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.

21.06.040 Exclusive Service Rights

Except as provided under this chapter, each electric utility shall have the exclusive right to extend electric lines to each and every present and future customer in its assigned service area and no electric utility shall extend electric lines within the assigned service area of another electric utility unless the electric utility consents thereto in writing; provided that any electric utility may extend its facilities through the assigned service area of another electric utility if the extension is necessary to facilitate the electric utility connecting its facilities or customers within its own assigned service area. Nothing in this section shall prevent the retail wheeling of electricity within such areas.