[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 35 (Wednesday, February 22, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10553-10554]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-4053]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians (Gun Lake)--
Amendment to Liquor Beverage Control Ordinance
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.
ACTION: Notice
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SUMMARY: This notice publishes the amendments to the Match-E-Be-Nash-
She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians' Liquor Control Ordinance. The
Ordinance regulates and controls the possession, sale and consumption
of liquor within the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi
tribal lands. The lands are located in Indian Country and this
Ordinance allows for the possession and sale of alcoholic beverages
within their boundaries. This Ordinance will increase the ability of
the tribal government to control the distribution and possession of
liquor within their reservation, and at the same time will provide an
important source of revenue, the strengthening of the tribal government
and the delivery of tribal services.
DATES: Effective Date: This Amendment is effective 30 days after
February 22, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Christensen, Tribal Operations
Officer, Midwest Regional Office, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Norman
Pointe II, 5600 American Boulevard West, Suite 500, Bloomington,
Minnesota 55437, Phone: (612) 735-4554; Fax: (612) 713-4401: or De
Springer, Office
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of Indian Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street NW., MS-
4513-MIB, Washington, DC 20240; Telephone (202) 513-7626.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Act of August 15, 1953,
Public Law 83-277, 67 Stat. 586, 18 U.S.C. 1161, as interpreted by the
Supreme Court in Rice v. Rehner, 463 U.S. 713 (1983), the Secretary of
the Interior shall certify and publish in the Federal Register notice
of adopted liquor ordinances for the purpose of regulating liquor
transactions in Indian country. The Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of
Pottawatomi Indians Tribal Council adopted this amendment to the Match-
E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indian Liquor Control Ordinance
by Resolution 11-639, on January 6, 2011.
This notice is published in accordance with the authority delegated
by the Secretary of the Interior to the Assistant Secretary--Indian
Affairs. I certify that the Tribal Council duly adopted this amendment
to the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians' Liquor
Control Ordinance on January 6, 2011.
Dated: February 9, 2012.
Larry Echo Hawk,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
The amendments to Chapter 3, Subsection 5(h) and Chapter 4, Section
1 of the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians' Liquor
Control Ordinance read as follows:
Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians Liquor Control
Ordinance
Chapter 3--Tribal Liquor License
Section 5. Any Tribal Liquor License shall be subject to such
conditions as the Tribal Council shall impose, including, but not
limited to the following:
(h) Alcoholic Beverages may only be provided on a complimentary
basis, given away, or furnished without charge in any facility licensed
under this Ordinance if such action is consistent with the provisions
of the Tribe-State Compact, the Tribal Liquor License, or other laws or
regulations of the Tribe.
Chapter 4--Incorporation of Michigan Laws by Reference
Section 1. In accordance with 18 U.S.C. 1161, the Tribe hereby
adopts and applies as tribal law those Michigan laws, as now or
hereafter amended, relating to the sale and regulation of Alcoholic
Beverages encompassing the following areas: sale to a Minor; sale to a
visibly intoxicated individual; sale of adulterated or misbranded
liquor; and hours of operation.
The following laws from the Michigan Liquor Control Code of 1998
are hereby adopted and applied as Tribal law:
436.1233 Uniform prices for sale of alcoholic liquor; gross profit;
discount for certain sales of alcoholic liquor.
436.1701 Selling or furnishing alcoholic liquor to person less than
21 years of age; failure to make diligent inquiry; misdemeanor; signs;
consumption of alcoholic liquor as cause of death or injury; felony;
enforcement against licensee; defense in action for violation; report;
definitions.
436.1703 Purchase, consumption, or possession of alcoholic liquor
by minor; attempt; violation; fines; sanctions; furnishing fraudulent
identification to minor; screening and assessment; chemical breath
analysis; construction of section; exceptions; ``any bodily alcohol
content'' defined.
436.1707 Selling, serving, or furnishing alcohol; prohibitions.
436.1801 Granting or renewing license; selling, furnishing or
giving alcoholic liquor to minor or person visibly intoxicated; right
of action for damage or personal injury; actual damages; institution of
action; notice; survival of action; separate actions by parents;
commencement of action against retail licensee; indemnification;
defenses available to licensee; rebuttable presumption; prohibited
causes of action; section as exclusive remedy for money damages against
licensee; civil action subject to revised judicature act.
436.1815 Adherence to responsible business practices as defense;
compensation of employee on commission basis.
436.1901 Compliance required, prohibited acts.
436.1905 Selling or furnishing alcoholic liquor to minor;
enforcement actions prohibited; conditions; exception.
436.2005 Adulterated, misbranded, or refilled liquor.
The laws referenced in this section shall apply in the same manner
and to the same extent as such laws apply elsewhere in Michigan, unless
otherwise agreed by the Tribe and State.
[FR Doc. 2012-4053 Filed 2-21-12; 8:45 am]
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