[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 111 (Thursday, June 8, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36457-36461]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-14465]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


Quinault Indian Nation Liquor Control Ordinance

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice publishes the Quinault Indian Nation Liquor 
Ordinance. The Ordinance regulates the control of, the possession of, 
and the sale of liquor on the Quinault Indian Nation trust lands, and 
is in conformity with the laws of the State of Washington, where 
applicable and necessary. Although the Ordinance was adopted on January 
20, 2000, it does not become effective until published in the Federal 
Register because the failure to comply with the ordinance may result in 
criminal charges.

DATES: This Ordinance is effective on June 8, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim D. James, Office of Tribal 
Services, 1849 C Street, NW, MS 4631-MIB, Washington, DC 20240-4001; 
telephone (202) 208-4400.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Act of August 15, 1953, 
Public Law 277, 67 Stat. 586, 18 U.S.C. 1161, as interpreted by the 
Supreme Court in Rice v. Rehner, 463 U.S. 713 (1983), the Secretary of 
the Interior shall certify and publish in the Federal Register notice 
of adopted liquor ordinances for the purpose of regulating liquor 
transaction in Indian country. The Quinault Indian Nation Liquor 
Ordinance, Resolution No. 00-156-77, was duly adopted by the Quinault 
Business Committee on January 20, 2000. The Quinault Indian Nation, in 
furtherance of its economic and social goals, has taken positive steps 
to regulate retail sales of alcohol and use revenues to combat alcohol

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abuse and its debilitating effects among individuals and family members 
within the Quinault Indian Nation.
    This notice is being published in accordance with the authority 
delegated by the Secretary of the Interior to the Assistant Secretary-
Indian Affairs by 209 Departmental Manual 8.
    I certify that by Resolution No. 00-156-77, the Quinault Indian 
Nation Liquor Ordinance, was duly adopted by the Quinault Business 
Committee on January 20, 2000.

    Dated: June 5, 2000.
Kevin Gover,
Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs.
    The Quinault Business Committee Liquor Ordinance, Resolution No. 
00-156-77, reads as follows:
QUINAULT INDIAN NATION'S LIQUOR ORDINANCE, RESOLUTION NO. 00-156-77
TITLE 71
LIQUOR CONTROL
SECTION 71.01  PURPOSE


Sec. 71.01.010  Purpose

    The Quinault Business Committee being vested with the power to 
protect the public health and to provide for the peace, safety and 
welfare of residents of the Quinault Indian Nation, hereby adopts this 
Title for the purpose of regulating the manufacture, distribution, 
sale, possession and consumption of liquor on the Quinault Indian 
Nation Reservation and lands under the jurisdiction of the Quinault 
Indian Nation. It is the Quinault Indian Nation's intent in enacting 
this Title to prohibit all traffic in liquor on the Quinault Indian 
Nation except to the extent allowed and permitted under the express 
terms of this Title. This Title is promulgated pursuant to the 
constitutional, delegated and inherent authority of the Quinault Indian 
Nation for the purpose of protecting the welfare, health, peace, and 
safety of all people residing on the Quinault Indian reservation and on 
lands under the jurisdiction of the Quinault Indian Nation.
SECTION 71.02  DEFINITIONS


