LCL 10 Natural Resources

Second and Subsequent Violations
$150.00 to $500.00 and suspension of fishing
privileges for 20 to 40 days.
(c) If the fisher is a member who has
surrendered his/her commercial identification
card to the Lummi Court as a result of a
judgment of that Court, the civil penalty shall
be $1,000.00 to $2,000.00 and suspension of
fishing privileges until the violator, after a
period of one year, meets with the Council
and the Commission and receives permission
to exercise fishing privileges again.
10.04.060 Fraudulent Use of
Commercial Fishing Identification Card I
No fisher shall use his commercial fishing
identification card to sell fish or shellfish
taken legally in a fishery under the jurisdiction
of the Lummi Nation that he/she did not
participate in catching. Violation of this
section shall result in civil forfeiture of the
catch sold illegally or civil penalty equal to
the value of the fish sold and an additional
civil penalty as follows:
First violation
$ 25.00 to $ 50.00
Second violation
$ 50.00 to $100.00
Third and subsequent violations
$100.00 to $500.00
10.04.070 Fraudulent Use of
Commercial Fishing Identification Card II
No fisher shall use his commercial fishing
identification card to allow any other fisher to
exercise any fishing rights to which they are
not entitled by this title or any regulations
established to implement this title. Violation
of this section shall result in forfeiture of the
illegal catch or a civil penalty equal to the
value of the fish sold and the additional civil
penalty of $500.00 to $1,000.00 and
suspension of fishing privileges until the
violator, after a period of one year, meets with
the Council and the Commission and receives
permission to exercise fishing privileges
again.
10.04.080 Surrender of Identification
Cards
When fishing and/or hunting privileges are
suspended or revoked by the Court or other
court of competent jurisdiction, the
appropriate identification card must be
surrendered to the Court upon issuance of the
judgment unless otherwise specified in the
judgement.
Chapter 10.05 Vessel Registration
10.05.010 Registration
All vessels owned by members and used in
fishing activities governed by this title shall be
registered by the operator with the Lummi
Natural Resources Department within 30 days
of the transfer, or prior to its first use in a
fishery under Lummi jurisdiction, which ever
comes first. The Department will issue
documentation identifying the owner of a
vessel, a registration number where
appropriate, and an annual registration sticker,
valid from July 1 through June 30 of the
following year, to be applied to the vessel
registered when the owner has satisfied the
following requirements:
(a) Legal ownership of the vessel by an
enrolled member of the Lummi Nation,
including but not limited to documentation
papers from the Coast Guard, Bill of Sale, or
mortgage documentation, and
(b) An application form with the following
information:
(1) Owner’s name and complete address
(2) State in which the vessel will be
principally used
(3) The number previously issued by an
issuing authority, if any
(4) Whether the application is for a new
registration number, renewal of a
registration number, or a transfer of
ownership
(5) Verify that the principle use of the
vessel is for treaty right fisheries
Title 10 Natural Resources Code (2008)
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