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CHAPTER 6-19 HEMP PRODUCTION 

GENERAL PROVISIONS

6-19-1 Purpose of this Chapter

The purpose of this chapter is to establish the requirements for persons to grow/produce hemp for 

commercial purposes as authorized by the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, also known as the Farm 

Bill. This chapter includes licensing requirements. Licensing is required for persons to grow/produce hemp 

under this chapter. 

 (Amended 9/9/2021, Resolution 2021-666, Certified 9/13/2021)

6-19-2 Findings

Hemp has historically been used in a wide range of consumer and industrial products. The total retail value 

of Hemp products in the United States has been estimated at over $500 million. Prior to the passage of the 

Farm Bill, Hemp was treated as a controlled substance, largely because the federal government considered

Hemp difficult to distinguish from marijuana and was reluctant to issue permits for its production. The 

Farm Bill authorized the production of Hemp as a legal, agricultural commodity, allowing Tribes to have 

the primary regulatory authority over the production of hemp on Indian Lands. A system of monitoring 

and regulation of Hemp is a prerequisite to obtaining approval from the USDA on the Tribes ‘Hemp Plan’ 

and subsequent permitting of Hemp on the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation. 

 (Amended 9/9/2021, Resolution 2021-666, Certified 9/13/2021)

 

 

DEFINITIONS

6-19-3 Definitions

As used in this Chapter:

(a) “Acceptable Hemp THC level” means, for the purposes of compliance with this chapter, when 

laboratory tests a sample, it must report the total delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol content concentration 

level on a dry weight basis and the measurement of uncertainty. The acceptable hemp THC level for 

the purpose of compliance with the requirements of the Tribe's hemp plan is when the application of 

the measurement of uncertainty to the reported delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol content concentration 

level on a dry weight basis produces a distribution or range that includes 0.3% or less. For example, if 

the reported delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol content concentration level on a dry weight basis is 0.35% 

and the measurement of uncertainty is +/-0.06%, the measured delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol content 

concentration level on a dry weight basis for this sample ranges from 0.29% to 0.41 %. Because 0.3% 

is within the distribution or range, the sample is within the acceptable hemp THC level for the purpose 

of plan compliance. This definition of "acceptable hemp THC level" is not meant to affect either the 

statutory definition of hemp in the 2018 Farm Bill (codified at 7 U.S.C. § 16390(1)) or the definition of 

"marihuana" in the Controlled Substances Act (codified at 21 U.S.C. § 802(16)).

(b) “AMS” means the Agriculture Marketing Service for the US Department of Agriculture. 

(c) “Applicant” means a person or entity who submits an application for a license to participate in the 

Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation’s Hemp Program. 

(d) “Cannabis” means a genus of flowering plants in the family Cannabaceae of which Cannabis Sativa is 

a species, and Cannabis indica and Cannabis ruderalis are subspecies thereof. Cannabis refers to any

form of the plant in which the total delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration on a dry weight basis 

has not yet been determined. 

(e) “Continuous licensing” means annual licenses renewed in such a way that the licensee is continuously 

operating under a valid license.

(f) “Controlled Substance Act” (CSA) as codified in 21 U.S.C 801 et seq. 
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(g) “Corrective Action Plan” means a plan proposed by the Program and agreed to by the licensed hemp 

producer to correct a negligent violation or non-compliance with this Chapter. 

(h) “DEA” means the Drug Enforcement Administration of the United States Department of Justice.

(i) “Disposal” means the Hemp is collected and destroyed on site through approved methods including 

plowing, tilling, or disking plant material into the soil; mulching, composting, chopping or brush 

mowing plant material into green manure; burning plant material; burying plant material into the earth 

and covering with soil. 

(Amended 11/18/2021, Resolution 2021-821, Certified 11/22/2021)

(j) “Entity” means any commercial entity engaged in the production of hemp.

(k) “FSA” means the Farm Service Agency. 

(l) “Geospatial Location” means a location designated through a global system of navigational satellites 

used to determine the precise ground position of a place.

(m) “Hemp” means all parts and varieties or cultivars of the genera Cannabis, cultivated or possessed by a 

grower, whether growing or not, containing a THC concentration of 0.3 percent or less by dry weight. 

