Part II - Enacted First Nations Legislation

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INTOXICANTS BY-LAW Whereas a majority of the electors of the Band who attended a special meeting of the Bouctouche Band on Dec. 27/85_________ (date) called by the council of the Bouctouche_______band on Dec. 19/85 _______(date) for the purpose of considering the contents of this by-law, consented to the contents of this by-law. And whereas' the Bouctouche______Band Council considers necessary special measures for the protection of the inhabitants of the reserve(s) of the Bouctouche_____Band from the presence of intoxicants: Now therefore, it is hereby enacted pursuant to section 85.1 of the Indian Act: Definitions 1. In this by-law "intoxicants" includes alcohol, alcoholic, spiritous, vinous, fermented malt or other intoxicating liquor or combination of liquors and mixed liquor a part of which is spiritous, vinous, fermented or otherwise intoxicating and all drinks or drinkable liquids and all preparations or mixtures capable of human consumption that are intoxicating. Prohibition on Sale, Barter, Supply or Manufacture 2. Everyone who sells, barters, supplies or manufactures intoxicants on the reserve(s) of the Bouctouche______Band is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction. Prohibition Against Intoxication 3. Everyone who is intoxicated on the reserve(s) of the Bouctouche Band is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction. Prohibition on Possession of Intoxicants 4. Everyone who if found in possession of intoxicants is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction. Penalties 5. For greater certainty, the penalties for contravention of this by-law are set out in the Indian Act. Citation 6. This by-law may be cited as By-law No. 01_____of the Bouctouche Band being a by-law respecting intoxicants.....-.........
/ Approved and passed at a duly convened meeting of the Council of the Bouctouche Mic Mac Band of Indians on as evidenced by the signatures below and being a majority of the Councillors present at that meeting.
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