OHSWEKEN, ONTARIO CANADA NO A 1M0 Office: (519) 445-2201 Research :445-2053 Economic Development: 445-2201 Public Works: 445-4242 Welfare: 445-2084 Housing: 445-2235 Fax: (519) 445-4208 BY-LAW OF THE SIX NATIONS OF THE GRAND RIVER BY-LAW No. / 1990, BEING A BY-LAW TO AMEND BY-LAW No. 3-1989, RESPECTING THE INDISCRIMINATE BURNING OF MOTOR VEHICLE TIRES, ON THE SIX NATIONS OF THE GRAND RIVER INDIAN RESERVE. WHEREAS paragraphs (a), (d), (j), (q) and (r) of section 81 of the Indian Act empower the Council of the Six Nations of the Grand River to make by-laws to provide for the health of the residents of the Reserve, to prevent disorderly conduct and nuisances, for the destruction and control of noxious weeds and for any matter arising out of or ancillary to the exercise of the foregoing powers; AND WHEREAS the Council of the Six Nations of the Grand River did enact by-law No. 3-1989 on December 5, 1989 respecting the indiscriminate burning of motor vehicle tires, grass and weeds; AND WHEREAS the said Council deems it to be expedient and in the best interests of the residents of the Six Nations of the Grand River Reserve to amend the said by-law, NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Six Nations enacts as follows: 1. Section 1 of By-law No. 3 - 1989 is amended to include the definition of "Fire Hazard" following the definition of "Fire Chief" and the same is hereby amended to read; "Fire Hazard" means, for the purpose of this by-law, the stockpiling or storing of twenty or more used or worn tires on open land, regardless of whether such land is fenced or has a wall of any kind around it. 4, By-law No. 3 - 1989 be and the same is further amended by adding thereto immediately after section 6 thereof, the following sections : "6.1. The occupant or occupants of any land or the person .../2
2 or persons in lawful possession of any land on the Six Nations of the Grand River Reserve shall not accumulate, store or stockpile used or worn tires on his or their land to such an extent that a fire hazard is thereby created. 6.2. Where a fire hazard has been created, the Fire Chief may give written notice to the occupant or occupants of the land or to the person or persons in lawful possession of the land on which the fire hazard exists, such written notice to contain the name, address and telephone number of the Fire Chief, requiring the elimination of the fire hazard within thirty days. 6.3. The occupant or occupants of any land who refuses or neglects to eliminate the fire hazard within the thirty days as required by the written notice shall be guilty of a breach of this by-law." APPROVED AND PASSED at a duly convened meeting of the Six Nations Council this c?S 7̂ Lay of • 1990 . Counci 1lor Councillor Councillor
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