21.05.090 Authorized activities of YTEP and Yurok Tribe Department of Public Safety.
YTEP, Yurok Tribe Forestry Program (YTFP), and Public Safety staff are authorized and directed to conduct the following activities to enforce the provisions of this chapter:
(a) Issue citations (Department of Public Safety) or notices of violation (YTEP, YTFP) under YTC 21.05.130 and 21.05.140.
(b) Enter at reasonable times into, on, or through any public or private property to conduct routine inspections to monitor compliance with the provisions of this chapter, and any rules or regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter.
(c) Provide to the relevant fire control agencies information on burning activities within the YIR.
(d) Coordinate with Tribal and local land management agencies, as needed, to enforce the provisions of this chapter.
(e) After providing for comment as necessary, promulgate rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the spirit and letter of this chapter, including:
(1) Imposing restrictions, requirements, controls, and prohibitions regarding regulated activities; and
(2) Defining and designating, by map, areas of the YIR where outdoor fires and burning of certain materials are limited, restricted or prohibited for the protection of human health, natural resources, cultural resources, and/or the environment.
(f) Work cooperatively with other Tribes and federal, state, county and municipal governments to:
(1) Coordinate activities and cooperate with such other governments as have similar or related responsibilities within their respective jurisdictions;
(2) Develop intergovernmental agreements as appropriate for optimal coordination, cooperation, enforcement and assistance in carrying out the provisions of this chapter and protecting the health and safety of the residents and the environment of the YIR; provided, that the Tribal Council shall have the ultimate authority to execute and enter into any such intergovernmental agreements. [Ord. 12 § 6.10, adopted, 4/7/2005.]