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Tohono O'odham Code
Updated: January 7, 2013
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Table of Contents
Constitution
of the Tohono O'odham Nation, (Cover
page)
Title 1 - General Provisions
Chapter 1 - Construction: Section 1101 Severability
Chapter 2 - Sovereign Immunity; Legislative Immunity
Chapter 3 - Government Comment Guidelines
Title 2 - Agriculture and Livestock
Chapter 1 - Tohono O'odham Farming AuthorityTohono O'odham Farming Authority Second Restated Plan of Operation, as approved and adopted pursuant to Resolution No. 99-060Chapter 2 - Rodeo and FairRodeo and Fair Association Ordinance, Ordinance No. 4, as amendedChapter 3 - [Reserved] - [formerly Brand Recording]
Chapter 4 - Livestock OwnersChapter 5 - Livestock Buyers
Chapter 6 - [Reserved] - [formerly Control of Livestock: Livestock Board]
Title 3 - Children
Chapter 1 - Children's CodeChildrens Code of the Papago TribeChapter 2 - Juvenile CurfewJuvenile Curfew Ordinance, Ordinance No. 96-001
Title 4 - Civil Actions
Chapter 1 - Civil ActionsPapago Law and Order Code Chapter 2,"Civil Actions," as amendedChapter 2 - Removal and Exclusion of NonmembersRemoval and Exclusion of Non-Members,Ordinance No. 97-02
Title 5 - Commerce
Chapter 1 - Business TransactionsTo Regulate the Conduct of Business upon the Papago Reservations,Ordinance No. 14, as amendedChapter 2 - Photographing PermitsOrdinance No. 34Chapter 3 - Traders LicensingOrdinance No. 3
Title 6 - Courts
Chapter 1 - Courts and Procedures
Chapter 2 - [Reserved] - [formerly Papago Tribal Courts]
Chapter 3 - Rules of Court
Chapter 4 – Suspension of Judges
Title 7 - Crimes
Chapter 1 - Criminal CodeCriminal Code of the Papago Tribe, Ordinance No. 02-85, as amendedChapter 2 - ExtraditionTohono Oodham Nation Extradition Ordinance, Ordinance No. 03-02Chapter 3 - Sex Offender Registration and Notification
Chapter 4 - Victims' Rights
Title 8 - Culture
Chapter 1 - Archaeological Resources ProtectionArchaeological Resources Protection Ordinance, Ordinance No. 06-84Chapter 2 - Repatriation
Title 9 - Domestic Relations
Chapter 1 - Domestic RelationsPapago Law and Order Code Chapter 3, Domestic Relations, as amended
Title 10 - Economic Development
Chapter 1 - Economic Development AuthorityThe "Economic Development Authority of the Tohono Oodham Nation Amended and Restated Charter and Plan of Operation," as adopted by Resolution No. 01-141, as amended and renamedChapter 2 - Community Development Financial InstitutionCharter for the Community Development Financial Institution of the Tohono Oodham Nation, as adopted by Resolution No. 04-103
Title 11 - Education
Chapter 1 - Tohono O'odham Community CollegeCharter of the Tohono Oodham Community College, Ordinance No. 98-01Chapter 2 - School Age AttendanceOrdinance No. 11, as amendedChapter 3 - Youth CouncilBylaws of the Tohono O'odham Nation Youth Council, as adopted by Resolution No. 06-053
Title 12 - Elections
Chapter 1 - Uniform Election OrdinanceUniform Election Ordinance, Ordinance No. 03-86
Title 13 - Employment
Chapter 1 - Employment RightsPapago Employment Rights Ordinance, Ordinance No. 01-85, as amended
Chapter 2 - Prevailing WagesAdopting a Wage Determination for Construction Projects within the Boundaries of the Tohono O’odham Nation, Resolution No. 08-186
Title 14 - Enrollment
Chapter 1 - Enrollment OrdinanceEnrollment,Ordinance No. 05-81, as amended
Title 15 - Environment
Chapter 1 - Solid Waste ManagementTohono Oodham Solid Waste Management Code, as adopted by Resolution No. 97-041, as amendedChapter 2 - Soil and Water Conservation DistrictFormation of Soil and Water Conservation District of the Tohono Oodham Nation, Ordinance No. 02-86Chapter 3 - Interim Pesticide ProtocolInterim Pesticide Control Protocol, as adopted by Resolution No. 02-558Chapter 4 - Cactus RemovalOrdinance No. 1Chapter 5 - Rock, Shrub, and Plant RemovalOrdinance No. 31Chapter 6 - WoodcuttingOrdinance No. 16
Title 16 - Gaming
Chapter 1 - Regulation of Gaming ActivitiesOrdinance for the Regulation of Gaming Activities Within the Tohono O'odham Nation, Ordinance No. 93-01, as amendedChapter 2 - Gaming EnterpriseCharter of the Tohono Oodham Gaming Enterprise, as adopted by Resolution No. 93-311, as amended and renamedChapter 3 - O'odham Voice on the Use of Gaming RevenuesOodham Voice on Use of Gaming Revenues, Initiative No. IN-01-97
Title 17 - Health and Safety
