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Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians Tribal Code.

52.02.020 Jurisdiction

(a) The Tribal Court shall have general jurisdiction over isolation and quarantine matters as set forth under this title.

(b) Personal Jurisdiction. Persons and businesses subject to the Tribe's quarantine, isolation, and public health emergency powers include:

(1) Enrolled members of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians;

(2) Turtle Mountain descendants who reside within the exterior boundaries of the Turtle Mountain Reservation;

(3) Indians enrolled in the federally recognized tribes who reside within the exterior boundaries of the Turtle Mountain Reservation;

(4) All businesses with physical locations within the Territorial jurisdiction of the Tribe; and

(5) All other persons other than those over whom jurisdiction is not prohibited by Federal law.

(c) Territorial jurisdiction. For the purpose of enforcement of this title, the territorial jurisdiction of the Tribe shall be consistent with Article II of the Constitution.