Sec. 71.02.030  Definitions

    The terms used in this Title shall mean:
    (a) Alcoholic Beverages. Any distilled spirits, wine and malt 
beverages as defined in this Ordinance.
    (b) Alcoholic Beverage Dealer. Any person who sells or engages in 
commercial traffic in alcoholic beverages, including manufacturers, 
retailers, solicitors, transporters and wholesalers.
    (c) Commission. The Liquor Control Commission.
    (d) Contraband. Any alcoholic beverage introduced into, or 
possessed, offered for sale or used within, the Quinault Indian Nation 
contrary to law and any receptacle or container in which such alcoholic 
beverages are found.
    (e) Director. The Director of the Department of Revenue.
    (f) Distilled Spirits. Ethyl alcohol, hydrated oxide of ethyl, 
spirits of wine, whiskey, rum, bandy, gin and other distilled spirits, 
including all dilutions and mixtures thereof, for nonindustrial use 
containing not less than one-half of 1 percent of alcohol by volume.
    (g) Distiller. Any person who owns, or who himself or through 
others, directly or indirectly, operates or aids in operating any 
distillery or other establishment for the production, rectifying, 
blending or bottling of intoxicating liquor other than beer.
    (h) Liquor. Any alcoholic beverage.
    (i) Malt Beverage. A beverage made by the alcoholic fermentation of 
an infusion or location, or combination of both, in potable brewing 
water, of malted barley with hops, or their parts, or their products, 
and with or without other malted cereals, and with or without the 
addition of unmalted or prepared cereals, other carbohydrates or 
products prepared therefrom, and with or without the addition of carbon 
dioxide, and with or without other wholesome products suitable for 
human consumption containing not less than one-half of 1 percent of 
alcohol by volume and commonly referred to as beer or ale.
    (j) Manufacturer. Any person who owns, or who himself or through 
others, directly or indirectly, operates or aids in operating any 
facility which produces alcoholic beverages.
    (k) Off Sale. The sale of any alcoholic beverage for consumption 
off the premises where sold.
    (l) On Sale. The sale of any alcoholic beverage for consumption 
only upon the premises where sold.
    (m) One-Sale Dealer. Any person who sells, or keeps for sale, any 
alcoholic beverage for consumption on the premises where sold.
    (n) Package. The bottle or immediate container of any alcoholic 
beverage.
    (o) Person. Any individual, firm, partnership, joint venture, 
association, corporation, municipal corporation, estate, trust, 
business receiver, or any group or combination acting as a unit and the 
plural as well as the singular in number.
    (p) Quinault Indian Reservation. Shall include the Quinault Indian 
Reservation and any and all lands owned, leased or under the 
jurisdiction of the Quinault Indian Nation, whether said lands are 
trust or allotted or lands held in fee patent status.
    (q) Retailer or Retail Dealer. Any person who sells alcoholic 
beverages for other than resale.
    (r) Retail License. An on-or off-sale license issued under the 
provisions of this Ordinance.
    (s) Revenue Department. The Quinault Indian Nation Department of 
Revenue.
    (t) Sale. The transfer, for a consideration, of title to any 
alcoholic beverage.
    (u) Solicitor. Any person employed by a licensed wholesaler within 
or without the territorial limits of the Quinault Indian Nation, or by 
any distiller or manufacturer within or without the reservation, who 
solicits orders of intoxicating liquor from wholesale or retail dealers 
within the reservation.
    (v) Transportation Company or Transporter. Any common carrier or 
operator of a private vehicle transporting or accepting for 
transportation any alcoholic beverage destined to be delivered to the 
Quinault Indian Nation, but not including transportation by carriers in 
interstate commerce where the shipment originates outside of the State 
and is destined to a point outside of the State.
    (w) Treasurer. The duly elected and acting Treasurer of the 
Quinault Indian Nation.
    (x) Wholesaler. Any person who sells alcoholic beverages to 
retailer for resale.
    (y) Wine. Any liquid either commonly used for beverage purposes, 
and obtained by the fermentation of the natural sugar content of fruits 
or other agricultural products containing sugar and containing not less 
than one-half of 1 percent of alcohol by volume but not more than 24 
percent of alcohol by volume.
SECTION 71.03  LIQUOR CONTROL COMMISSION


Sec. 71.03.010  Liquor Control Commission

    There is hereby created a Liquor Control Commission.
    (a) The Liquor Control Commission shall consist of five members of 
the Business Committee appointed to the Commission by the President of 
the Quinault Indian Nation Business Committee.
    (b) The President shall appoint one Commissioner as Chairman of the 
Liquor Control Commission. The Chairman shall preside at Commission 
hearings but shall not exercise his power to vote, except in the case 
of a tie.

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    (c) A quorum of the Commission shall consist of three members, and 
a quorum is required to exercise Commission authority.
    (d) No Commission member shall participate in any Commission 
decision in which he has a direct interest or in which any member of 
his immediate family has a direct interest.
    (e) In the absence of a duly constituted Commission, the Business 
Committee shall act as the Commission.


