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.

26.20.120 Financial Responsibility

(a) Any person found to have started a forest, grass or brush fire in violation of any section of the Turtle Mountain Tribal Code shall also, in addition to investigating the fire, and any damages to buildings, improvements, fences, timber, marsh cattle range, hay or grass upon any range or any other real or personal property.

(b) The parent or guardian of any juvenile child found to have started a forest, grass, or brush fire in violation of any section of the Turtle Mountain Tribal Code, shall also, in addition to any penalty imposed above, be subject to a civil penalty to cover the cost extinguishing and investigating the fire, and any damages to buildings, improvements, fences, timber, marsh, cattle range, hay or grass upon any range or any other real or personal property damaged by the actions of their child(ren).