§ 996. Operation of Gambling Establishments—Nuisance—Penalty

Cite as: 21 CNCA § 996

Any building, structure, place, establishment, house, room, tent, vehicle or water vessel, including ships, boats, ferries, or any other type of vehicle capable of navigating waterways, or location where any game or activity prohibited by any provision of this Chapter 38 are opened, conducted or carried on, or where persons engage in such activity or congregate to play at any such game, is a public nuisance, and the persons who are owners, operators, keepers or managers of any such nuisance, and persons aiding or assisting any such owners, operators, keepers or managers in operating, keeping, maintaining, or managing any such nuisance shall be guilty of a crime. In addition to pursuing any criminal charges for violations of the provisions of this Chapter, the Attorney General may bring an action in District Court in the name of the Cherokee Nation to enjoin and abate the nuisance.

Historical Data

LA 07-21, eff. February 22, 2021.