Sec. 71.03.020  Powers of the Liquor Control Commission

    Commissioners shall be appointed for terms of 2 years, and shall be 
removed only for cause, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing 
before the Business Committee. When a vacancy occurs on the Commission, 
the President shall appoint a new Commissioner for the balance of the 
term.
    (a) The Liquor Control Commission shall have the power to:
    (1) Review license application and grant licenses;
    (2) Conduct hearings on alleged violations of this Title;
    (3) Establish rules and regulations governing the conduct of the 
Commission and the exercise of the Commission Authority;
    (4) Collect taxes when authorized by the Business Committee, impose 
penalties, suspend and/or revoke licenses when violations of this Title 
are proved by a preponderance of the evidence; and
    (5) Enjoin violations of this Title and enforce the orders of the 
Commission.
    (b) Collections:
    (1) Taxes, when authorized by the Business Committee, may be 
collected by the Commission through assessment and distraint or other 
necessary means;
    (2) Penalties may be collected through the attachment, levy and 
sale of property or other necessary means; and
    (3) Orders suspending or revoking licenses or enjoining the 
operations of liquor dealers may be enforced by the tribal police 
acting at the direction of the Commission.
SECTION 71.04  RETAIL LICENSES AND FEES


Sec. 71.03.010  Introduction, Sale, Possession for Sale and 
Distribution of Liquor

    The introduction for the retail or wholesale sale, possession for 
the retail or wholesale sale, sale or the manufacture of liquor shall 
be unlawful within the Quinault Indian Reservation unless pursuant to a 
license issued by the Liquor Control Commission and in conformity with 
this Title, regulations adopted pursuant to this Title and the laws of 
the State of Washington when required by 18 U.S.C. 1161. This Title 
shall supersede and amend all prior laws inconsistent with this Title, 
including section 12.10.040.


Sec. 71.04.020  Retail License

    The Liquor Control Commission may issue a retail license for the 
retail sale of liquor in business establishments within the Quinault 
Indian Reservation.


Sec. 71.04.040  Retail Licensing Fee

    The fee for an annual retail license shall be $250 and may be 
increased annually by the Liquor Control Commission.


Sec. 71.04.050  Other Licenses

    The Commission shall only grant Retail Licenses. No licenses for 
the manufacture of liquor or wholesale of liquor shall be granted until 
such time as the Business Committee amends this Title authorizing the 
Commission to grant such licenses under such terms and conditions as 
the Business Committee deems appropriate.


Sec. 71.04.060  Qualifications for License

    No license under this Title shall be issued unless the applicant 
shall be 21 years of age, has filed a sworn application showing the 
applicant meets the standards in section 71.04.070 and has paid the 
license fee.


Sec. 71.04.070  Standards

    An applicant, other than a corporation, must be a legal resident of 
the United States and a person of good moral character. If the 
applicant is a corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, 
municipal corporation, estate, trust, business receiver, Indian tribe 
or firm, the manager of the licensed premises must be a resident of the 
United States and a person of good moral character. Officers and 
directors of corporations, and partners, and directors of corporations, 
and partners, joint venturers, principals of associations and municipal 
corporations, trustees, business receivers and members of firms must be 
legal residents of the United States and person of good moral 
character. Applicants must also be licensed with the Quinault Indian 
Nation as entitled to do business on the Quinault Indian Nation and 
qualified to obtain or have obtained a license to sell liquor from the 
State of Washington.
    (a) The Liquor Control Commission may require the applicant to set 
forth such other information as is necessary to enable it to determine 
if a license should be granted.
    (b) The Liquor Control Commission shall issue a license only if the 
qualifications set forth herein are satisfied and if it concludes, 
within its discretion, that the best interests of the reservation 
community shall be served. In considering applications, the Commission 
may take into account the following factors, among others, in 
determining whether the issuance of a license will serve the best 
interests of the Nation:
    (1) Whether the license applied for is for the operation of a new 
or an existing retail liquor establishment;
    (2) Whether the applicant is in compliance with applicable tribal, 
state and federal law;
    (3) Whether the applicant has violated any provision of this Title, 
and if so, whether the violation has been remedied;
    (4) The location, number and density of retail liquor 
establishments in the community;
    (5) Whether food is sold at the establishment; and
    (6) The health and welfare of the public.


