CHAPTER 19 - CONTROL OF MUSICAL ASSEMBLIES
Section 19-1 General
19-1.01 General. It shall be unlawful for any person, corporation, organization, landowner, or lessor to
allow, encourage, organize, promote, conduct, permit, or cause to be advertised an entertainment,
amusement or assembly of persons within the Spokane Indian Reservation wherein the primary purpose will
be the presentation of outdoor live or recorded musical entertainment which said person, persons, or
corporation, organization, landowner or lessor believes, or has reason to believe will attract 100 or more
persons, and whether or not a charge or contribution is required for admission, unless a valid Spokane Tribal
permit or license has been obtained for the operation of said musical assembly; provided, however, that said
musical assembly may be advertised by the sponsors and/or organizers thereof only after application for
such permit has been made and such permit has been granted.
Section 19-2 Application - Permit
19-2.01 Application–Permit.
(a) Written applications together with a $25 application fee, for such musical assemblies shall be
made to the Tribal Council through the Executive Secretary of the Spokane Tribe at Wellpinit,
Washington, 30 or more days prior to the date upon which such musical assembly is scheduled
to be held.
(b) Written notice of approval or disapproval of said application shall be given to the applicant within
15 days after the application has been filed.
(c) The application fee shall be retained by the Tribe whether the permit be granted or denied or
withdrawn.
Section 19-3 Fee
19-3.01 Fee.
(a) The basic fee required for each permit granted shall be $100.
(b) No permit shall be granted for a period of more than 1 day, expiring at midnight on that day,
and no permit shall be granted for consecutive days at the same location.
Section 19-4 Submission of Plan
19-4.01 Submission of Plan.
(a) The application shall be in writing and include all relevant, pertinent information about the
nature and location of the proposed musical assembly.
(b) Any physical facility to be used shall be described in detail, together with plans and
specifications of any proposed construction.
(c) All facilities shall be in existence and available for inspection by the Tribe, the Bureau of Indian
Affairs, the U.S. Public Health Service and other agencies at least 5 days before the event is
planned to take place.
(d) Previously given approval may be withdrawn if the actual facilities fail to meet standards.
Section 19-5 Conditions
19-5.01 Conditions.
(a) No permit or license shall be issued by the Tribe unless the location thereof is suitable for such
an assembly or unless the management of the assembly is equipped to provide at their expense
sufficient authorized personnel for the supervision, policing and patrolling of the assembly, its
approaches and exits and all areas affected by it.
(b) No permit shall be granted unless the Tribal Chief of Police certifies to the Tribal Council that
adequate provision is contracted for or otherwise provided for traffic and crowd control.
(1) In this regard there shall be provided 1 traffic control person and 1 crowd control person
for each 200 persons expected or reasonably expected to be in attendance with
adequate arrangements to increase the number of such personnel should the crowd
exceed anticipated size or other unforeseen traffic and crowd control needs occur.
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Revised Spokane Law & Order Code, 5/14/2013