(dd) “Vessel” means any structure used for navigation on water including but not limited to a
motorboat, sailboat, raft, canoe, and kayak.
(ee) “Violator” means tortfeasor or in the case where a special penalty is at issue it means
defendant.
17-3.01 Wildlife Committee.
(a) The Tribal Council shall appoint a committee of seven persons to act as the Wildlife Committee.
(b) The members of the Committee will be appointed for a period of three years maintaining
staggered term expiration dates.
(c) In the absence of the appointment of a Committee by the Tribal Business Council, the Tribal
Business Council shall serve as such committee.
17-4.01 Qualifications of Members of the Wildlife Committee.
(a) Members of the Wildlife Committee must be a Tribal member and residents of the Spokane
Reservation, or live within a fifty-(50) mile radius of the Spokane Reservation.
(b) Members shall be well informed on the subject of fish and game, and have a general interest
and understanding of the requirements for its conservation.
(c) A member of the Committee may be removed from office by the Council at anytime.
(d) They must not have been convicted of a violation of any law, including, but not limited to,
Federal and Tribal, governing fish and wildlife within two years preceding the date of their
appointment.
17-5.01 Duties of the Wildlife Committee. The Wildlife Committee shall:
(a) Research and compile information on the status of wildlife on the Reservation.
(b) Report the findings of such research as such information is needed by the Council.
(c) Propose Codes and regulations for the protection, conservation and proper usage of wildlife.
(d) The Committee shall cooperate with law enforcement officers by keeping such officers informed
of rules and Codes and of suspected violators of such rules and Codes.
(e) Investigate and propose sites for development and improvement of wildlife habitats (e.g.,
placement of fish screens, flooding of marshes for waterfowl, planting of feed plants, etc.).
(f) Exercise such powers and duties as are necessary to fully carry out the provisions of this Code,
or that are delegated to it by the Tribal Business Council.
(g) The Wildlife Committee will operate under the by-laws established by tribal resolution
17-6.01 Fishind and Hunting Regulations
(a) The Wildlife Committee shall develop and enact, with the approval of the Tribal Council,
regulations to govern hunting and fishing.
(b) Regulations are published annually by the Wildlife Committee and are made public in local media
outlets including the development of pamphlets available at Tribal headquarters.
17-7.01 Establishment of Tribal Park Rangers. The Spokane Tribal Business Council hereby establishes the
Office of the Spokane Tribal Park Rangers by adoption of this code which shall have the duties enumerated
in this Law and Order Code.
17-7.02 Duties of Authorized Enforcement Personnel. Duties of authorized enforcement personnel shall
include:
(a) Keeping information regarding the existing Tribal and Federal laws regarding wildlife.
(b) Patrolling the rivers, creeks, streams, other bodies of water forests and fields where and when
violators might be expected to be or are suspected of being engaged in unlawful activities.
(c) Cooperation with Federal and/or State enforcement officers in apprehension of game violators.
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