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Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians Tribal Code.

35.04.090 Prohibited Activities; Property

(a) Except as otherwise permitted by this Code, in addition to all other activities prohibited by this Code, the following acts are unlawful within the boundaries of the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation.

(1) Mutilating, defacing, disturbing, injuring, damaging or destroying any natural item, including but not limited to wildlife, rocks, stones, fossils, or other property of the Turtle Mountain Tribe, including fences and Department property;

(2) Removing any natural item, including but not limited to wildlife, rocks, stones, fossils, or other property of the Turtle Mountain Tribe, including fences and Department property;

(3) Digging in, excavating, disturbing, injuring, destroying, or in any way damaging any paleontological, prehistoric, historic or archaeological resource, structure, site, artifact, or property.

(4) Removing any paleontological, prehistoric, historic, or archaeological resource, structure, site, artifact or property;

(5) Destroying, removing, injuring or cutting any green tree, dead tree, or other firewood on the Reservation without written authorization; provided, however, that Members may cut wood pursuant to regulations set by the Forestry Department and the Tribal Council.

(6) Causing a fire other than a campfire.

(b) Violation of this section shall be a Class Three Civil Offense.