Chapter 1 - Adult ProtectionTohono Oodham Adult Protection Ordinance, Ordinance No. 03-03, as adopted by Resolution No. 03-389Chapter 2 - Nursing Care AuthorityFirst Amendment to the Amended and Restated Charter of the Tohono O’odham Nursing Care AuthorityChapter 3 - Restaurant Sanitation RegulationsRegulations Governing Sanitation of Eating and Drinking Establishments,Ordinance No. 38Chapter 4 - FireworksPapago Fireworks Safety Ordinance,Ordinance No. 07-82Chapter 5 - Boxing and Unarmed CombatArticle 1 - Boxing and Unarmed CombatChapter 6 - Involuntary Commitment [Reserved]
Article 2 - Boxing Regulations
Article 3 - Unarmed Combat Regulations
Chapter 7 - Animal Control
Title 18 - Housing and Construction
Chapter 1 - Tohono O'odham Ki:ki AssociationEstablishment of Tohono Oodham Ki:ki Association,Ordinance No. 98-03, as amendedChapter 2 - Vi-ikam Doag IndustriesCharter of the Vi-ikam Doag Industries, Inc., Ordinance No. 1-84, as amendedChapter 3 - Building CodesArticle 1 - Uniform Housing CodeChapter 4 - Housing CodeUniform Housing Code of 1964, as adopted by Resolution No. 1568Article 2 - National Electrical CodeNational Electrical Code of 1965, as adopted by Resolution No. 1569Article 3 - Fire Prevention CodeFire Prevention Code, 1965, as adopted by Resolution No. 1567Tohono O’odham Nation Housing Code
Title 19 - Land
Chapter 1 - Agricultural and Range TrespassTohono Oodham Agricultural and Range Resource Management Trespass Ordinance, Ordinance No. 03-01Chapter 2 - Nonmember Land LeasesTo Regulate the Use and Occupancy of Tribal Lands by Non-members of the Papago Tribe, Ordinance No. 15, as amendedChapter 3 - Distribution of Lease ProceedsArticle 1 - General Lease ProceedsChapter 4 -Recreation PermitsOrdinance For the Distribution of Lease Proceeds, Ordinance No. 02-83Article 2 - Mining Lease ProceedsOrdinance For the Distribution of Mining Proceeds,Ordinance No. 13-82, as amendedArticle 1 - Nonmember Hunting PermitsChapter 5 - EscheatOrdinance No. 32Article 2 - Camping and Picnicking PermitsOrdinance No. 33Escheat Ordinance, Ordinance No. 04-83, as amended
Title 20 - Legal
Chapter 1 - Office of the Attorney GeneralStatute Creating the Office of Attorney General of the Tohono Oodham Nation, as adopted by Resolution No. 326-89, as amendedChapter 2 - Office of Independent CounselOrdinance Defining the Powers, Duties, and Authority of the Office of Independent Counsel, Ordinance No. 03-89
Title 21 - Liquor
Chapter 1 - Alcoholic BeveragesAlcoholic Beverages Licensing and Control Ordinance, Ordinance No. 05-82Chapter 2 - Alcoholic Beverages RegulationsAmended regulations adopted pursuant to Article IV, Section 2(K) of Ordinance 05-82 by Resolution No. 04-514
Title 22 - Taxation
Chapter 1 - Tobacco TaxTobacco Tax Ordinance,Ordinance No. 95-149, as amendedChapter 2 - Transaction Privilege TaxTransaction Privilege Tax, Ordinance No. 03-81, as amended (Effective November 1, 2011)Chapter 3 - General Welfare
Chapter 4 - Tax Administration and Enforcement (Effective November 1, 2011)
Chapter 5 - Hotel Occupancy Tax; Food and Beverage Tax (Effective November 1, 2011)
Title 23 - Traffic Code
Chapter 1 - TrafficPart 1Chapter 2 - Driving under the Influence
Part 2 (Not Available)
Part 3
Resolution No. 842, as amendedPersons Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicating Liquor or Drugs, Ordinance No. 51Chapter 3 - Speed RestrictionsSpeed Restrictions,Ordinance No. 52Chapter 4 - Seatbelts and Child RestraintsSeatbelt and Child Restraint Laws as Sections of the Traffic Code of the Tohono Oodham Nation, as adopted by Resolution No. 05-438
Title 24 - Utilities and Communications
Chapter 1 - Tohono O'odham Utility AuthoritySecond Restated Plan of Operation for the Tohono Oodham Utility Authority, as adopted by Resolution No. 91-175Chapter 2 - Cable CommunicationsCable Communications Ordinance, Ordinance No. 04-84
Title 25 - Water
Chapter 1 - Water TrustCreating Papago P. L. 97-293 Trust, Ordinance No. 03-83Chapter 2 - District Water Advisory CommitteeAdopting Bylaws of District Water Advisory Committee, as adopted by Resolution No. 02-492Chapter 3 - Tohono O'odham Nation Water Code
Chapter 4 - Implementation Provisions Regarding SAWRSA
Chapter 5 - Water Quality: Establishing Powers in the Tohono O’odham Nation to Restrain Water Pollution, Resolution No. 01-244
Title 26 - Finance
Chapter 1 - Finance CodeArticle 3 - Gaming Revenue Distribution Formula and District Allocation GuidelinesChapter 2 - Grants: “Approving a Process for Grant Fund Applications by the Executive Branch,” Resolution No. 99-059
Article 4 - Contracting and Procurement Authority
Article 5 - Fraud Policy
Article 6 - Signatures and Bank Accounts
