Cite as: 41 CNCA § 2001

A. "Owner" and/or "Operator" shall mean the Cherokee Nation or any of its wholly owned, tribally-chartered subsidiaries, including but not limited to Cherokee Nation Businesses, LLC; Cherokee Nation Entertainment, LLC; Cherokee Nation Cultural and Economic Development, LLC; and their employees, contractors, and assigns. Owner and/or Operator shall not mean any tribally owned, state-charted businesses.

B. "Lodging Establishment" shall mean the following and its adjacent real property and temporary or permanent structures and fixtures, including but not limited to parking lots, golf facilities, trails, and boat launch areas, used for recreational or hospitality purposes:

1. Hotel;

2. Motel;

3. Resort;

4. Cabin;

5. Recreational vehicle space;

6. Tent space; or

7. Other real property, without or without temporary or permanent structures, that is kept, used, or advertised as held out to the public where sleeping, gathering, or camping accommodations are supplied in exchange for money for temporary and transient occupancy.

C. "Guest" shall mean the individual making the reservation or paying for the rental space, and any other individual present in the rental space. Guests shall not mean employees of the Owner/Operator.

D. "Posting" or "Posted" means displaying or making available a notice, policy, rule, procedure, term, or provision required under this Act in a manner reasonably calculated to inform Guests, including by either physically displaying the information in a conspicuous location at or near the registration, check-in, or reception area of the Lodging Establishment; or providing or making the information reasonably accessible electronically through a website, reservation platform, mobile application, email communication, digital agreement, or other electronic means available to the Guest before or at the time of reservation, check-in, or occupancy.

Historical Data

LA 26-26, eff. July 13, 2026.