Cite as: 29 CNCA § 301

The following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed in this article, except where the context requires otherwise:

A. "Act" means the Cherokee Nation Park, Wildlands, Fishing and Hunting Preserve Act of 2021.

B. "Conservation" means restrictions placed on property, or other natural resources, for the purpose of preservation, rehabilitation, restoration, or otherwise protecting a property, or natural resource from degradation for the benefit of current and future Cherokee Citizens.

C. "Conservation Lands" means any land, including Wildlands, Hunting Lands, Fishing Lands, Parks, and other properties set aside for specific or general conservation purposes in accordance with the Act.

D. "Culturally Protected Species" shall have the meaning set forth in Legislative Act 10-10, effective March 22, 2010, and such other designations made in regulations adopted in accordance with the Act.

E. "Cultural Resource" means a natural resource or product of Cherokee activity, or an object or place given significance by Cherokee action or belief, including Culturally Protected Species and such other designations made in regulations adopted in accordance with the Act.

F. "Hunting Lands" means lands, including water, designated for the taking of wildlife for subsistence and recreational purposes.

G. "Fishing Lands" are lands, including water, designated for the taking of aquatic wildlife for subsistence and recreational purposes.

H. "Park" means an area of land or water open to the public for traditional outdoor activities, recreational use, or other purpose permitted by the Act.

I. "Principal Chief'' means the Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation.

J. "Privileges" means the opportunity to utilize Reserve Lands for the purposes set forth in the Act and associated regulations.

K. "Reserve Lands" means Wildlands, Hunting Lands, Fishing Lands, Conservation Lands, Parks, and other properties designated by, and subject to, the requirements of the Act.

L. "Secretary" means the Cherokee Nation Secretary of Natural Resources.

M. "Wildland" means an area of land or water which has retained its natural environmental integrity, although not necessarily completely natural and undisturbed, or has rare or culturally significant species of plant or animal life or similar features of interest worthy of management and preservation for current and future Cherokee citizens.

N. "Wildlife" means any wild animal, whether alive or dead, including, without limitation any wild mammal, bird, reptile, amphibian, fish, mollusk, crustacean, arthropod, coelenterate, or other invertebrate, whether or not bred, hatched, or born in captivity, and includes any part, product, egg, or offspring thereof.

Historical Data

LA 06-21, eff. March 1, 2021.