Sec. 71.04.080  Public Comments

    Before the issuance of any liquor license, the Commission may, but 
is not required, to take comments from the public. The Commission, 
however, shall be the determining authority for the granting of any 
tribal liquor license. If the Commission denies an application for a 
liquor license, the applicant may appeal that decision to the Business 
Committee within 30 days from the date of the Commission's decision. 
The Business Committee's decision shall be final.
SECTION 71.05  PROHIBITIONS


Sec. 71.05.010  General Prohibition

    It shall be unlawful for any person to introduce for sale, 
manufacture or manufacture for sale, sell, offer or keep for sale or 
transport alcoholic beverages for sale on the Quinault Indian 
Reservation except where the person is licensed to conduct such 
activities by the Commission and only under the terms, conditions, 
limitations, and restrictions specified in this Title or regulations 
adopted pursuant to this Title. In addition to any other civil penalty 
provided for in this Title, each violation of this section may subject 
the violator to a civil fine not to exceed $5,000.


Sec. 71.05.020  Disposal Prohibited on Certain Days

    No licensee shall sell alcoholic beverages on those days or at 
those times prohibited by the State of Washington. In addition, to any 
other civil penalty provided for in this Title,

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any licensee who violates this section may be subject to a civil fine 
not to exceed $500 for each violation.


Sec. 71.05.030  Prohibition as a Person Under 21 Years of Age

    No licensee shall provide directly or by a clerk, agent or servant, 
intoxicating beverages to any person under the age of 21 years. In 
addition to any other civil penalty provided for in this Title, any 
licensee who violates this section may be subject to a civil fine not 
to exceed $100 for each violation.
    (a) In addition, any person who is injured as a result of a 
violation of this section shall have a right of action against the 
person who contributed to his injury by providing alcoholic beverages 
to a minor person. The Tribal Court shall have jurisdiction to hear 
such actions.
    (b) An action under subsection (a) of this section shall be 
commenced within 2 years after the damage, injury or death.


Sec. 71.05.040  Prohibition as to Provision to Intoxicated Persons

    (a) No licensee shall provide directly or by a clerk, agent or 
servant, alcoholic beverages to a visibly intoxicated person. In 
addition to any other civil penalty provided for in this Title, any 
licensee who violates this section may be subject to a civil fine not 
to exceed $500 for each violation.
    (b) In addition, any person who is injured as a result of a 
violation of this section shall have a right of action against the 
person who contributed to his injury by providing alcoholic beverages 
to a visibly intoxicated person. The Tribal Court shall have 
jurisdiction to hear such actions.
    (c) An action under subsection (b) of this section shall be 
commenced within 2 years after the damage, injury or death.


Sec. 71.05.050  Prohibition as to Provision to Pregnant Persons

    No licensee shall knowingly provide directly or by a clerk, agent 
or servant alcoholic beverages to any person who is pregnant. In 
addition to any other civil penalty provided for in this Title, any 
licensee who violates this section may be subject to a civil fine not 
to exceed $500 for each violation.


Sec. 71.05.060  Prohibition Against Cashing Subsistence Checks

    No licensee shall, directly or by a clerk, agent or servant, 
knowingly cash or accept any General Assistance check issued by the 
Federal, State or tribal government, any aid to families with Dependent 
Children check issued by the Federal, State or tribal government or any 
other Federal, State or tribal government subsistence check. In 
addition to any other civil penalty provided for in this Title, any 
licensee who violates this section may be subject to a civil fine not 
to exceed $500 for each violation.


Sec. 71.05.070  Prohibition Against Drive-Up Windows

    No licensee shall sell or provide alcoholic beverages from a drive 
through window or entrance. In addition to any other civil penalty 
provided for in this Title, any licensee who violates this section may 
be subject to a civil fine not to exceed $500 for each violation.
SECTION 71.06  VIOLATIONS OF TITLE/APPEAL


Sec. 71.06.010  General Penalties

    Any person violating this Title or the regulations adopted pursuant 
to this Title shall, in addition to any other penalties authorized by 
this Title, be subject to suspension or revocation of their tribal 
license.


Sec. 71.06.020  Hearing on Alleged Violations

    Anyone having information that a person has violated any provisions 
of this Title may file with the Department an affidavit specifically 
setting forth such violation. Upon receipt of such affidavit, the 
Department shall set the matter for a hearing before the Commission 
within 60 days. A copy of the affidavit and notice of hearing shall be 
mailed to the affected person by registered mail not less than 5 days 
before the hearing. A record of such hearings will be made by 
stenographic notes or by the use of an electronic recording device. The 
person shall have the right to be represented by counsel, question 
witnesses and examine the evidence against him or her as well as to 
present evidence and witnesses in his or her own defense.