Hemp does not include plants of the genera Cannabis that meet the definition of “marijuana” as 

defined in CTC 3-1-175(h).

(n) “Hemp Plan” means the Tribes plan submitted and approved by the USDA outlining the Tribes plan 

for the monitoring and regulation of hemp.

(o) “Hemp Program” AKA “Program” means a governmental department of the Confederated Tribes of 

the Colville Reservation authorized to administer the Tribes Hemp Program. 

(p) “Indian lands,” “Reservation,” and “Tribal lands” mean all lands of the Confederated Tribes of the 

Colville Reservation that meet the definition of Indian lands as defined in 18 U.S.C. §1151 and 25 

U.S.C. §2703(4).

(q) “Key participant" means a person or persons who have a direct or indirect financial interest in the 

entity producing hemp, such as an owner or partner in a partnership. A key participant also includes 

persons in a corporate entity at executive levels including chief executive officer, chief operating 

officer and chief financial officer. This does not include such management as farm, field or shift 

managers. 

(r) “Legal Description” means a method of locating or describing land in relation to the public land 

survey system, such as section, township and range. 

(s) “Licensee” means any person or entity that holds a license from the Program to produce hemp. 

Licensee or producer may be used interchangeably.

(t) “License Number” means the number assigned to a licensee by the Program and must comply with the 

license numbering scheme set by the USDA. All license numbers must begin with the Tribe six 

character code assigned by the Department of the Interior, P03101. 

(u) “Lot” means a contiguous area in a field, greenhouse, or indoor structure containing the same variety 

or strain of hemp throughout the area. 

(v) “Marijuana” means those varieties or cultivars of the species Cannabis sativa L. having a THC content 

in excess of 0.3%.
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(w) “Negligent” means the failure to exercise the level of care that a reasonably prudent person would 

exercise. 

(x) “Non-Compliant Hemp” is hemp that exceeds the Acceptable Hemp THC level of containing a THC 

concentration of 0.3 percent or less by dry weight. Non-Compliant and Non-Conforming may be used 

interchangeably. 

(y) “Produce” means to grow hemp plants for market or for cultivate for market. 

(z) “Producer” means any person who has been given a license from the Hemp Program to produce hemp 

crops. Producer or licensee may be used interchangeably.

 (Amended 9/9/2021, Resolution 2021-666, Certified 9/13/2021)

(aa) “Registered land area” means a contiguous land area, including greenhouses, and storage areas 

registered with the Program as a condition of licensing, on which a licensee will conduct licensed 

activities. A registered land area may include more than one field, greenhouse, processing area, or 

storage area so long as those fields, greenhouses, processing areas, or storage areas are at the same 

physical address.

(bb) “Report” means any data, statistics, or information required to be provided to the Program by a 

licensee under a hemp permit.

(cc) “Sampling Agent” means an employee trained through the Tribal Hemp program who is collecting 

samples for total detlta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration level testing, as outlined in 6-19-10. The 

Program shall maintain and make available to producers information on all sampling agent. 

(dd) “Tribes” means the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation.

(ee) “USDA” means the United States Department of Agriculture, which is the Governmental body within 

the Federal Government responsible for establishing and administering the program for the production 

of hemp in the United Stated. 

 (Amended 9/9/2021, Resolution 2021-666, Certified 9/13/2021)

6-19-4 Enforcement Authority

(a) The administration of this Chapter shall be vested in the Hemp Program, which may employ such number 

of employees as in its judgment are required from time to time. 

(b) No employees of the Hemp Program shall have ever been convicted of a felony crime in any jurisdiction, 

nor have been convicted in any jurisdiction of any substance-related offense (other than alcohol), regardless 

of the degree of the offense, within ten years of employment. 

(c) For the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this Chapter according to their true intent or of 

supplying any deficiency therein, the Program may make such regulations and issue such orders not

inconsistent with the spirit of this Chapter as are deemed necessary or advisable. All such regulations and 

orders shall have the same force and effect as if incorporated into this Chapter. Without limiting the 

generality of the foregoing provisions it is declared that the power of the Program to make regulations and 

issue orders shall include the power to:

1. Administer all provisions of this Chapter;
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2. Conduct all inspections and tests required under this Chapter, including conducting annual 

inspections of a random group of procedures to verify that hemp is not produced in violation of the 

Chapter; 

3. Set fees and prescribe forms to carry out the purposes of this Chapter and any regulations 

established hereunder; and 

4. Arrange for contracts with outside entities, including but not limited to purposes of testing hemp 

and conducting background checks, in accordance with the standards set forth in this Chapter.

