Blackfeet Tribal Law and Order Code

	ORDINANCE #95..................................
WHEREAS,	The Blackfeet Tribal Business Council is the duly constituted governing body within the exterior boundaries of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, and
WHEREAS,	The Blackfeet Tribal Business Council has been organized to represent, develop, protect and advance the views, interests, education and resources of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, and
WHEREAS,	Article VI, Section 1 (k) of the Constitution and By-Laws of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation empowers the Blackfeet Tribal Business Council to promulgate Ordinances for the purposes of safeguarding the peace and safety of the residents of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, and
WHEREAS,	It has come to the attention of the Blackfeet Tribal Business Council that there is increasing incidents of reported drug use and abuse within the exterior boundaries of the Blackfeet Reservation, and
WHEREAS,	It has come to the attention of the Blackfeet Tribal Business Council that the present laws related to Dangerous Drugs are incapable of being enforced due to their complexities and lack of relationship to the problems present on the Blackfeet Reservation, and
WHEREAS,	For a period of one (1) year from the date this Ordinance is adopted there shall be "Zero Tolerance" on the Blackfeet Reservation, and
WHEREAS,	"Zero Tolerance" may be extended by a motion to, and approved by the Blackfeet Tribal Business Council, now
THEREFORE	BE IT HEREBY ORDAINED, That Ordinance 77 and Chapter 5, Part V, Offenses Involving Dangerous Drugs of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation are hereby repealed and that the attached set of laws, entitled "Offenses Involving Dangerous Drugs" be adopted as Chapter 5, Section V of the Blackfeet Law and Order Code of 1967 as amended.

ATTEST:	THE BLACKFEET TRIBE OF THE
	BLACKFEET INDIAN RESERVATION
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Roland Kennerly, Secretary	Earl Old Person, Chairman

CERTIFICATION

I hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was adopted by the Blackfeet Tribal Business Council in a duly called, noticed and convened Regular Session assembled for business on the 9th day of January, 1997 with Six (6) members present to constitute a quorum and by a unanimous vote of said members present.

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(CORPORATE SEAL)	Roland Kennerly, Secretary
	Blackfeet Tribal Business Council

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