CSV.2.6.180 Level 1 Commercial Harvest Established and Regulated

(a) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to establish the regulations governing the harvest and registration of no more than 10 deer the meat of which may be sold pursuant to this ordinance when subsequent sale or resale of the meat to non-members is contemplated.

(b) Effective Date.

(1) The provisions of this section shall not take effect until such time as the Tribal Governing Board specifically declares them effective by an enabling resolution.

(2) No member shall sell any deer meat pursuant to this section prior to the effective date as declared by the Tribal Governing Board in accordance with Section CSV.2.6.180(b)(1).

(c) Level 1 Commercial Harvest Generally. A member who, between July 1 and June 30, has lawfully harvested deer pursuant to this ordinance may register no more than 10 of those deer for level 1 commercial purposes and may sell to any person only the whole carcasses (except for the heads, skins and hooves) of any of those deer, provided the member:

(1) complies with the level 1 commercial harvest provisions of this section;

(2) complies with the terms and conditions of the enabling resolution of the Tribal Governing Board enacted pursuant to Section CSV.2.6.180(b)(1); and

(3) otherwise complies with the provisions of this ordinance applicable to deer hunting.

(d) Antlered Deer Level 1 Commercial Harvest.

(1) A member may register pursuant to this subsection an antlered deer lawfully harvested in any deer management unit.

(2) When registering an antlered deer under this subsection, a member shall present the entire deer carcass for registration and no registering official shall register a deer under this subsection unless the entire carcass is presented for registration.

(3) A member may register an antlered deer under this subsection at any tribal registration station or with any person authorized to register deer in the field at which time the registering official shall affix a level 1 commercial harvest registration tag to the carcass.

(4) This subsection is not intended to limit a member's ability to otherwise register an antlered deer under the provisions of Section CSV.2.6.060 [General Deer Registration Provisions] for noncommercial purposes but only shall serve to condition the harvest and limit the number of antlered deer which the member may register under this subsection.

(5) Except as modified by the provisions of this subsection, the provisions of

Section 2.605 [Deer Hunting Permits/Tags], including the requirements of Paragraph 5 of the Voigt Intertribal Task Force Protocol Noodawaawaashkeshiwe (Antlerless Deer Harvest) Levels and State Park Hunter Density Levels, which was adopted on May 26, 1989 and amended on August 7, 2008 and October 7, 2010, and of Section 2.606 [Deer Registration] shall apply to members desiring to register antlered deer under this subsection.

(e) Antlerless Deer Level 1 Commercial Harvest.

(1) A member may register pursuant to this subsection a lawfully harvested antlerless deer provided the provisions of this subsection have been complied with.

(2) When registering an antlerless deer under this subsection, a member shall present the entire deer carcass for registration and no registering official shall register an antlerless deer under this subsection unless the entire carcass is presented for registration.

(3) A member desiring to register an antlerless deer under this subsection for level 1 commercial purposes must obtain a level 1 commercial antlerless deer permit, when necessary, in accordance with the provisions of Section CSV.2.6.050 [Deer Hunting Permits/Tags] provided:

(A) The permit may be valid at any given time for only one of the following level 1 antlerless deer commercial harvest zones comprised of the deer management units specified:

Zone I: Units 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 28.

Zone II: Units 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24.

Zone III: Units 14, 28, 29A, 29B, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 52.

Zone IV: Units 35, 38, 39, 40, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50.

Zone V: Units 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 78, 79.

Zone VI: Units 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 22.

Zone VII: Units 21, 22a, 25, 26, 27, 33, 57, 57a, 58, 59a, 59b, 62a; and

(B) The permit is valid for those deer management units within the level 1 antlerless deer commercial harvest zone which are open to hunting antlerless deer.

(4) A member desiring to register an antlerless deer under this subsection for level 1 commercial purposes must register the antlerless deer within and prior to leaving the antlerless deer commercial harvest zone for which an antlerless permit is valid at a tribal registration station or with a person authorized to register deer in the field.

(5) Upon registration, the registering official shall affix a level 1 commercial harvest registration tag to the carcass.

(6) This subsection is not intended to limit a member's ability to otherwise register an antlerless deer under the provisions of Section CSV.2.6.060 [General Deer Registration Provisions] for noncommercial purposes but only shall serve to condition the harvest and limit the number of deer which such member may register under this subsection.

(7) Except as modified by the provisions of this subsection, the provisions of

(f) Transfer of Entire Carcass Required. No member who has harvested and registered any antlered or antlerless deer pursuant to this section shall sell the deer without transferring the entire carcass of the deer, except for the head, skin and hooves, the registration tag, and such accompanying documents as the Tribe may require to the person to whom the deer is sold.