(d) No employee of the Program shall be personally liable in any action at law for damages sustained by any 

person because of any action performed or done or omitted to be done by the Program or any employee of 

the Program in the performance of his duties and the administration of this Chapter.

 (Amended 9/9/2021, Resolution 2021-666, Certified 9/13/2021)

6-19-5 Hemp License Application

(a) A person or entity wishing to produce hemp must submit an application for a license on a form 

provided by the Program. Hemp production is prohibited until the Program issues a license. 

(b) Each applicant for a license to produce hemp shall submit a signed, complete, accurate, and legible 

application on a form provided by the Program. Applications must be submitted at least ninety (90) 

days prior to commencing hemp operations regulated under this chapter. To maintain continuous 

licensing, an applicant must submit an application for a renewal license at least thirty days prior to the 

expiration of the previous license. The application must include the following information:

1. The name, principal business location address, telephone number, and email address (if 

applicable) of the applicant;

2. For business entities, the full name of the entity, address of the principal business 

location, full name, title and email address (if applicable) of the key participants, EIN 

number, the type of business entity, such as corporation, LLC, or partnership, the state or 

country where the business is incorporated, and the name and address of the entity’s 

agent on the Colville Reservation;

3. The legal description (section, township, and range) in which any proposed field, 

greenhouse or other site where hemp is produced is located;

4. The geospatial location coordinates of any proposed field, greenhouse or other site where 

hemp is produced; and, 

5. The applicant’s signature accepting the license terms and conditions, including the 

following:

A. That the applicant agrees to allow the Program to inspect and sample a 

producer’s licensed operations and must have unrestricted access to all hemp 

plants, plant parts, grain and seeds, and all land and facilities used by a producer 

to produce or store hemp and all documents and records pertaining to the 

licensee's hemp producer operations.

B. That the applicant agrees and understands any information obtained by the 

Program regarding a licensees’ production of hemp may be provided to the 

USDA, Tribal and federal law enforcement agencies and fire and rescue 

agencies by the Program without further notice to the licensee.

C. That the applicant is responsible to pay any fees established by the Program

applicable to the licensed activities, including payment for any required 
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inspections and testing. Samples may be taken at the Program’s discretion for 

testing.

D. That the applicant or any Key Participant of the applicant's business has not 

been convicted of any felony related to the possession, production, sale, or 

distribution of a controlled substance in any form in the United States or any 

other country within ten years of the date of the application; and, 

E. That the applicant agrees to submit and be financially responsible for a criminal 

background check. See 6-19-6

(c) In addition to the completed application form, each applicant must submit a nonrefundable application

or renewal fee. If the application is incomplete or does not include the application/renewal fee, the 

application may be deemed incomplete.

(d) Any applicant who materially falsifies any information contained in the application will be ineligible to 

participate in the Tribe’s Hemp Program. 

(e) All licenses are valid for one year from date of issuance, and may be renewed in successive years. 

Each annual renewal shall require the payment of application renewal and license renewal fees, and a 

criminal background check as required by 6-19-6.

 (Amended 11/18/2021, Resolution 2021-821, Certified 11/22/2021)

(Amended 9/9/2021, Resolution 2021-666, Certified 9/13/2021)

6-19-6 Background checks of Applicants

(a) All applicants must submit and pay for a criminal background check. If the application is for a business 

entity, criminal background checks must be completed for each key participant. 

(b) A person or key participant in a business entity with a prior felony drug conviction within ten years of 

applying for a license not eligible for the license. 

 (Amended 9/9/2021, Resolution 2021-666, Certified 9/13/2021)

6-19-7 Producer’s Reporting Requirements

(a) All producers shall report hemp crop acreage to the FSA and shall provide, a minimum, the following 

information:

1. Legal description or street address and, to the extent practicable, geospatial location for each 

lot, greenhouse, building or site where hemp is produced. All locations where hemp is 

produced must be reported to FSA. 

2. Acreage dedicated to the production of hemp, or greenhouse or indoor square footage 

dedicated to the production of hemp.

