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Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians Tribal Code.

59.05.070 Prohibited Conduct

(a) No person shall conduct any academic research or cultural research without first obtaining approval by the RRB pursuant to this chapter of this title;

(b) No person shall conduct any academic research or cultural research without obtaining a fully executed research agreement pursuant to Section 59.05.020 of this Act;

(c) No person shall conduct any academic research or cultural research without maintaining in their possession a permit issued pursuant to Section 59.05.030 of this Act;

(d) No person shall collect, acquire, or analyze any biological samples without abiding by the provisions of Section 59.05.050 of this title;

(e) No person shall alter, damage, disturb, excavate, removed, or desecrate and biodiversity related resources, biogenetic resources, or traditional indigenous intellectual property on the Reservation or of the Tribe;

(f) No person shall, while on the Reservation, conduct any visitation, inventory, collection, research, or filming related to any biodiversity related resources, biogenetic resources, or traditional indigenous intellectual property, or disturb any animals, vegetation, or landscapes of the Reservation or Tribe;

(g) No person shall sell, purchase, exchange, transport, receive, or offer to sell, purchase, exchange, transport, or possess any biodiversity related resources, biogenetic resources, biological samples, or traditional indigenous intellectual property if such resource or property was obtained in violation of this Actor any permits.