CSV.8.3.030 Sovereign Immunity

(a) The Agricultural Division shall enjoy all of the privileges and immunities of the Tribe, except as specifically limited by this ordinance, including sovereign immunity from suit in state, federal, or tribal court.

(b) As established pursuant to Section TCT.1.3.020, the Agricultural Division shall have no authority to waive the sovereign immunity of the Tribe, or any other Tribal entity.

(c) Nothing in this ordinance shall be deemed or construed to be a waiver of the Agricultural Division 's sovereign immunity from suit, aside from Section CSV.8.3.030(f), which pertains only to actions initiated by the Tribal Governing Board against the Agricultural Division.

(d) Nothing in this ordinance shall be deemed or construed as consent of the Agricultural Division to the jurisdiction of the United States, any state, or any other Tribe with regard to the business or regulatory affairs of the Agricultural Division.

(e) Nothing in this ordinance shall be construed to limit the jurisdiction of the Tribe, the Tribal Court or Police Department and nothing herein shall limit or constitute a waiver of the sovereign immunity of the Tribe or its officers, instrumentalities, employees, elected officials, and agents or authorize any form a prospective waiver of such sovereign immunity.

(f) Notwithstanding any other provision herein, as an entity of the Tribe, the Agricultural Division's immunity from suit shall at all times be deemed waived for actions against the Agricultural Division initiated by the Tribal Governing Board.