3. Total acreage of hemp planted, harvested and disposed.

4. License number.

(b) Each field inspection may include an audit of the licensee's records and data, including the system used 

by the licensee to preserve required classes of records and data in a timely manner, using a format that 

facilitates meeting the terms and conditions of the license.

 (Amended 9/9/2021, Resolution 2021-666, Certified 9/13/2021)
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6-19-8 Program’s Reporting Requirements 

(a) Hemp Producers Report. The Program shall submit through the USDA’s online platform, H.eM.P, by the 

first of each month, a report providing the contact information and the status of the license issued for each

producer. If the first of the month falls on a weekend or holiday, the report is due by the first business day 

following the due date. The report shall be submitted using a digital format compatible with USDA's 

information sharing systems, whenever possible. The report shall contain the following information: For 

each new producer who is an individual, the full name of the individual, license number, business address, 

telephone number, and email address (if available); 

1. For each new producer who is an entity, the full name of the entity, the principal business location 

address, license number, EIN number, and the full name title, and email address (if available) of 

each employee for whom the entity is required to submit a criminal history record report; 

2. For each producer that was included in a previous report and whose reported information has 

changed, the report shall include the previously reported information and the new information;

3. Legal description or street address and, to the extent practicable, geospatial location for each lot or 

greenhouse where hemp will be produced. If an applicant operates in more than one location, that 

information shall be provided for all production sites;

4. The total acreage of hemp planted and harvested; and,

5. Acreage dedicated to the production of hemp, or greenhouse or indoor square footage dedicated to 

the production of hemp. 

(Amended 11/18/2021, Resolution 2021-821, Certified 11/22/2021)

 (Amended 9/9/2021, Resolution 2021-666, Certified 9/13/2021)

The Hemp Producer Report (AMS-23) is available at: https://www.ams.usda.gov/rulesregulations/hemp/state-and-tribal-forms

(b) Hemp Disposal Report. If a Producer has produced cannabis exceeding the acceptable hemp THC level, 

the cannabis must be disposed of in accordance section 6-19-3 (i) of the Chapter. . The Program shall 

submit to USDA, by the first of each month, a report notifying USDA of any occurrence of nonconforming plants or plant material and providing a disposal record of those plants and materials. If the 

first of the month fall on a weekend or holiday, the report is due by the first business day following the due 

date. The report shall be submitted using a digital format compatible with USDA' s information sharing 

systems, whenever possible. The report shall contain the following information:

1. The name and contact information (including address) for each producer subject to disposal during 

the reporting period; 

2. The producer's license identifier; 

3. The location information, including the lot number, location type, and geospatial location or other 

location description for the production are subject to disposal; 

1.Laboratory test results report for the lot; 

2.Information on the agent handling the disposal, and if completed by the Agency, an 

attestation of the agents stating all of the marijuana was disposed and the 

method of disposal;

3.The disposal completion date; and 

4.The total acreage of disposed plants and materials. 
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(Amended 11/18/2021, Resolution 2021-821, Certified 11/22/2021)

 (Amended 9/9/2021, Resolution 2021-666, Certified 9/13/2021)

The Tribal Hemp Disposal Report (AMS-24) is available at: https://www.ams.usda.gov/rulesregulations/hemp/state-and-tribal-forms

(c) Annual Report. The Program shall submit an annual report to USDA through the online platform H.eM.P. 

The report form shall be submitted by December 15th of each year and contain the following information: 

1. The total planted acreage; 

2. The total harvested acreage; and

3. The total acreage disposed. 

The Tribal Hemp Annual Report (AMS-25) is available at: https://www.ams.usda.gov/rulesregulations/hemp/state-and-tribal-forms 

 (Amended 9/9/2021, Resolution 2021-666, Certified 9/13/2021)

6-19-9 Record Keeping and Retention

Records, data and reports required to be collected or maintained by the Program or licensee must be 

retained for a period of at least three years from the expiration date of the license that was in effect at the 

time the records were generated.

(Amended 11/18/2021, Resolution 2021-821, Certified 11/22/2021)

 (Amended 9/9/2021, Resolution 2021-666, Certified 9/13/2021)

 

6-19-10 Sampling Procedure

(a) Samples must be collected within 30 days prior to the harvest, for total delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol

concentration level testing. Producers may not collect their own samples; samples must be collected by 

a sampling agent.

