Cite as: 4 CNCA § 30

A. Any agent of Cherokee Nation conducting gaming operations for the benefit of Cherokee Nation on property of Cherokee Nation, including lands under the jurisdiction of Cherokee Nation other than the lands defined in 4 CNCA § 4(17), shall be required to have and display prominently an appropriate, valid and current license issued pursuant to provisions of this Act.

B. The Gaming Commission shall issue a separate license to each place, facility, or location where Class II and/or Class III gaming is conducted under the jurisdiction of Cherokee Nation pursuant to this Title. Said license shall be renewed annually as set out herein.

C. The Gaming Commission shall specify the form, conditions and content for the application for such licenses, which shall be submitted by the chief management official of the facility, and the initial application shall include a legal description of the lands whereon the facility is located, and a certification that said premises are lands under the jurisdiction of Cherokee Nation as defined by this Title and shall identify the environmental, health, and public safety standards with which the place, facility, or location must comply, and a certification that the facility is in compliance therewith. Each subsequent application for the renewal of such facility license shall identify any changes or additions to said legal description and applicable environmental, health and safety standards, and include current certifications of compliance therewith. The Gaming Commission shall only issue such licenses if the applications therefore include the required information, certifications, and such further conditions as the Gaming Commission shall have specified.

D. Conducting gaming operations without the lawful written approval and licensure of the Gaming Commission is a crime, and is punishable under 21 CNCA § 10. The Cherokee Nation Marshal Service and Office of the Attorney General have primary authority to enforce tribal criminal laws concerning gaming.

Historical Data

LA 26–10, eff. September 13, 2010. Amended LA 10–11, eff. June 19, 2011; LA 07–14, eff. April 24, 2014; LA 17–14, eff. July 18, 2014.

Derivation

LA 30–89.

LA 01–94.

LA 37–03.

LA 20–06.

LA 15–07.

Former 4 CNCA § 21.