[History: Tribal motion, enacted by the Tribal Council August
16, 2017.]
(a)
The Tribal Council finds that the Grand Traverse Band retains the
inherent sovereign authority to regulate access to its lands, and
to regulate the behavior and conduct of individuals present upon those
lands.
(b)
The Tribal Council finds that this authority is reaffirmed through
federal case law, including, but not limited to, Merrion v. Jicarilla,
455 U.S. 130 (1982), Water Wheel Camp Recreational Area, Inc. v. Larance,
642 F. 3d 802 (2011), and Atkinson Trading Co. v Shirley, 532 U.S.
645 (2001).
[History: Tribal motion, enacted by the Tribal Council August
16, 2017.]
The purpose of this ordinance is to provide for the civil regulation
of non-member access to tribal lands, and to regulate such non-members'
conduct while present.
[History: Tribal motion, enacted by the Tribal Council August
16, 2017.]
No person shall dump or cause to be dumped, or place or cause
to be placed, or leave any garbage, refuse, rubbish, junk, debris,
furniture, appliances, inoperative or derelict automobiles, boats,
trucks, or other vehicles, or any parts thereof, or weeds or trash
of a vegetative nature or any used or scrapped building materials
on any lands or premises of the Grand Traverse Band, whether improved
or unimproved.
[History: Tribal motion, enacted by the Tribal Council August
16, 2017.]
The Tribal Police Department may issue a civil infraction citation
to any person in violation of this ordinance. Such citation may carry
a recovery of costs and compensation to the Grand Traverse Band of
up to $5,000 assessed by the Tribal Court.
[History: Tribal motion, enacted by the Tribal Council August
16, 2017.]
Nothing about this ordinance shall limit the ability of members
of the Grand Traverse Band to participate in designated "clean-up"
seasons designated by the Tribal government by following the directives
for such participation.
