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.4.9.070 Permit Restrictions

(a) Permits issued pursuant to this section shall include but not limited to restrictions concerning: time of day, location, and minimum required precautionary measures, and the length of the burning period of the permit.

(b) There shall be no burning on Sundays and Holidays. Generally, a permit for brush burning will be issued for three (3) days. If conditions warrant, a permit-issuing agent may restrict a brush burning permit to one (1) day. A permit for barrel burning may be issued on an annual basis, but may be restricted if conditions warrant it. An individual with a duly authorized permit must comply with Section 5 regarding procedures for a brush burning and/or a barrel burning permit.

(c) A "Special Burning Permit" may be issued if an applicant adequately shows to the satisfaction of a permit-issuing agent that he or she cannot burn within the normal permitted hours. It shall be specified in a Special Burning Permit, what specific hours the permittee will be burning.