Show PROCLAMATION UTE INDIAN TRIBE anil Wildlife Department Fori Utah This proclamation Is adopted pursuant to Section of the Law and Order Code of the Ute Indian Tribe by the Tribal Business Committee upon the recommendation of the Ute Fish and Wildlife Advisory Board and the Director of the Ute Fish and Wildlife Department to govern the operation of boats and other vessels upon the waters of the Section It is the policy of the Ute Indian Tribe to regulate and promote safety for persons and property in connection with the operation and equipment of boats and vessels used on waters within the In order to promote uniformity of the Utah Boating Act and regulations are adopted in major part by reference to serve as the basis for these rules and regulations of the Ute Indian Section The following definitions will a. The terms defined in Utah Code Annotated as shall have the same meaning b. means the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray c. means the Uintah and Ouray Tribal Business d. means the Ute Fish and Wildlife Advisory e. means the Director of the Ute Indian Fish and Wildlife f. means the Ute Indian Fish and Wildlife g. shall mean any person who is a member of the Ute Tribe or any other federally recognized Indian band or or the child of any member of the Ute Tribe or any other federally recognized Indian band or regardless of but shall not include those persons whose names appear on the mixed-blood roll of terminated Ute Indians prepared pursuant to 25 U.S.C. h. shall mean the lands within the exterior boundaries of the Uintah and Ouray and i. of the shall include Bottle Hollow Reservoir and all other rivers and streams which are found within or adjoining lands held in by the United States for Ute Indian Tribe or any member of the The waters of the Reservation shall not include Strawberry Reservoir or Starvation Reservoir until and unless the Business Committee shall otherwise Section The provisions of the Utah Boating Utah Code Annotated as as presently in force or hereafter together with the Boating Regulations adopted by the Utah Board of Parks and as presently In force or hereafter adopted or except as otherwise provided govern the operation of boats and other vessels upon the waters of the Such laws and regulations are hereby adopted as the law of the Ute Tribe and the Tribe does not hereby or relinquish any or immunities for either itself or its members or other Indians living on the Reservation to the State of Utah or any officer or political subdivision of the State of Section Every boat or other vessel used or operated on the waters of the Reservation which is owned or by a and all non-Indian users and oc of such shall be subject to the laws and regulations of the State of including punishments for violations of such laws and Every vessel used or operated on the waters of the Reservation which is or operated by a non-Indian on the waters of the in addition to complying with all applicable Utah State Rules and obtain from the Department a Tribal permit authorizing the vessel to utilize the waters of the Such permits shall be in such form as the Board shall direct and the Department shall collect the following fees for such ANNUAL The non-Indian owner or occupant of any boat or other vessel found upon the waters of the Reservation without having first obtained such a permit shall be directed to remove the vessel If the vessel is not removed immediately or if it is subsequently found upon the waters of the Reservation without a valid it shall be confiscated by the Department and held until such a permit is Section Every vessel used or operated on the waters of the Reservation which is owned or operated by an Indian and all Indian users and occupants of such vessels shall be subject to this proclamation and the jurisdiction of the Tribe in connection with the use of such Such vessels shall not be subject to the numbering requirements of and Utah Code Annotated as but shall be required to be registered with the Department and numbered with a number to be determined by the The Director shall consult with the Utah Division of Parks and Recreation in establishing a numbering system for such It shall be a Class C criminal offense for any Indian to do any of the Use or operate a boat or other vessel on the waters of the Reservation which is not registered with the unless such vessel is exempted from registration by the Use or operate a boat or other vessel on the waters of the Reservation which does not have a number assigned by the unless such vessel is exempted from the numbering requirement by the Use or operate a boat or other vessel on the waters of the Reservation which does not have aboard and in operational condition all the safety equipment required by Utah Code Annotated plus the regulations adopted in connection To fail to comply with the accident reporting provisions of Utah Code plus the regulations adopted in connection therewith for any acri-dent occurring on the waters of the or To discharge or dispose of any litter or sewage on or into the waters of the Reservation in violation of the Litter and Pollution Control of Waterway and Beaches Act el Utah Code Annotated Which Act is adopted by reference herein as the law of the Ute It shall bea Class A criminal offense for any Indian on the waters of the Reservation to violate Utah Code Annotated to which the requirements of Utah Code shall The officers of the Department are authorized to make arrests to enforce the provisions In connection with any violation including violations by non- the officers of the Department are authorized to require any vessel to be removed from any water of the Any such vessel not removed when requested by an officer of the Department may be confiscated by the to be returned to the owner or user only upon the order of the Section This Boating Proclamation shall supercede the private boat permit fee and the section on boats in the Angling Proclamation for the year 1979 shall apply and shall be in force this Section This proclamation shall remain in effect until otherwise ordered by the Tribal Business J. Vice Chairman B. Board Member I hereby certify that the attached proclamation was passed by the Ute Indian Tribe Fish and Wildlife Advisory Board at a special meeting held on the day of at which time 3 members were present and by a vote of three for and none sAlfred Director Published in the Vernal Express June |