13.01.030 Authority

The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Council ("Tribal Council") has the inherent sovereign power to enact laws governing commercial activity within the Tribe's territory and to adopt laws to protect the health, welfare, and safety of all Tribal Members. Tribal Council with its inherent authority may delegate its authority to the Tribe's Compliance Department to promulgate and enforce fishing regulations. The Compliance Department is hereby delegated authority and is authorized to adopt any regulations it deems necessary to implement this chapter.

Pursuant to the Compliance Department's delegated authority its actions regarding this chapter shall be taken in the Tribe's best interests. These actions are undertaken to ensure the continuation of natural resources such as fish, which are important to the community that may use it as a food source or a source of economic development for Tribal Members.