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with exclusivity for online casino 

gaming in the State, two of three 

licenses for off-reservation sports 

wagering, and online on-reservation 

casino gaming and sports wagering. The 

Amendment and MOU are approved. 

Bryan Newland, 

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

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Indian Gaming; Approval of TribalState Class III Gaming Compact in the 

State of Washington 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice publishes the 

approval of the Sixth Amendment to the 

Tribal-State Compact (Amendment) for 

Class III Gaming between the 

Muckleshoot Indian Tribe (Tribe) and 

the State of Washington (State). 

DATES: The Amendment takes effect on 

September 15, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Paula L. Hart, Director, Office of Indian 

Gaming, Office of the Deputy Assistant 

Secretary—Policy and Economic 

Development, Washington, DC 20240, 

paula.hart@bia.gov, (202) 219–4066. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 

section 11 of the Indian Gaming 

Regulatory Act (IGRA), Public Law 100– 

497, 25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq., the 

Secretary of the Interior shall publish in 

the Federal Register notice of approved 

Tribal-State compacts for the purpose of 

engaging in Class III gaming activities 

on Indian lands. As required by 25 CFR 

293.4, all compacts and amendments are 

subject to review and approval by the 

Secretary. The Amendment authorizes 

the Tribe to engage in sports wagering 

at the Tribe’s class III gaming facility, 

updates the Compact to reflect this 

change in various sections, and 

incorporates Appendix S, Sports 

Wagering. The Amendment is approved. 

Bryan Newland, 

Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

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Table Mountain Rancheria; Liquor 

Control Ordinance 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice publishes the 

Liquor Control Ordinance of Table 

Mountain Rancheria. The Table 

Mountain Rancheria Liquor Control 

Ordinance regulates and controls the 

possession, sale, manufacture, and 

distribution of alcohol in conformity 

with the laws of the State of California. 

DATES: This ordinance shall become 

effective October 15, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Harley Long, Tribal Government Officer, 

Pacific Regional Office, Bureau of 

Indian Affairs, 2800 Cottage Way, Room 

W–2820, Sacramento, California 95825, 

Telephone (916) 978–6000, Fax: (916) 

978–6099. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the Act of August 15, 1953, Public 

Law 83–277, 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 control 

ordinances for the purpose of regulating 

liquor transactions in Indian country. 

The Table Mountain Rancheria adopted 

the Table Mountain Rancheria Liquor 

Control Ordinance on June 7, 2021. 

This notice is published in 

accordance with the authority delegated 

by the Secretary of the Interior to the 

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. I 

certify that the Tribal Council of the 

Table Mountain Rancheria duly adopted 

the Table Mountain Rancheria Liquor 

Control Ordinance on June 7, 2021. 

Bryan Newland, 

Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs. 

Table Mountain Rancheria’s Liquor 

Control Ordinance shall read as follows: 

Table Mountain Rancheria Liquor 

Control Ordinance 

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

ARTICLE ONE 

GENERAL PROVISIONS 

1.1 Title 

1.2 Authority 

1.3 Purpose 

1.4 Jurisdiction 

1.5 Application of 18 U.S.C. 1161 

1.6 Declaration of Public Policy; Findings 

ARTICLE TWO 

DEFINITIONS 

2.1 Terms Defined 

ARTICLE THREE 

LIQUOR SALES, POSSESSION, 

CONSUMPTION, AND MANUFACTURE 

3.1 Possession and Consumption of 

Alcohol 

3.2 Retail Sales of Alcohol 

3.3 Manufacture of Alcohol 

3.4 Age Limits 

ARTICLE FOUR 

POWER OF THE TRIBAL COUNCIL 

4.1 Licensing 

ARTICLE FIVE 

POWER TO ENFORCE 

5.1 Enforcement 

ARTICLE SIX 

TAXES 

6.1 Taxation 

ARTICLE SEVEN 

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 

7.1 Sovereign Immunity Preserved 

7.2 Conformance With Applicable Laws 

7.3 Effective Date 

7.4 Repeal of Prior Acts 

7.5 Amendments 

7.6 Severability and Saving Clause 

ARTICLE ONE 

GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Section 1.1 Title 

This Ordinance shall be known as 

Table Mountain Rancheria Liquor 

Control Ordinance. 

The short title of this Ordinance shall 

be referred to as the ‘‘Liquor Control 

Ordinance.’’ 

