Chapter PHS.2 Solid Waste Disposal and Recycling Code of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians PreambleThis ordinance is enacted pursuant to the inherent sovereign authority of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, to promote and protect the land, water, health, safety, and well-being of the Lac Courte Oreilles tribal community and surrounding area and to ensure that efficient and environmentally safe solid waste management procedures are practiced on the Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation, which predates its Treaties of 1825, 1826, 1837, 1842, 1847 and 1854 with the United States Government. In the implementation of this inherent sovereign authority, Article V, § 1(s) of the Amended Constitution and Bylaws of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, empowers the Tribal Governing Board to: "To promulgate and enforce ordinances…providing for the maintenance of law and order and the administration of justice…" Pursuant to this inherent sovereign authority, the Tribal Governing Board hereby regulates solid waste and recycling by providing procedural guidelines and planning for the administration and enforcement of ordinance violations. This ordinance applies to the disposal and recycling activities of citizens (members) on the Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation. Further, this ordinance applies to residences, tribal programs and tribal enterprises located within the exterior boundaries of the reservation.Subchapter PHS.2.1 General Provisions§§ PHS.2.1.010 – PHS.2.1.080Subchapter PHS.2.2 Definitions§§ PHS.2.2.010 – PHS.2.2.010Subchapter PHS.2.3 General§§ PHS.2.3.010 – PHS.2.3.050Subchapter PHS.2.4 General§§ PHS.2.4.010 – PHS.2.4.110
