A. 
Any person hunting on any Tribal Lands shall be required to have in his/her possession a tribal hunting permit issued by the Tribal Police Department which authorizes that person, or minor children of that person, to hunt on the hunting unit.
B. 
Any person, born after January 1, 1960, who applies for a hunting permit to hunt on any Tribal Lands shall either produce a previous permit, or license, to hunt or trap from a Tribe, or other lawful issuing agent within the State of Michigan, or have taken a hunter safety education course.
C. 
Each hunting permit issued by the Tribal Police Department shall include the following information:
(1) 
Name and tribal ID number of each hunter(s);
(2) 
Hunting unit upon which such hunter is granted access;
(3) 
The day(s) or dates on which the hunter is granted access to the hunting unit; and
(4) 
Designation of the big game and/or small game being hunted and/or the furbearers being trapped.
D. 
Who can request a tribal hunting permit?
(1) 
Tribal members will be given preference in the issuance of tribal hunting permits and will have the exclusive right to request permits covering certain hunting seasons (i.e., deer; turkey; small game). If hunting permits remain available after tribal members have had an opportunity to request permits, the Director of Law Enforcement may authorize the issuance of tribal hunting permits for the following persons:
(a) 
Spouses of NHBP members will be given second preference.
(2) 
Non-native spouses willfully consent to follow Tribal laws and/or codes by waiver of liability.
E. 
Assignment of Hunting Units to Eligible Hunters.
(1) 
Applications for permits other than for deer season must be received by the determination of Tribal Police.
(2) 
Deer season applications must be received between the second and third weeks of June.
(a) 
Applicants must prioritize, at minimum, their top six preferred hunting unit choices.
(3) 
In order to consistently ensure equal and fair access to hunting units, the assignment of each hunting unit will be determined via a random drawing in which each applicant has an equal and independent chance of being selected.
(a) 
Each preference category (Tribal members and spouses of Tribal members) will have separate drawings, with priority and first choice of hunting units going first to Tribal members and secondly to spouses of Tribal members.
(4) 
Random drawing results will be announced shortly after concluded, with adequate time for hunters to prepare for the season in which they were approved for.
(a) 
Deer season drawing results will be announced by the second week of July, with hunters being assigned units based upon the applicants' hunting unit priority lists.
(b) 
If an eligible applicant fails to apply within the application periods, s/he will be placed on a list by preference and will be assigned a hunting unit on a first-come, first-served basis after all eligible hunters who met the application period are assigned hunting units resulting from the random drawing.
(5) 
Zones allowed.
(a) 
A maximum of one zone, which grants one raffle for the random drawing, per household, except for extraordinary circumstances or hardships as determined by the ruling committee.
F. 
Tribal youth hunters.
(1) 
Must have an adult, 18 years or older, with them at all times.
(2) 
The adult must be a parent or legal guardian.
(a) 
The adult shall be subjected to the same process as stated in § 6.1-10B.
(b) 
After approval of supervision rights to a Tribal youth, the adult parent or guardian has the right to hunt with the Tribal youth and shall be subjected to the same rules and laws as stated in this Code and/or any other applicable Tribal law.
(c) 
The amount of tribal youths an adult may oversee will be based upon safety, as determined by Tribal Police.
(3) 
Tribal youth under the age of 16 should maintain a minimum distance of an arm's length from their parent or guardian.
(4) 
At the request of a Tribal Police Officer, the Tribal youth shall demonstrate the proper operation of their hunting device's safety features.
(5) 
The parent or guardian supervising the Tribal youth may be held responsible, should the Tribal youth unlawfully engage in conduct that violates this code or any other applicable Tribal law.
G. 
Rules. The Indigenous Rights Committee, Tribal Police Department, and Environmental Department shall make recommendations to the Tribal Council regarding regulations necessary to the effective management and regulations of natural resources and public safety, including, without limitation:
(1) 
Changes to the designation of the boundaries of hunting units;
(2) 
Open seasons for hunting and trapping activities;
(3) 
Hours for hunting and trapping activities;
(4) 
Authorizing methods of hunting or harvesting big game, small game, and waterfowl;
(5) 
Bag limits for all species authorized to be harvested under Tribal law; and
(6) 
Procedures and conditions for entering any emergency regulations, closure orders, or protection orders necessary to protect natural resources or public safety.
H. 
Annual hunter's safety meetings.
(1) 
The Police Department must provide annual education-based resources and shall facilitate an annual hunter's safety meeting, that is required for all hunters. The meeting will be video and audio recorded and made available for those unable to attend in-person.
I. 
Deer hunting.
(1) 
Deer hunting shall be limited to the period commencing the day after Labor Day and ending on the Sunday of the third full weekend in January (the "Tribal deer hunting season");
(2) 
Each Tribal member shall be limited to a bag limit of three deer, no more than two of which may be antlered deer (i.e., deer with at least one antler of three inches or more), during the Tribal deer hunting season as a whole.
(3) 
Deer baiting.
(a) 
No permit holder may use salt and/or bait to hunt for game. Baiting and/or feeding of deer is unlawful.
(b) 
No drugs or poisons may be used.
J. 
Hunter orange.
(1) 
All persons hunting with firearms must wear at least 40% of hunter orange including, but not limited to, a hat, cap, vest, jacket, or rain gear, except waterfowl season.
K. 
Blinds and tree stands.
(1) 
The regulations applicable to the placement of tree stands, blinds and platforms on public lands contained in the current Michigan Hunting and Trapping Guide shall be advisory only, as applicable to all tribal lands as provided in the Conflicts of Law section.