Section 1.2 Authority 

This Liquor Control Ordinance is 

enacted pursuant to the Act of August 

15, 1953 (Pub. L. 83–277, 67 Stat. 586, 

18 U.S.C. 1161) and the powers vested 

in the Tribal Council of Table Mountain 

Rancheria (‘‘Tribal Council’’) to 

promulgate and adopt legislation, 

regulations and ordinances under 

Article VII, Section 1 of the Constitution 

of Table Mountain Rancheria. 

Section 1.3 Purpose 

The purpose of this Liquor Control 

Ordinance is to regulate and control the 

consumption, possession, sale, 

manufacture, and distribution of liquor 

within Lands under the Jurisdiction of 

Table Mountain Rancheria (‘‘Tribe’’), 

including its Reservation and/or 

Rancheria (‘‘Reservation’’), in order to 

permit alcohol sales by tribally owned 

and operated enterprises and private 

lessees, and at tribally approved special 

events. The enactment of this Liquor 

Control Ordinance will help promote a 

source of revenue for the continued 

operation of the tribal government, the 

delivery of governmental services, and 

the economic viability of tribal 

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Section 1.4 Jurisdiction 

This Liquor Control Ordinance shall 

apply to all Lands now or in the future 

under governmental control or authority 

of the Tribe, including, but not limited 

to, the Tribe’s current Reservation, as 

well as any Lands that may be taken 

into trusts for the Tribe in the future. 

Section 1.5 Application of 18 U.S.C. 

§ 1161 

By adopting this Liquor Control 

Ordinance, the Tribe hereby regulates 

the sale, manufacturing, distribution, 

possession and consumption of liquor 

while ensuring that such activity 

conforms with all applicable laws of the 

State of California as required by § 18 

U.S.C. 1161 and the United States. 

Section 1.6 Declaration of Public 

Policy; Findings 

The Tribal Council enacts this Liquor 

Control Ordinance based upon the 

following findings: 

(a) The distribution, manufacturing, 

possession, consumption and sale of 

liquor on the Tribe’s Reservation is a 

matter of special concern to the Tribe. 

(b) The Tribe is the beneficial owner 

of the Reservation, upon which the 

Tribe operates gaming and related 

dining, entertainment and lodging 

facilities. 

(c) The Tribe’s gaming facility serves 

as an integral and indispensable part of 

the Tribe’s economy, providing revenue 

to the Tribe’s government and 

employment of its tribal citizens and 

others in the local community. 

(d) Federal law, as codified at § 18 

U.S.C. 1154 and 1161, currently 

prohibits the introduction of liquor into 

Indian country, except in accordance 

with state law and the duly enacted 

laws of the Tribe. 

(e) The Tribe recognizes the need for 

strict control and regulation of liquor 

transactions on lands under the Tribe’s 

jurisdiction because of the potential 

problems associated with the 

unregulated or inadequate regulated 

sales, possession, manufacturing, 

distribution and consumption of liquor. 

(f) Regulating the possession, sale, 

distribution, consumption and 

manufacture of liquor within Lands 

under the Tribe’s jurisdiction is also 

consistent with the Tribe’s interests in 

ensuring the peace, safety, health, and 

general welfare of the Tribe and its 

citizens. 

(g) Tribal control and regulation of 

liquor on Lands under the Tribe’s 

Jurisdiction is consistent with the 

Tribe’s custom and tradition of 

controlling the possession and 

consumption of liquor on tribal lands, 

and at tribal events. 

(h) The purchase, distribution, 

manufacturing, consumption, 

possession and sale of liquor on Lands 

under the Tribe’s Jurisdiction shall take 

place only at duly licensed (i) tribally 

owned enterprises, (ii) other enterprises 

operated pursuant to a lease with the 

Tribe, and (iii) tribally—sanctioned 

events. 

(i) The sale, consumption, possession 

or other commercial manufacture or 

distribution of liquor on Lands under 

the Tribe’s Jurisdiction, other than sales, 

consumption, possession, manufacture 

and distributions made in strict 

compliance with this Liquor Control 

Ordinance, is detrimental to the health, 

safety, and general welfare of the 

citizens of the Tribe, and is prohibited. 

ARTICLE TWO 

DEFINITIONS 

Section 2.1 Terms Defined 

As used in this Liquor Control 

Ordinance, the terms set forth below 

shall have the following definition: 

(a) Alcohol means ethyl alcohol, 

hydrated oxide of ethyl, or other 

distilled spirits, in any form, regardless 

of the source or the purpose used for its 

production. 

(b) Alcoholic Beverage means all 

alcohol, spirits, liquor, wine, beer and 

any liquid or solid containing alcohol, 

spirits, liquor, wine, or beer, and which 

contains one-half of 1% or more of 

alcohol by volume and that is fit for 

human consumption, either alone or 

when diluted, mixed, or combined with 

any other substance(s). 