(b) The number of individual plants required to be selected for sampling is dependent upon the size of the 

growing area. The USDA’s sampling guidelines are hereby incorporated.; 

https://www.ams.usda.gov/rules-regulations/hemp/rulemaking-documents

(c) Samples shall be obtained from the flowering tops of plants when flowering tops are present, 

and shall be approximately five to eight inches in length from the “main stem” (that includes the leaves 

and flowers), “terminal bud” (that occurs at the end of a stem), or “central cola” (cut stem that could 

develop into a bud) of the flowering top of the plant.

(d) The method used for sampling must be sufficient at a confidence level of 95 percent that no more than 

one percent of the plants in each lot would exceed the acceptable hemp THC level and ensure that a 

representative sample is collected that represents a homogeneous composition of the lot

(e) During a scheduled sample collection, the producer or an authorized representative of 

the producer shall be present at the growing site if possible.

(f) Sampling agents shall be provided with complete and unrestricted access during business hours to all 

hemp and other cannabis plants (whether growing or harvested), to areas where hemp is grown and 

stored, and to all land, buildings, and other structures used for the cultivation, handling, and storage of 

all hemp and other cannabis plants, and all locations listed in the producer license. Samples shall not 

be comingled. 

(g) A producer shall not harvest the cannabis crop prior to samples being taken.
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 (Amended 11/18/2021, Resolution 2021-821, Certified 11/22/2021)

(Amended 9/9/2021, Resolution 2021-666, Certified 9/13/2021)

6-19-11 Testing Procedures

(a) Testing shall be completed by a DEA-registered testing lab not affiliated with any producer licensed 

with the Program. Test results will be reported to both the USDA and the Program. 

(b) The testing must be able to accurately identify whether the sample contains a delta9 THC content 

concentration level that exceeds the acceptable hemp THC level. The procedure must include a 

validated testing methodology that uses postdecarboxylation or other similarly reliable methods. The 

testing methodology must consider the potential conversion of THC-A in hemp into THC and the test 

result measures total available THC derived from the sum of the THC and THC-A content. Testing 

methodologies meeting the requirements of this Section include gas or liquid chromatography with 

detection. The total THC concentration level shall be determined and reported by a dry weight basis.

(c) Any test of a representative sample resulting in higher than the acceptable hemp THC level shall be 

conclusive evidence that the lot represented by the sample is not in compliance with the Program and 

this Chapter. Lots tested and not certified by the DEA-registered lab at or below the acceptable hemp 

THC level may not be further handled, processed, or enter the stream of commerce. The Program shall 

ensure the lot is disposed of in accordance 6-19-13. The Program will notify USDA of its intent to 

dispose of non-conforming plants and verify disposal by submitting required documentation. 

(d) Analytical testing for purposes of detecting the concentration levels of THC shall meet the following 

standards: 

1. Laboratory quality assurance must ensure the validity and reliability of test results; 

2. Analytical method selection, validation, and verification must ensure that the testing method 

used is appropriate (fit for purpose), and that the laboratory can successfully perform the 

testing; 

3. The demonstration of testing validity must ensure consistent, accurate analytical performance; 

4. Method performance specifications must ensure analytical tests are sufficiently sensitive for 

the purposes of the detectability requirements of the Program Plan; and

5. An effective disposal procedure for hemp plants that are produced that do not meet the 

requirements of the Program Plan. The Program will be in accordance with DEA reverse 

distributor regulations found at 21 CFR § 1317.15, as amended. 

(e) Measurement of uncertainty must be estimated and reported with test results. Laboratories shall use 

appropriate, validated methods and procedures for all testing activities and evaluate measurement of 

uncertainty.

(f) The Program shall promptly notify the USDA through the online platform H.eM.P of any occurrence 

of cannabis plants or plant material that do not meet the definition of hemp in the 11 Program Plan and 

attach the records demonstrating the appropriate disposal of all of those plants and materials in the lot 

from which the representative samples were taken.

 (Amended 11/18/2021, Resolution 2021-821, Certified 11/22/2021)

(Amended 9/9/2021, Resolution 2021-666, Certified 9/13/2021)

 

6-19-12 Hemp Testing Fees

(a) Fees for hemp tests are the responsibility of the licensee.
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(b) No renewal licenses will be issued until all test fees due the Program are paid in full.

