CSV.2.3.170 Hunter Education Requirements and Restrictions on Hunting by Members

Under 16 years of Age .

(a)(1) Certificate of Accomplishment Required. Except as provided in Section CSV.2.3.170(a)(2), no member born on or after January 1, 1977 may hunt while possessing a firearm, bow and arrow or crossbow unless the member has been issued a certificate of accomplishment under a tribal hunter education and firearm safety course.

(2) Exceptions. A member may hunt while possessing a firearm, bow and arrow or crossbow without having been issued a certificate of accomplishment from a tribal hunter education and firearm safety course when:

(A) the member has a certificate, license or other evidence indicating that he or she has completed a hunter safety course offered by another tribe, state or province and the course is substantially similar to the Tribe's hunter safety course; or

(B) the member has successfully completed basic training in the U.S. Armed Forces, Reserves or National Guard; or

(C) the member is hunting with a mentor who meets the requirements as specified in Section CSV.2.3.170(c) and complies with the requirements as specified in Section CSV.2.3.170(b).

(b) Additional Restrictions on Hunting by Members Under 14 Years of Age.

(1) Persons Under 10 Years of Age. No member under 10 years of age may hunt while possessing a firearm, bow and arrow or crossbow.

(2) Persons 10 to 12 Years of Age. No member 10 years of age or older but under 12 years of age may hunt while possessing a firearm, bow and arrow or crossbow unless at all times while hunting, the person is a mentored hunter who meets the requirements as specified in Section CSV.2.3.170(c);

(3) Persons 12 to 14 Years of Age. No member 12 years of age or older but under 14 years of age may hunt while possessing a firearm, bow and arrow or crossbow unless he or she is accompanied by a parent, guardian or other adult member designated by a parent or guardian.

(4) Persons 14 to 16 Years of Age. No member 14 years of age or older but under 16 years of age may hunt while possessing a firearm, bow and arrow or crossbow unless he or she:

(A) is accompanied by a parent, guardian or other adult member designated by a parent or guardian; or

(B) has been issued a certificate of accomplishment under a tribal hunter education and firearm safety course or a similar certificate issued by another tribe, state or province;

(5) Parental Obligation. No parent, guardian or other member shall authorize or knowingly permit or encourage a child under 16 years of age to violate this section.

(1) Requirements for Acting as a Mentored Hunter. No member 10 years of age or older may hunt with a mentor unless all of the following requirements are met:

(A) No member shall hunt without possessing a valid tribal off-reservation natural resources harvesting permit or such other permit as this ordinance may require validated for the particular type of activity to be engaged in for the particular season in question;

(B) No member shall hunt without possessing a valid carcass tag, except as otherwise provided in this ordinance.

(D) The mentored hunter must follow all other restrictions as provided in the ordinance;

(E) A 10 and 11 year old tribal member may only hunt under these mentorship requirements, even if they already completed hunter education.

(2) Requirements for Acting as a Mentor. No adult may serve as a qualified mentor for a hunter unless all of the following requirements are met:

(A) The adult must be parent or guardian of the mentored hunter for whom he or she is serving as a mentor or is an adult member authorized by the parent or guardian to serve as a mentor.

(B) At all times while serving as mentor, the mentor must be in arm's reach of the person for whom he or she is serving as a mentor.

(C) If born on or after January 1, 1977 the mentor must have been issued a certificate of accomplishment under a tribal hunter education and firearm safety course, unless one of the exceptions as specified in Section CSV.2.3.170(a) applies.

(D) The mentor must possess a valid tribal off-reservation natural resources harvesting permit or such other license as required by law.

(3) Requirement for both the Mentored Hunter and the Mentor. Only one firearm, bow, or crossbow can be possessed jointly between the mentored hunter and the mentor.