(c) Compact means the State Compact 

entered between the State of California 

and the Tribe that governs the conduct 

of Class III gaming activities on the 

Reservation pursuant to the Indian 

Gaming Regulatory Act. 

(d) Lands means all real property 

currently held in trust by the United 

States for the benefit of the Tribe; as 

well as all real property that may be 

taken into to trust in the future for the 

benefit of the Tribe. 

(e) Lands under the Tribe’s 

jurisdiction means and includes all 

Lands now or in the future under the 

governmental authority or control of the 

Tribe. 

(f) License means, unless otherwise 

stated, a license issued by the Tribe in 

accordance with this Liquor Control 

Ordinance. 

(g) Liquor means any alcoholic 

beverage, as defined under this section. 

(h) Person means any individual or 

entity, whether Indian or non-Indian, 

receiver, assignee, trustee in 

bankruptcy, trusts, estate, firm, 

corporation, partnership, joint venture, 

association, society, or any group of 

individuals acting as a unit, whether 

mutual, cooperative, fraternal, nonprofit 

or otherwise, and any other Indian tribe, 

band or group. The term shall also 

include the businesses of the Tribe. 

(i) Tribe means Table Mountain 

Rancheria, a federally recognized Indian 

Tribe that is listed in the Federal 

Register. 

(j) Sale and Sell means the transfer for 

consideration of any kind, including by 

exchange or barter. 

(k) State means the State of California. 

(l) Reservation means all Lands held 

in trust by the United States for the 

benefit of Table Mountain Rancheria. 

ARTICLE THREE 

LIQUOR SALES, POSSESSION, 

CONSUMPTION AND 

MANUFACTURE 

Section 3.1 Possession and 

Consumption of Alcohol 

The introduction, consumption and 

possession of alcoholic beverages shall 

be lawful within Lands under the 

Tribe’s Jurisdiction; provided that such 

introduction, consumption or 

possession is in conformity with the 

laws of the State and this Liquor Control 

Ordinance. 

Section 3.2 Retail Sales of Alcohol 

The sale of alcoholic beverages shall 

be lawful within Lands under the 

Jurisdiction of the Tribe; provided that 

such sales are in conformity with the 

laws of the State and are made pursuant 

to a license issued by the Tribe. 

Section 3.3 Manufacture of Alcohol 

The manufacture of beer and wine 

shall be lawful within Lands under the 

Jurisdiction of the Tribe, provided that 

such manufacture is in conformity with 

the laws of the State and pursuant to a 

license issued by the Tribe. 

Section 3.4 Age Limits 

The legal age for possession or 

consumption of any alcoholic beverage 

within Lands under the Jurisdiction of 

the Tribe shall be the same as that of the 

State, which is currently 21 years. No 

person under the age of 21 years shall 

purchase, possess or consume any 

alcoholic beverage. If there is a conflict 

between state law and the terms of the 

Compact regarding the age limits for 

alcoholic beverage possession or 

consumption, the age limits in the 

Compact shall govern for purposes of 

this Liquor Control Ordinance. 


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ARTICLE FOUR 

POWER OF THE TRIBAL COUNCIL 

Section 4.1 Licensing 

The Tribal Council shall have the 

power to issue a license under this 

ordinance for the sale, manufacture, 

distribution or possession of liquor on 

its Lands; as well as the power to 

establish procedures and standards for 

tribal licensing of liquor sales, 

manufacture, distribution and 

possession within Lands under the 

Jurisdiction of the Tribe, including the 

setting of a license fee schedule, and 

shall have the power to publish and 

enforce such standards; provided that 

no Tribal license shall issue except 

upon showing of satisfactory proof that 

the applicant is duly licensed by the 

state. The fact that an applicant for a 

Tribal license possesses a license issued 

by the state shall not provide the 

applicant with an entitlement to a Tribal 

License. The Tribal Council may in its 

discretion set standards which are more, 

but in no case less, stringent than those 

of the state. 

ARTICLE FIVE 

POWER TO ENFORCE 

Section 5.1 Enforcement 

The Tribal Council shall have the 

power to develop, enact, promulgate 

and enforce regulations as necessary for 

the enforcement of this Liquor Control 

Ordinance and to protect the public 

health, welfare and safety of the Tribe 

and Lands under the Jurisdiction of the 

Tribe, provided that all such regulations 

shall conform to, and not be in conflict 

with, any applicable tribal, federal or 

state law. Regulations enacted pursuant 

to this Liquor Control Ordinance may 

include provisions for the suspension or 

revocation of a tribal liquor license, 

reasonable search and seizure 

provisions, and civil and criminal 

penalties for the violation of the Liquor 

Control Ordinance to the full extent 

permitted by federal law and consistent 

with due process. 