Sec. 71.06.030  Suspension or Revocation of License

    If after such hearing the Commission finds the violation set forth 
in the affidavit has been proved by preponderance of the evidence, an 
order shall be served on the licensee revoking or suspending the 
license for a period of time or imposing such other civil penalties as 
is provided for in this Title.


Sec. 71.06.040  Powers of the Chairman

    The Chair of the Commission, or his designee, at a hearing under 
this Title shall have the power to administer oaths and to subpoena and 
examine witnesses.


Sec. 71.06.050  Appeal

    Any Licensee may appeal the Commission's decision to the Quinault 
Tribal Court by filing a notice of appeal with the court, clearly 
stating the grounds therefor, and serving a copy of the notice of 
appeal by hand on the Director of the Department within 30 days from 
the date of the decision. The Quinault Tribal Court shall uphold the 
decision of the Liquor Control Commission unless its finds that the 
Commission's decision was arbitrary and capricious, an abuse of 
discretion, or not in accordance with this Title or other applicable 
law.
SECTION 71.07  CONTRABAND


Sec. 71.07.010  Contraband Alcoholic Beverages--Container--Forfeiture

    The introduction, manufacture, distribution or possession for sale 
or sale of alcoholic beverages within the Quinault Indian Nation 
Reservation contrary to this Title is inimical to the public interest 
and such alcoholic beverages and any receptacle or container of any 
kind in which said alcoholic beverages are found, are hereby declared 
to be contraband. No property right shall exist in contraband alcoholic 
beverages or any receptacle or container wherein such alcoholic 
beverages are found. Contraband alcoholic beverages and any receptacle 
or container in which such alcoholic beverages are found are hereby 
declared forfeited and shall be seized forthwith.


Sec. 71.07.020  Seizure of Contraband Alcoholic Beverages--Containers--
Search Warrant

    When an officer of the tribe has probable cause to believe that a 
person has contraband alcoholic beverages within the Quinault Indian 
Reservation and a search warrant is required under tribal law or under 
the Federal Indian Civil Right Act, 25 U.S.C. 1301 et seq., he may 
apply to the Tribal Court for a warrant to authorize the search of said 
person and any places, containers conveyances, and receptacles, etc., 
which the officer has probable cause to believe contain said contraband 
alcoholic beverages. If the Tribal Court determines that probable cause 
exists that a person has contraband alcoholic beverages within the 
territory of the tribe, then the court shall issue a search warrant 
describing the person, places and things to be searched and the things 
to be seized. The officer shall execute the search warrant and seize 
any and all contraband alcoholic beverages found and any receptacles 
and any containers in which said contraband alcoholic beverages are 
found.

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Sec. 71.07.030  Judicial Determination as to Nature of Alcoholic 
Beverages Seized

    (a) Within 10 calendar days after the seizure of any alcoholic 
beverages, or any receptacle or container in which said alcoholic 
beverages are found, on the grounds that they are contraband, any 
person claiming an interest therein may initiate an action for a 
determination as to whether the items seized are contraband by filing a 
claim with the Tribal Court and serving notice of the claim on the 
Director of the Department. The Tribal Court shall then schedule a 
hearing on the matter within 15 calendar days after the filing of the 
claim.
    (b) The Tribal Court shall, upon good cause shown, permit discovery 
to be taken on an expedited basis. The Tribal Court shall regulate the 
manner and timing of such discovery; provided that when the Tribal 
Court orders expedited discovery, the time for a hearing may be 
postponed for a period of 60 days. All discovery shall be completed 
prior to the hearing date.
    (c) The Nation shall have the burden to establish a prima facie 
case that items seized are contraband, and after such proof is made, 
the burden shall shift to the claimant to prove by a preponderance of 
the evidence that the items seized are not contraband.
    (d) If the Tribal Court determines that the items seized by the 
Nation are not contraband, the court shall order the return of the 
items to the claimant after the time for filing an appeal has elapsed. 
If the court determines that the items seized are contraband, the court 
shall declare the items to be contraband and the Nation may dispose of 
the contraband as it deems fit after the time for filing an appeal has 
elapsed.
    (e) The Nation may appeal an adverse decision of the Tribal Court 
under this section to the Appellate Court by filing a notice of appeal 
within 10 calendar days of the date of the decision of the Tribal 
Court. Filing of the notice of appeal by the Nation shall automatically 
stay the decision of the Tribal Court. The Appellate Court shall uphold 
the decision of the Tribal Court unless it is clearly erroneous.
    (f) The claimant may appeal an adverse decision of the Tribal Court 
under this section to the Appellate Court by filing a notice of appeal 
within 10 calendar days of the date of the decision of the Tribal Court 
and posting an appeal bond in an amount set by the Tribal Court. The 
Tribal Court shall set the appeal bond in an amount sufficient to pay 
for the storage of the items in dispute during the pendency of the 
appeal and any court costs which may be incurred by the Nation on the 
appeal. Filing of the notice of appeal by the claimant and payment of 
the appeal bond shall automatically stay the decision of the Tribal 
Court. The Appellate Court shall uphold the decision of the Tribal 
Court unless it is clearly erroneous.
SECTION 71.08  EXCEPTION


