Any member of the Tulalip Tribes hunting under Tulalip hunting rights shall have in his or her possession a Tribal enrollment card or Point Elliott Treaty identification card and any and all permits required by this chapter. Except for a ceremonial or special subsistence permit, the possession of a required hunting permit may be evidenced by a label or symbol affixed to the enrollment or identification card. During hunting season, permits shall be issued for the entire hunting season, unless a shorter term is required for conservation. A permit shall specify the numbers and type of game that may be taken by the hunter. A renewable permit may be issued, which limits the number and type of game subject to periodic review during the course of the season as to whether additional animals may be taken.

Members of the Tulalip Tribes may be assisted during hunting by any member of the Tulalip Tribes. Tribal members hunting pursuant to this chapter may be assisted by their spouses even if the spouse is not a member of the Tulalip Tribes. “Assisted” does not include independently performing the act of shooting or harvesting the animal.

Persons hunting pursuant to this chapter must be at least 18 years of age to receive big game tags. The suitable age is 14 with approval of the Director and completion of an approved firearms safety course. The hunter must be 18 years of age to put in for special permits handed out by Tulalip Tribes.

(4)

Persons hunting under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult age 18 and over. Persons under 18 may hunt with their Tulalip Tribal member parent/guardian under their permit to learn how to hunt.

(5)

Any person who has killed game through the exercise of Tulalip Tribes Tribal hunting rights shall comply with such reporting requirements as the Fish and Wildlife Director or his designee may establish. In no event shall another hunting permit be issued to the hunter, until the required report has been received.

(6)

Any person required by this chapter to have a card and/or permit in possession while hunting under Tribal authorization shall produce such card or permit for examination upon demand of a Tribal, State, or Federal law enforcement officer. Failure to produce the required identification shall be probable cause to believe the hunter has no valid Tribal permit.

(Ord. 67 § 2.01, 8-6-1988; Res. 2014-402; Res. 2016-181; Res. 2016-088)

§ 8.10.100 Permit required for ceremonial and special subsistence hunting.

(1)

Notwithstanding any section of this chapter, the Tribal Board of Directors, through the Tribal Chairman, or the Fish and Wildlife Director, may authorize hunting for ceremonial purposes, consistent with any Board-approved management agreement.

Such hunting may be authorized after a written application is made which includes:

(a)

The number and type of game animals requested to be taken;

(b)

The place and date of the ceremony at which the game is to be used;

(c)

The names of all persons taking part in the hunt, including transporters and helpers; and

(d)

The place and date of the hunt.

The Fish and Wildlife Director may, consistent with any Board-approved management agreement, also provide for a special subsistence hunt out of season. If the number of hunters exceeds the number of permits available, the Hunting Commission shall establish a system for permit allocation.

Prior notification to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and/or other public agency shall be given when and as required by Court order or agreement. If, by order or agreement, a particular type of out-of-season hunt requires prior arrangements with a public agency, the Fish and Wildlife Director shall make such arrangements.

A permit under this subsection shall require that a report on the number and type of game animals taken be made upon completion of the hunt, along with such other information as the Fish and Wild-life Director or his designee may require, and that communication be maintained among group hunt members, by radio or otherwise, to prevent harvests in excess of that authorized in the permit.

(2)

Repealed by Res. 2016-181.

(3)

A member who is unable to hunt for himself or herself, on account of age, infirmity, physical condition, or other verified disability, may request, in writing, that another eligible Tulalip Tribal member be designated to hunt for the member who cannot hunt. The designated hunter will be selected according to procedures and criteria established by the Fish and Wildlife Director by regulation.

(Ord. 67 § 2.02, 8-6-1988; Res. 90-0132; Res. 2014-402; Res. 2016-181; Res. 2020-106)

§ 8.10.110 Permit fees.

The fees for the issuance of any permits, other than a ceremonial permit which shall be issued without fee, shall be determined annually in regulations adopted by the Fish and Wildlife Director pursuant to the provisions of TTC § 8.10.040. Fees may be established for annual hunting permits and for permits or tags authorizing the harvest of individual animals. In the case of tags for individual animals the Fish and Wildlife Director may authorize that all or part of the fee for the tag be refundable upon return of the tag properly filled out to the Fish and Wildlife office.

(Ord. 67 § 2.03, 8-6-1988; Res. 90-0132; Res. 2014-402; Res. 2016-181)