Tribal Law - Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe, Wisconsin; National Indian Law Library, Native American Rights Fund

Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin - Tribal Law

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Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Code of Law.

GNC.4.11.390 Appeal of Decision of Department

(a) Any owner or keeper of any animal who disagrees with a decision of the department made under Section GNC.4.11.300 relating to designation of a dangerous animal; or Section GNC.4.11.330 relating to a permit for a wild or exotic animal may challenge the decision of the department in LCO tribal court by filing a written appeal within three (3) days of the date the department communicated its decision to the owner or keeper, excluding weekends, holidays and other days in which the LCO tribal court is closed.

(b) The LCO tribal court shall uphold any decision of the department subject to appeal unless it finds by preponderance of the evidence that such decision was arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion or otherwise was contrary to the ordinance.