(a) Tribal law enforcement personnel 

and security personnel duly authorized 

by the Tribal Council shall have the 

authority to enforce this Liquor Control 

Ordinance by confiscating any liquor 

sold, possessed, distributed, 

manufactured or introduced within the 

Lands under the Jurisdiction of the 

Tribe in violation of this Liquor Control 

Ordinance or of any regulations duly 

adopted under or pursuant to this 

Liquor Control Ordinance. 

(b) The Tribal Council shall have the 

exclusive jurisdiction to hold hearings 

on violations of this Liquor Control 

Ordinance and any procedures or 

regulations adopted under or pursuant 

to this Liquor Control Ordinance; to 

promulgate appropriate procedures 

governing such hearings; to determine 

and enforce penalties or damages for 

violations of this Liquor Control 

Ordinance; and delegate to subordinate 

hearing officer or panel the authority to 

take any or all of the foregoing actions 

on its behalf. 

ARTICLE SIX 

TAXES 

Section 6.1 Taxation 

Nothing contained in this Liquor 

Control Ordinance is intended to, nor 

does in any way, limit or restrict the 

Tribe’s ability to impose any tax upon 

the sale or consumption of liquor or any 

alcoholic beverage. The Tribe retains the 

right to impose such taxes by 

appropriate statute or ordinance to the 

full extent permitted by federal law. 

ARTICLE SEVEN 

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 

Section 7.1 Sovereign Immunity 

Preserved 

Nothing contained in this Liquor 

Control Ordinance shall be deemed or 

construed as a waiver of the Tribe’s 

sovereign immunity or is intended to be 

construed, anyway, to limit, alter, 

restrict, or waive the sovereign 

immunity of the Tribe or any of its 

officers, entities or agents. All inherent 

sovereign rights of the Tribe, its officers, 

entities and/or agents are hereby 

expressly reserved, including the Tribe’s 

sovereign immunity from unconsented 

suits or actions of any kind. 

Section 7.2 Conformance With 

Applicable Laws 

All acts and transactions under this 

Liquor Control Ordinance shall be in 

conformity with the Compact and the 

laws of the State to the extent required 

by § 18 U.S.C. 1161, and with all federal 

laws regarding alcohol in Indian 

Country. 

Section 7.3 Effective Date 

This Liquor Control Ordinance shall 

be effective as of the date on which the 

Secretary of Interior certifies this 

Ordinance and publishes the same in 

the Federal Register. 

Section 7.4 Repeal of Prior Acts 

All prior enactments of the Tribal 

Council, including tribal resolutions, 

policies, regulations, statutes or 

ordinances pertaining to the subject 

matter set forth in this Liquor Control 

Ordinance are hereby rescinded. 

Section 7.5 Amendments 

This Liquor Control Ordinance may 

only be amended pursuant to an 

amendment duly enacted by the Tribal 

Council and certified by the Secretary of 

Interior and published in the Federal 

Register, if required. 

Section 7.6 Severability and Savings 

Clause 

If any part or provision of this Liquor 

Control Ordinance is held invalid, void 

or unenforceable by a court of 

competent jurisdiction, such 

adjudication should not be held to 

render such provisions inapplicable to 

the other persons or circumstances. 

Furthermore, the remainder of the 

ordinance shall not be affected and shall 

continue to remain in full force and 

effect. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

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Annual Meeting Under Indian 

Employment, Training and Related 

Services Act, as Amended 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), 

is announcing the annual meeting of the 

Federal agencies and Tribes that 

participate in the Indian Employment, 

Training, and Related Services Act of 

2017, also known as ‘‘Public Law 477’’ 

Work Group. For the safety of all 

individuals, the meeting will be 

conducted virtually via MS TEAMs and 

by telephone. 

DATES: The annual Federal Partner and 

Tribal 477 Work Group meeting will be 

held on Thursday, September 16, 2021 

from 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern 

Daylight Time (EDT). 

ADDRESSES: All Work Group activities 

and meetings will be conducted online 

and by phone. See the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section of this notice for 

directions to join MS TEAMs and by 

telephone. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jeanette Hanna, Deputy Bureau Director, 

Indian Services, Bureau of Indian 

Affairs, Jeanette.Hanna@bia.gov (202) 

513–7640. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

annual Federal Partner and Tribal 477 


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