LEGISLATIVE ACT 37 2003
Title
AN ACT AMENDING TITLE 4, "AMUSEMENTS AND SPORTS"
OF THE CHEROKEE NATION CODE
AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
Body
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CHEROKEE NATION:
SECTION 1. Title And Codification,
This Legislative Act shall be amendments to Title 4, Cherokee Nation Code, Sections 16 and 21, and shall be titled "The Gaming Commission Amendment Act of 2003."
SECTION 2. Purpose
The purpose of this amendment is to clarify activities that fall under the jurisdiction of the Cherokee Nation Gaming Commission.
SECTION 3. Legislative History.
The sections were originally adopted in LA 30-89, eff. April 8, 1989, and amended LA 9- 90, eff. October 22, 1990.
Cherokee Nation Constitution Article V, Section 7,
SECTION 4. Definitions.
Those definitions found at Title 4, Cherokee Nation Code, Section 3, are applicable here.
SECTION 5.
A. Amend Title 4, Section 16, as follows:
The Commission shall be empowered with all necessary powers of control over all such entities as would normally fall within the purview of such Cherokee Nation Gaming Commission, or of those entities over which specific control is granted to the Cherokee Nation Gaming Commission by the Council. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing statement, the Cherokee Nation Gaming Commission or any member thereof, in the performance of its duties as defined by law, shall have the power to administer oaths, to conduct administrative hearings, to and to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of the books, records and papers of any person, firm, association or corporation within the jurisdiction of the Nation for the purpose of the enforcement, assessment of collection of any tax, costs or other fees. Provided that, Cherokee Nation Tribal law enforcement authorities shall have sole jurisdiction to enforce all criminal laws concerning gaming.
B. Amend Title 4, Section 21, as follows:
Any agent of the Cherokee Nation conducting public gaming operations for the benefit of th...
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