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Bad River Tribe A visit to the Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians Reservation in Northwestern Wisconsin is an exciting and enlightening experience for young and old. More than 95% of the reservation's 124,234 acres remain undeveloped and natural. It is located along Wisconsin's northern most coast of Lake Superior - the largest freshwater lake in the world.

 

 

 

EMERGENCY RULE

 

On May 9, 2012 Bad River Tribal Council approved an emergency rule prohibiting the harvest of wolves within the exterior boundary of the Bad River Reservation until further notice.

Posted by Bad River Natural Resources Department 9:30 A.M. Thursday May 10, 2012.

 


 

Proposed

The following are proposed changes for Section 5 – Chapter 325 – Commercial Fishing Regulations of the Bad River Tribal Court Code and Ordinances:

(1)   In Section 325.5(e)(i) adds, “Temporary hardship will have a 15-day limit which can be extended by a warden.”

 

(2)   In Section 325.5(e)(i) adds, “No member shall be issued tags for use off of a boat licensed by another tribe.”

(3)   Section 325.5(e)(i) adds, “Member(s) shall have application submitted by November 1 and have all necessary inspections completed before license is issued.  Each boat will require one license.  No member shall apply for or be issued more than one license annually except in the case that a member upgrades from a Small boat I, to a Small boat II, or to a Small boat III during  a single year, in which case the upgrade(s) would only count as one license for that member.”

(4)   Creates Section 325.5(g), “Boat must be a Coast Guard documented vessel owned by Bad River member(s) and the owner/licensee must be present on the boat.”

The Tribal Court Code and Ordinances can be accessed electronically at:

http://www.badriver-nsn.gov/governance/tribal-court-code

For a hard copy of Chapter 325 – Commercial Fishing Regulations of the Bad River Court Code please contact Becky Stanhope at 715-682-7107, ext. 1592. 

Please submit comments in writing before Tuesday, April 24, 2012 to Becky Stanhope in the Prosecutor’s Office, Chief Blackbird Center, Odanah, WI.

For questions regarding the proposed changes please contact:

Tim Wilson, Fisheries Specialist

715-682-7111, ext. 1552

 

Or

 

Becky Stanhope, Tribal Prosecutor

715-682-7107, ext. 1592

 

 

 

 
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