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CSV.1.3.210 General Restrictions on Hunting

(a) Harvesting in Restricted Areas. No member or duly authorized non-member shall:

(1) Hunt within 150 yards (450 feet) of any occupied commercial structure, public structure, dwelling house, residence, cabin, camp, cottage, barn, or other building used in connection therewith. "Building" as used in this subsection includes any house trailer or mobile home, but does not include any tent, bus, truck, vehicle or similar portable unit.

(2) Hunt or trap within any other area designated by the Tribal Governing Board, where the notice of the prohibition of hunting or trapping is clearly posted;

(b) Color of Clothing. It is strongly recommended that a highly visible color commonly referred to as hunter orange, blaze orange, fluorescent orange, flame orange, or fluorescent blaze orange is worn when hunting in groups and during the 9-day state deer gun hunting season.

(c) Safe Use of Firearms and Bows.

(1) Caliber Limitations. No member or duly authorized non-member shall:

(A) Hunt big game with a firearm except with the use of a center fire firearm of .22 caliber or larger, a muzzleloader of .40 caliber or larger, or shotgun using slug or buckshot.

(B) Hunt wild turkey with a firearm except with the use of a shotgun or muzzle loading shotgun using number four (#4) shot or smaller, or a rim fire firearm of .17 caliber or larger including all center fire firearms.

(C) Hunt furbearers with a firearm except with the use of a rim fire firearm of .17 caliber or larger including all center fire firearms.

(2) Archery Limitations.

(A) No member or duly authorized non-member shall hunt big game with a bow and arrow except with the use of a broad head with a cutting surface of at least one inch (1") diameter.

(B) There is no limitation on the use of cross bows or the hunting of small game with the use of a bow and arrow.

(3) Firing a Weapon.

(A) No member or non-member shall discharge or fire a weapon within a safety zone as defined in Section CSV.1.2.010(hhh) of this ordinance.

(B) No member or non-member shall hunt within a state road right of way if the adjoining land is private land, except with the land owner's permission.

(4) Automatic Firearms.

(A) No member or non-member shall use any fully automatic firearms in the hunting, pursuing or killing of game.

(B) No member or non-member shall possess any fully automatic firearms in an area frequented by game during any big game season.

(5) Silencers.

No member or non-member shall use a device or apparatus known as a silencer.

(d) Restrictions on Use of Bait.

(1) No member or duly authorized non-member shall use bait to hunt unless such bait is confined to an area containing no more than ten (10) gallons of bait material.

(2) No member or duly authorized non-member shall place, use or hunt over bait containing or contained within metal, plastic, glass, wood or nondegradable materials, except a member may hunt over bait contained within such containers as long as the member occupies the bait site.

(3) No member or duly authorized non-member shall use drugs or poisons bait.

(4) This section shall not prohibit hunting over salt as bait.

(5) This section shall not prohibit hunting over bait materials deposited by natural vegetation or found solely as a result of normal agricultural practices.