Tribal Law - Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota; National Indian Law Library, Native American Rights Fund

Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota - Tribal Law

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Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians Tribal Code.

1.21.040 Equipment

Every vessel shall have aboard:

(a) One (1) life preserver, buoyant vest, ring buoy or buoyant cushion of the type approved by the department in good and serviceable condition for each person on-board.

(b) When in operation during hours of darkness, a light sufficient to make the motorboat's presence and location known to any and all other vessels within a reasonable distance.

(c) If carrying or using any inflammable or toxic fluid in any enclosure for any purpose, and if not an entirely open motorboat, an efficient natural or mechanical ventilation system which shall be capable of removing resulting gases prior to, and during, the time such motorboat is occupied by any person.

(d) Such additional equipment designed to promote the safety of navigation and of persons as the Turtle Mountain Tribal Council may find to be appropriate and for which it has provided in its rules and regulations.

(e) No Indian person shall operate or give permission for the operation of a vessel which not equipped as required by this section or modification thereof.