Any person who exercises or purports to exercise any treaty hunting right without having in his or her possession valid and current tribal identification and tags, as required in this Title and applicable regulations, has committed a civil infraction. Upon finding that the person committed the infraction the Court shall impose a civil fine. The mandatory, minimum fine is $100.00. The maximum fine the Court may impose is $500.00.
(Res. 99-A-062, 8/10/1999; amended by Res. 15-A-113, 9/28/2015, created a new chapter for civil infractions and moved this section (previously 18.03.02) from a criminal offense to a civil infraction.)
Any person who fails to return any game tag issued to him or her, within the time limit specified by regulation, regardless of whether an animal was harvested and any person who fails to completely and accurately report all harvest information required under regulation, within the time limit specified by regulation, to the Natural Resources Department, or its designee, has committed a civil infraction. Upon finding that the person committed the infraction the Court shall impose a civil fine. The mandatory, minimum fine is $100.00. The maximum fine the Court may impose is $250.00.
(Adopted 11/20/1986. Codified by Res. 95-A-070, 6/13/1995; amended by Res. 99-A-062, 8/10/1999; amended by Res. 15-A-113, 9/28/2015, moved this section (previously 18.03.09) from a criminal offense to a civil infraction; amended by Res. 23-A-077, 5/22/2023, to state that tags be returned to the Natural Resources Department, not the Hunting Committee.)
Any person who transports a big game animal by any means other than human power without a valid tag attached to the animal, with the correct date of harvest notched out or marked with ink, and the harvest report form fully and accurately completed, has committed a civil infraction. Upon finding that the person committed the infraction the Court shall impose a civil fine. The mandatory, minimum fine is $100.00. The maximum fine the Court may impose is $250.00.
(Adopted 11/20/1986. Codified by Res. 95-A-070, 6/13/1995; amended by Res. 99-A-062, 8/10/1999. This section acknowledges the problem that tags become detached when a hunter drags the animal from the woods but should be attached once the animal is put on the truck for transporting home; amended by Res. 15-A-113, 9/28/2015, moved this section (previously 18.03.15) from a criminal offense to a civil infraction.)
Any minor under the age of eighteen (18) years who hunts without first completing a hunter safety course, or who hunts unaccompanied by a Tribal member who is aged eighteen (18) years or above and who is eligible to hunt, has committed a civil infraction. Upon finding that the minor committed the infraction the Court shall impose a civil fine. The mandatory, minimum fine is $25.00. The maximum fine the Court may impose is $100. If the minor has not completed a hunter safety course, the Court shall also mandate that the minor complete a hunter safety course.
The Court, in its discretion, may allow the minor to provide work for the Tribe in lieu of all or part of the fine, at a rate not to exceed the Federal minimum wage. This section shall not apply to any persons certified by the Natural Resources Department to be a head of household.
(Res. 15-A-113, 9/28/2015, created this section to impose a civil infraction on minors who hunt without first passing a hunter safety course or who hunt unaccompanied by an adult tribal hunter; amended by Res. 23-A-077, 5/22/2023, to state that it is the Natural Resources Department, not the Hunting Committee, who certifies a person as head of household under this section.)
A parent or guardian of a minor under the age of eighteen (18) years who hunts without first completing a hunter safety course, or who hunts unaccompanied by a Tribal member who is aged eighteen (18) years or above and who is eligible to hunt, is guilty of a civil infraction. Upon finding that a minor committed an infraction under Section 18.02.04, the Court shall impose a mandatory civil fine on the minor’s parent or guardian of $250.00.
(Amended by Res. 15-A-113, 9/28/2015, created this section to impose a civil infraction on parents or guardians of minors who hunt without first passing a hunter safety course or who hunt unaccompanied by an adult tribal hunter.)