Section ENV.01.03 — Definitions

(a) "Big game" shall mean, but not be limited to deer and bear.

(b) "Fish and Wildlife Board" means the body appointed by the Tribal Council.

(c) "Conservation/Ecology Departments" means the departments and entities such as the game warden(s) and the ecologist(s).

(d) "Fur-bearing animals" shall mean beaver, mink, muskrat, otter, skunk, raccoon, fox, weasel, opossum, badger, coyote, fisher, and bobcat.

(e) "Infraction(s)" means violations of this Ordinance as further identified hereunder, including in Section ENV.01.17, Section ENV.01.21, Section ENV.01.24, Section ENV.01.26, and Section ENV.01.28.

(f) "Migratory birds" shall have the meaning set forth pursuant to the Migratory Bird Treaty Act regulations, 50 CFR part 10.

(g) "Minor" means a person under the age of 18 years old, at the beginning of the season for which they hold a permit.

(h) "Pan fish" means, perch, bluegill, crappie, sunfish, and rock bass.

(i) "Permittee" means a person who is a direct descendant, a spouse of a Stockbridge-Munsee tribal member, or a legally-adopted minor child of an enrolled Stockbridge-Munsee tribal member.

(j) "Small game" shall mean all wild animals not defined as big game, turkey, fur bearing animals, or protected species.

(k) "Special Permit" means a ceremonial harvest permit issued by the Tribal Council for the harvest of fish or game for use at a feast or other ceremonial occasion; a disabled permit issued by the Tribal Council to accommodate a tribal member's physical disabilities. Such permits are issued upon such terms and conditions as the Tribal Council deems appropriate.

(l) "Spring Hole" means the area of the West Branch of the Red River, commonly known as the Spring Hole.

(m) "Tribal Court" means the Stockbridge-Munsee Court.

(n) "Tribal Council" means that the Stockbridge-Munsee Community Tribal Council.

(o) "Tribe" means the Stockbridge-Munsee Community.

(p) "CITES" is an abbreviation for Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species.

(q) "Bow" is a general term for a weapon that fires arrows and includes recurve, compound, longbow, and crossbow.

(r) "Adult Bear" is a bear that measures 42 inches or greater in length, as measured in a straight line from the tip of nose to the base of tail.

(s) "Cub" is a bear that is less than 42 inches in length, as measured in a straight line from the tip of the nose to the base of the tail.

(t) "Public Road" refers to any road that is intended to provide a route for public access, such as roads listed on the Indian Reservation Roads inventory or other local road inventories, as well as driveways to facilities that are open to the public. In addition, the railroad bed from Morgan to Camp One Road is treated as Public Road for the purpose of this Ordinance, however, this treatment does not grant any access rights to the general public. Forest roads, as defined in Chapter ENV.02, are not Public Roads.