 (Amended 9/9/2021, Resolution 2021-666, Certified 9/13/2021)

6-19-13 Destruction of Non-Compliant Hemp 

(a) Any hemp that tests higher than the acceptable hemp THC concentration must be disposed of or 

destroyed.

(b) The disposal or destruction must be conducted by either a DEA registered reverse distributor or onsite.

(c) Onsite destruction must be verified by the Program, through in person verification and must render the 

hemp/crop non-retrievable or non-ingestible, using one of the following, USDA approved disposal 

methods:

1. Plowing Under

2. Mulching/ Composting

3. Disking

4. Bush Mower/Chopper

5. Deep Burial

6. Burning

(d) Once the non-complaint Hemp/Crop is disposed of, the licensee must provide the Program a completed 

“Colville Tribes Hemp Program –Hemp Disposal Report” ,” that the Program will then submit as 

required to the USDA.

 (Amended 11/18/2021, Resolution 2021-821, Certified 11/22/2021) 

(Amended 9/9/2021, Resolution 2021-666, Certified 9/13/2021)

 

6-19-14 Noncompliance With Chapter 6-19, Hemp Production and Program Requirements- Negligent 

Violation-Corrective Action Plan

(a) A licensee shall be subject to adverse action for violating this Chapter and/or any requirement of the

Tribe’s Hemp Program. A negligent violation includes: : 

1. Failing to provide a legal description of land where the hemp is produced; 

2. Failing to obtain a license from the Program; or, 

3. Producing Cannabis with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of more than 1.0% dry 

weight basis.

(b) A licensee shall not receive more than one negligent violation per growing season. 

(c) A licensee that violates the provisions of this chapter, or any requirements set by the Tribe’s Hemp 

Program may be subject to having their license suspended or revoked, or be subject to a corrective 

action plan.

(d) A licensee shall be required to comply with a corrective action plan established by the Tribal Hemp 

Program to correct a negligent violation. The corrective action plan will include, at a minimum: 

1. A reasonable date by which the hemp producer shall correct the negligent violation; 

2. A requirement that the hemp producer periodically report to the Program their compliance 

with the corrective action plan for a period of at least two calendar years. 

3. The Program shall conduct an inspection of the registered land area to ensure compliance with 

the corrective action plan. 

(e) Hemp found to be produced in violation of this chapter such as hemp produced on a property not 

disclosed by the licensed producer, or without a license, would be subject to the same disposal or 

destruction as for hemp above the acceptable hemp THC level.
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(f) Any licensee who violates the provisions of this chapter or any requirements set by the Tribe’s Hemp 

Program three (3) times in a five (5) year period shall be ineligible to produce/grow hemp for a period 

of 5 years beginning on the date of the third violation. 

 (Amended 11/18/2021, Resolution 2021-821, Certified 11/22/2021)

(Amended 9/9/2021, Resolution 2021-666, Certified 9/13/2021)

6-19-15 Culpable Violations

If it is determined a violation of this Chapter was committed with a culpable mental state greater than 

negligence, meaning, acts made intentionally, knowingly or with recklessness, the Program will

immediately report the violation to USDA, the attorney general, and the local law enforcement officer as 

applicable.

 (Amended 9/9/2021, Resolution 2021-666, Certified 9/13/2021)

6-19-16 License Denial, Suspension, or Revocation, and Right to Adjudicative Proceeding

Upon notice by the Program to an applicant to deny a license or notice to a licensee to suspend or revoke a 

license, a person may request an adjudicative proceeding under CTC 2-4, the Tribal Administrative 

Procedure Act.

 (Amended 9/9/2021, Resolution 2021-666, Certified 9/13/2021)

6-19-17 Venue for Legal Action

The venue for any legal action under this chapter shall be the Tribal Court of the Confederated Tribes of 

Colville Reservation at Nespelem, Washington.

6-19-18 Sovereign Immunity

Nothing in this Chapter is intended or shall be construed as a waiver of the sovereign immunity of the 

Tribes; and no manager, officer, or employee of the Board shall be authorized, nor shall he or she attempt, 

to waive the immunity of the Tribes.

(Enacted 07/06/2017, Resolution 2017-372, Certified 07/11/2017)