Tribal Law - Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the Bad River Reservation, Wisconsin; National Indian Law Library, Native American Rights Fund

Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the Bad River Reservation, Wisconsin - Tribal Law

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Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Chippewa Indians Tribal Code.

3.24.130 Jurisdiction/Penalties

(a) The Bad River Tribal Court shall have jurisdiction to hear all matters prosecuted pursuant to this chapter, including citizen suits.

(b) The Bad River Tribal Court may impose any of the following penalties for violations of this chapter, singly or in any combination:

(1) Immediate injunction against burning;

(2) Restitution for damages caused by violations, including damages for any harm to any tribal resources;

(3) A civil forfeiture of not to exceed $1,000.00. Each day of any continuing violation may be charged as a separate violation and separate forfeiture may be imposed;

(4) In addition to a civil forfeiture, any personal property, including vehicles and other equipment, which has been used connection with the violation of this chapter may be seized and forfeited pursuant to the appropriate sections of the Tribal Court Code. Seizure of burn barrels or other items which are too hot to move may be effected by posting a copy of the citation on or near the item seized until the item has cooled sufficiently for removal.

(c) Citizen suit damages are separate from and may be in addition to and may duplicate any damages requested by the tribe under this section.