Sec. 71.08.010  Exceptions to this Title

    The provisions of this Ordinance shall not apply to the sale of 
alcoholic beverages, or to ethanol, used or intended for use, for the 
following purposes:
    (a) For scientific research or manufacturing products other than 
liquor;
    (b) Medical use under the direction of a physician, medical or 
dental clinic, or hospital;
    (c) In preparation not fit for human consumption such as cleaning 
compounds and toilet products, or flavoring extracts;
    (d) By persons exempt from regulation in accordance with the laws 
of the United States; or
    (e) For sacramental use such as wines delivered to priests, rabbis, 
and ministers.
SECTION 71.09  MISCELLANEOUS PROVISION


Sec. 71.09.010  Agreement by Licensee to Grant Access for Inspection 
Purposes

    Every licensee under this Title, as a condition of the grant of 
tribal license, consents to the inspection of his premises, including 
all buildings, safes, cabinets, lockers and storerooms thereon. Such 
inspection shall be available upon the demand of the Commission. These 
inspections shall be conducted by a duly appointed designee of the 
Commission, or tribal police. All books and records dealing with the 
sale and ownership of alcoholic beverages shall be open for inspection 
purposes by the Commission.


Sec. 71.09.020  Transferability

    No license issued pursuant to this Title shall be transferable; 
provided, however, upon death of an individual licensee, the personal 
representative of the estate may operate under a valid license for 60 
days after the licensee's death, so long as said personal 
representative shall apply to the Commission for a new license within 
said 60-day period.


Sec. 71.09.030  Server Training

    Every person who serves alcoholic beverages on the premises of an 
on-sale licensee shall attend 8 hours of training in a server training 
program approved by the Commission or the State of Washington on the 
latter of his or her 60th day of employment or within 60 days after the 
effective date of this Title.


Sec. 71.09.040  Tribal Sovereign Immunity

    No provision of this Title shall be construed to permit the 
recovery of money damages against the tribe. No provision of this Title 
shall be construed to waive the sovereign immunity of the tribe.


Sec. 71.09.050  Consent to Civil Jurisdiction

    A licensee shall stipulate in the license that for the purpose of 
this Title the licensee shall be subject to the civil jurisdiction of 
the Quinault Tribal Court.
SECTION 71.10  SEVERABILITY


Sec. 71.10.010  Severability

    If for any reason, or circumstances, any provision(s) or section(s) 
of this Title are held invalid by the appropriate court of 
jurisdiction, the remainder of this Title and other provisions or 
sections shall not be affected in the application of this Title or to 
any person covered by this Title.
SECTION 71.11  EFFECTIVE DATE OF TITLE


Sec. 71.11.010  Continued Operation under existing Tribal or State 
License

    This Title is effective after its adoption by the Business 
Committee. Any Licensee operating under an existing tribal or state 
license may continue to operate thereunder until December 31, 1998, 
provided that the licensee complies with all of the provisions 
contained herein. After December 31, 1998, any person operating under 
an existing state license, must apply with the Commission for a tribal 
license.

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