GNC.4.13.030 Authority

(a) The Tribal Constitution defines the territory of the Tribe to include: "[A]ll lands and waters within the exterior boundaries of the Lac Court Oreilles Reservation in Wisconsin established by Secretarial Order of March 1, 1873, and any lands or waters or interests therein which may be acquired outside the reservation by or on behalf of the band . . . ." Article I, Section 1.

(b) The Tribe's jurisdiction "extend[s] to all lands and waters within the territory of the band...Constitution, Article I, Section 2.

(c) The Tribal Constitution empowers the Governing Board to enact this Ordinance and to apply the same within the jurisdiction of the Tribe, as follows:

(1) "To manage, lease, permit or otherwise deal with tribal lands, interests in tribal lands or assets, or to purchase lands or to otherwise acquire lands, or interests in lands within or without the reservation." Article V, Section 1, (f).

(2) "To regulate, by enactment of ordinances, the conduct of business within the territory of the band, including the power to impose taxes or license fees upon members and non-members doing business within the reservation." Article V, Section 1, (n).

(3) "To regulate, by enactment of ordinances, the activities of hunting, fishing, ricing, trapping or boating by members and non-members of all lands and waters described in Article I, Section 1, including the power to impose license fees or taxes upon members and non-members for such activities." Article V, Section 1, (p).

(4) "To establish a tribal court for the purpose of enforcing tribal ordinance[s], to appoint game wardens, and to provide by appropriate ordinances, for fines, imprisonment or confiscation of equipment for violation of such ordinances." Article V, Section 1, (q).

(d) The Tribe is empowered to set conditions on entry to Off Reservation Territory and retains the inherent sovereign authority to regulate the conduct of tribal members and other persons, including nonmembers, who enter into consensual relationships with the Tribe or tribal members; or who threaten the health, welfare, economic security or political integrity of the Tribe.