(2) 
Portable deer blinds and tree stands can be put in place any time after the designation of hunting zones in July. The owner's name, address and phone number must be fixed to the blind in an easily observable location. All portable blinds and tree stands must be removed from tribal lands by March 1 at the end of the current hunting season, or they become property of the Tribe.
(3) 
Any person wishing to place a blind or platform on tribal lands must first obtain written authorization from Tribal Police. Unregistered/unlabeled blinds or platforms may be removed at the direction of the Tribal Police. Removal costs shall be charged to the owner if his or her identity is determined.
L. 
Animal carcasses are not to be left on tribal lands. Failure to properly dispose of animal carcasses can result in permanent revocation of hunting privileges.
M. 
This Code shall be reviewed and revised, as necessary.
A. 
Tribal members with special needs may request, at any time of the year, a special needs permit from the Tribal Police Department to harvest or otherwise take resources which may otherwise be regulated or prevented by other sections of these regulations.
B. 
The criteria for a special needs permit include, but are not limited to, religious or ceremonial use in accordance with the traditions and customs of the Tribe, personal/family subsistence-related hardship, and traditional feasts, ceremonies, weddings, funerals, or other celebrations.
C. 
The Tribal member shall have a valid Tribal permit and request in writing a special needs permit (and associated tags as may be necessary).
D. 
A Tribal member with a special needs permit may use the services of another properly permitted Tribal member to harvest an animal, in which case both the permittee and helper must be named on the permit.
E. 
Tribal members are limited to two special needs permits per calendar year.
F. 
Wild game and other resources harvested pursuant to this special needs permit section shall NOT count toward the bag limits set forth in this Code.
Every Tribal member, and spouses of Tribal members, who receive a hunting permit from the Tribal Police Department must complete a wild game harvest report. The harvest report assists with monitoring the wild game populations and ensures overhunting does not occur. The report must be submitted to the Tribal Police Department 10 days after the particular wild game season ends. The report must be completed for both successful and unsuccessful hunts.
A. 
The hunting zones or areas where hunting is allowed on tribal property are described as follows and in Appendix A:[1]
(1) 
Zone 1: Q Drive property north of Q Drive South, including the farm field and wood lot accessible via the road across the wetlands. This unit is also known as the "Wetland Reserve Program property;"
(2) 
Zone 2: property on the south side of Q Drive South;
(3) 
Zone 3: T Drive South property (east parcel);
(4) 
Zone 4: T Drive South property (west parcel);
(5) 
Zone 7: M-66 parcel (south portion);
(6) 
Zone 8: W Drive property;
(7) 
Zone 9: Oliverda N property;
(8) 
Zone 10: Oliverda S property;
(9) 
Zone 11: Lehr Lake Parcel (M60);
(10) 
Zone 12: Gigo (fish) Pond Parcel (M60);
(11) 
Zone 13: M-66/M-60 Parcel;
(12) 
Zone 14: M-66 parcel (across from Zone 7).
[1]
Editor's Note: Said appendix is included as an attachment to this chapter.
B. 
Hunting and trapping shall NOT be permitted on any of the following lands:
(1) 
Pine Creek Reservation (120 acres);
(2) 
Mishkoswen subdivision north of T Drive South;
(3) 
Nanoshkazi Jibeyki Cemetery - Repatriation site (south portion of 1604 South Drive South);
(4) 
2548 South Drive property (Former Hunting Zone 5, Parcel A);
(5) 
2548 South Drive property (Former Hunting Zone 6, Parcel B);
(6) 
Bradley property.
C. 
Except as provided in Subsection B, above, the Tribe's Police Department may, after consultation with the Indigenous Rights Committee, Environment Department, and Tribal Council, designate additional hunting zones on other tribal lands. The Tribe's Police Department may, in its discretion, close any hunting zone (or portion thereof) to hunting and/or trapping activities on particular days of the week or for the entire season if necessary to protect the public, including contractors performing work or as may be necessary to establish a safety zone around any other authorized users in that unit.
D. 
The Tribe's Police Department shall have the authority to determine the maximum number of permits to be issued to limit the number of hunters hunting on any unit as deemed necessary for public safety. Permits shall be issued in accordance with § 6.1-10D to tribal members. If, after making permits available to Tribal members, permits remain unallocated, the Tribal Police Department may authorize the approval of permit requests submitted by persons eligible to request hunting permits under § 6.1-10D(1)(a).
A. 
Forfeiture or revocation of hunting and trapping privileges on tribal property can happen with or without notice and be effective immediately at the discretion of the Tribal Police Department if any of the following occur:
(1) 
Any alcohol or illegal drugs are found in any motor vehicle that is used for the transportation of any person hunting or gathering pursuant to this chapter;
(2) 
Any person, while hunting or gathering, is under the influence of alcohol, a scheduled controlled substance, or illegal drugs;
(3) 
Any person is destroying any tribal property or littering on tribal property; or
(4) 
Any person while hunting or gathering behaves in any negligent, reckless or unsafe manner so as to endanger themselves, other hunters, the general public, Tribal members, Tribal employees, persons living on Tribal property or other persons hunting, fishing, trapping or gathering.
B. 
Any person whose hunting or trapping privileges have been revoked shall have the right to appeal the action of the Police Department by filing an action in the Tribal Courts. The individual seeking reinstatement of his/her hunting or trapping privileges shall have the burden of demonstrating, with a preponderance of the evidence, that the decision of the Tribal Police was without cause or basis in fact.