the property was seized.
    (d) Judgment of Forfeiture--Disposition of Proceeds of Property: 
If, upon the hearing, the evidence warrants, or, if no person appears 
as claimant, the Tribal Court shall thereupon enter a judgment of 
forfeiture, and order such articles sold or destroyed forthwith.

29.04.03 Abatement

    (a) Declaration of Nuisance: Any room, house, building, boat, 
vessel, vehicle, structure or other place where liquor is sold, 
manufactured, given away, furnished, or otherwise disposed of in 
violation of the provisions of this Title or any lawful regulations 
made pursuant thereto, 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 a 
place, are hereby declared to be a public nuisance.
    (b) Institution of Action: The Board 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 Title. The 
plaintiff shall not be required to give bond in this action. 
Restraining orders, temporary injunctions and permanent injunctions may 
be granted in the cause and upon final judgment against the defendant, 
the Court may also order the room, house, building, boat, vessel, 
vehicle, structure or place closed for a period of up to one (1) year 
or until the owner, lessee, tenant, or occupant thereof shall give bond 
of sufficient surety to be approved by the court in the penal sum of 
not less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), payable to the Tribe 
and conditioned that liquor will not be thereafter manufactured, kept, 
sold, given away, furnished, or otherwise disposed of thereof in 
violation of the provisions of this Title or any other applicable 
tribal law, and that he or she will pay all fines, costs and damages 
assessed against him or her for any violations of this Title or other 
tribal liquor laws. If any conditions of the bond be violated, the 
whole amount may be recovered as a penalty for the use of the Tribe. 
Any action taken under this section shall be in addition to any other 
penalties provided in this Title.

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    (c) Abatement: In all cases where any person has been found by the 
Tribal Court to have violated this Title, applicable tribal regulations 
or tribal laws relating to the manufacture, importation, 
transportation, possession, distribution and sale of liquor, an action 
may be brought in Tribal Court by the Board to abate as a nuisance any 
activity involved in the commission of the offense, and in any such 
action a certified copy of the record of such conviction shall be 
admissible in evidence and prima facie evidence that the room, house, 
building, boat, vessel, vehicle, structure or place against which such 
action is brought is a public nuisance.

29.05 Liquor Revenue

29.05.01 Revenues

    All revenues received, funds collected and property acquired by the 
Nisqually Tribal Council, or by the Nisqually Liquor Board pursuant to 
this Title shall be the property of the Nisqually Indian Tribe. The net 
proceeds shall be paid through the tribal treasurer into the general 
tribal fund of the Nisqually Indian Tribe for the general governmental 
services of the Tribe.

29.05.02 Liquor Sales Excise Tax

    (a)(i) There is hereby levied and shall be collected a tax upon 
each sale of liquor; except beer and wine, in whatever packages or 
container, in the amount of twelve (12) dollars per gallon or fraction 
thereof contained in such package or container.
    (ii) There is hereby levied and shall be collected a tax upon each 
sale of beer and wine in the amount of five percent (5%) of the selling 
price.
    (b) These excise taxes shall be added to the sale price of the 
liquor sold by the licensee and shall be paid to the Nisqually Tribal 
Liquor Board which shall collect the same and hold these taxes in trust 
until remitted to the Treasurer of the Nisqually Indian Tribe to be 
deposited in the Tribal Treasury. The taxes provided for herein shall 
be the only taxes applicable to activities of the Nisqually Liquor 
Board or licensees.
    (c) All tax revenues transferred to the Tribal Treasurer for 
deposit in the Tribal funds shall be used for the benefit of the 
Reservation and the Tribal community. In appropriating from these 
revenues, the Council, acting through the Nisqually Liquor Board, shall 
give priority to:
    (i) Strengthening tribal government, which shall include, but not 
be limited to, strengthening Tribal Court and Law Enforcement systems 
and the system for administering and enforcing this Title.
    (ii) Alcohol and drug dependency awareness and treatment.
    (iii) Health, education and other social services and land 
acquisition and development needs. The Council shall have the 
discretion to determine which of the above priorities shall receive an 
appropriation and the amount of the appropriation for a given priority.
    (d) The Nisqually Liquor Board and all licensees shall keep such 
records required by the Tribal Treasurer to determine that amount of 
taxes owing and shall complete the tax returns in accordance with 
instructions from the Tribal Treasurer.
    (e) Amendments to the amounts and types of taxes levied on the sale 
of liquor in this section may be made from time to time by the 
Nisqually Tribal Liquor Board.

29.06 Violations, Penalties, and Remedies

29.06.01 Violations--Remedies

    If any person is found to have violated this Title or any lawful 
regulation or rule made pursuant thereto for which no penalty has been 
specifically provided, he or she shall be liable for a civil penalty of 
not more than One Thousand ($1,000.00) plus court costs per violation.

29.06.02 Jurisdiction and Other Relief

    The Nisqually Tribal Court shall have jurisdiction over any case 
brought by the Nisqually Tribe for violations of this Title. The Tribal 
Court may, in addition to the above penalty, grant to the Tribe such 
other relief as is necessary and proper for the enforcement of this 
Title, including but not limited to injunctive relief against acts in 
violation of this Title.

29.07 Other

29.07.01 Severability

    (a) If any clause, part or section of this Title shall be adjudged 
invalid, such judgment shall not affect or invalidate the remainder of 
the Title, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, part 
or section directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment 
was rendered.
    (b) If any application of this Title or any clause, part or section 
thereof, is adjudged invalid, such judgment shall not be deemed to 
render that provision inapplicable to other persons or circumstances.

29.07.02 Effective Date

    This Title shall be and become effective upon the date that the 
Secretary of the Interior or his designee certifies this Title and 
publishes it in the Federal Register.

[FR Doc. 2014-08486 Filed 4-14-14; 8:45 am]
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