LCL 10 Natural Resources

United States v. Washington, Civil No. 9213.
10.02.380 Valid Fisheries Identification
Card
A valid fisheries identification card shall mean
an identification card issued pursuant to
Section 10.04.020, and validated pursuant to
Section 10.04.030.
10.02.390 Violation
All violations of this title are civil in nature
and shall result in civil penalties which must
be paid in order to retain the privilege of
exercising the treaty fishing and hunting rights
of the Nation or to operate businesses under
the jurisdiction of the Nation associated with
fishing.
10.02.400 Wastage
Wastage is the taking of any fish, shellfish,
aquatic life, game or wild animal, bird or
waterfowl subject to regulation under this title
which has been harvested or disposed of in a
manner resulting in its becoming unfit for its
normal use or human consumption.
10.02.410 Wild or Game Animal
Wild or game animals shall mean any
mammal or fowl the taking of which have
been identified by regulation of the Lummi
Natural Resources Department as subject to
Lummi Jurisdiction.
10.02.420 Voting Member
Any member of the Commission that meets
the membership requirements of Chapter
10.03.010, and the voting requirements of
Chapter 10.03.050.
Chapter 10.03 Lummi Fisheries and
Natural Resources Commission
10.03.010 General Membership
Any citizen of the Lummi Nation whose name
appears on the official tribal membership roll
and has a valid fisheries identification card
shall be a general member of the LFNRC.
10.03.020 Membership Revocation
Any general member of the LFNRC shall have
his/her membership in the Commission
revoked if that member:
(a) Enrolls in another federally recognized
tribe and/or;
(b) Harvests fish, game or natural resources
under the authority of any other tribe; or
(c) Notifies the Lummi Natural Resources
Department that he/she intends to participate
in fisheries in Lummi’s usual and accustomed
fishing areas under the authority of a license
issued by the Washington State Department of
Fisheries; or
(d) Has been identified in a written petition to
the Council by no less than 25 affected
members, to have his/her natural resource
harvest privileges revoked, because of
continued, serious flagrant violations of the
provisions of this Title, and associated
regulations, and the Council has approved this
petition on a conditional or permanent basis.
10.03.030 General Membership
Meetings
(a) The LFNRC shall meet quarterly in
March, June, October, and December of each
year to review the status of the natural
resources of concern to the Lummi Nation,
make recommendations, approve management
plans governing the harvest of these resources
by Lummi citizens, and discuss actions
required to protect the full range of fishing,
hunting, and the natural resources related
rights reserved in the Treaty of Point Elliott.
(b) The Annual Meeting of the LFNRC shall
be held on the first Wednesday of June each
year, or any other date in June approved by
the Commissioners, with the added objective
of electing new Commissioners. Special
meetings of the general membership may be
called by the majority vote of a quorum of the
Commissioners or by 25 registered members.
(d) Notice to the general membership for all
annual, quarterly or special meetings shall be
public notices posted in and on premises
frequented by the members, except notice of
annual meetings shall be mailed to those
members present and voting.
(e) The Chair for each general meeting of the
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