applicant has 15 days from the mailing of the notice to file an appeal with the Commission in
accordance with this Code.
31-4.04 Exemptions. The following shall be exempt from the licensing requirements of this Code:
(a) Governmental entities;
(b) Persons engaged in the traditional practice of medicine; and
(c) Employees of a business.
31-4.05 Duration.
(a) Annual License. An annual business license or renewal thereof shall be issued for a period of 1
year, or less, beginning October 1 or the date of approval, whichever is later, and continuing
until midnight of the last day of the next September.
(b) Short-Term License. A short-term business license shall be issued for business operating less
than a period of 3 months, such period to be specifically set forth on the license.
(c) Permanent License. Non-profit charitable, religious or educational organizations, or businesses
chartered by the Tribe, and such other similar types of businesses as authorized by the Tribal
Council, may be issued permanent business licenses.
(1) Except for renewal requirements, businesses operating under a permanent license shall
be subject to all other provisions of this Code.
31-4.06 Conditions of License.
(a) Each licensee shall comply with all applicable Tribal laws, including but not limited to, tax laws,
TERO laws, health and sanitation laws, building codes, and any other Tribal laws specifically
made applicable to licensees.
(b) Licensees also must provide for workmen’s compensation coverage, or comparable program, for
all employees as a condition of their license.
(c) The Director shall notify each licensee by regular mail of any additional Tribal laws with which
the licensee must comply as such laws are enacted.
Section 31-5 Sanctions
31-5.01 License Revocation.
(a) Whenever it is brought to the attention of the Director, and the Director finds, that a licensee is
in non-compliance with any condition of his/her license, the Director shall serve notice upon the
licensee’s agent a show-cause order for revocation of the license.
(b) Such notice shall state the reason(s) for the order, the time and place for a hearing before the
Commission not exceeding 14 days and not less than 10 days from such notice, and that the
licensee shall have an opportunity to cross-examine witnesses, to testify and to present evidence
as to why a revocation order should not be issued.
(c) In the event the Director determines the licensee’s noncompliance is a direct and immediate
threat to the peace, safety, morals, or general welfare of the residents of the Reservation, the
Director shall issue a cease and desist order which shall be served on the business agent.
(d) The business shall cease and desist operation immediately upon service of the order and may
request in writing from the Director an expedited appeal hearing which shall be held no later
than 48 hours, excluding weekends and holidays, from the time of submission of the request to
the Director.
(e) The Commission shall conduct public hearings on show-cause orders and cease and desist
orders. The Director carries the burden of proof, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the
noncompliance did occur.
31-5.02 Fines.
(a) If the Commission finds, following a hearing and by a preponderance of the evidence, that a
licensee failed to comply with the conditions of the license or failed to secure a license within the
time requirements of this Code, the Commission may revoke the license and impose a civil fine
in an amount not exceeding $500.
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