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WHITE EARTH BAND OF OJIBWE
TITLE 20: BUSINESS LICENSE CODE
Section 1. License Required; Definitions
No person shall conduct business within the exterior boundaries of the White Earth Reservation
without first obtaining a business license as provided in this Code. For the purpose of this Code,
a "gasoline filling station" is hereby defined to be any place, building, pump or device
maintained and used for the main purpose of selling gasoline or other oils for use in motor
vehicles of any kind. Further, "WERTC" shall mean the White Earth Reservation Tribal
Council.
Section 2. Application for License
Application for a business license shall be made, in writing, to the WERTC and shall state the
full name and address of the applicant, the location where the business is to be carried on,
business days and hours, the owner of the premises, the number and capacity of the gasoline
storage tanks to be used (if the application is for the operation of a gasoline station), the number
of gasoline pumps and such other information as required by the WERTC.
Section 3. Review of Application: Issuance or Denial
Upon receipt of an application for a business license, the WERTC shall give such application due
consideration. The WERTC may require the approval of the Chief of Tribal Police of the White
Earth Tribal Police Department or the Fire Chief of the White Earth Volunteer Fire Department
before the license is issued. The WERTC may grant or refuse to grant the license after
consideration of the application. It may also require a background investigation and/or public
hearing, and that such hearing be held at such time and upon such notice as the WERTC may
determine. After such a hearing, the WERTC may grant or refuse to grant the license.
Section 4. License Fees; Expiration
The fee for every such license shall be established by Resolution of the WERTC. Unless
renewed, every such license shall expire on December 31 of the year the license was issued.
Section 5. Conditions of License: Conduct of Business
(a) Transferability: Business licenses shall not be transferable from one person to
another, and a new license must be applied for each time a place of business is
changed.
(b) License to be Posted: Every business license shall be kept conspicuously posted


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about the place for which the license is issued and shall be exhibited to any person
upon request.
(c) Conditions and Restrictions: The WERTC may impose any conditions or
restrictions it deems necessary or advisable in the public interest, including but
not being limited to conditions relating to the hours of operation, the lighting of
the premises and the installation and maintenance of shrubbery, fencing, and
grounds around all of the business license holder's facilities. The WERTC may
also impose any conditions or restrictions at any time after the issuance of a
license hereunder.
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(d) Compliance with Laws: Every gasoline filling station shall be maintained and
conducted in compliance with the provisions of this Code and the laws of the
State.
Inspection of Gasoline Station Premises: Every gasoline filling station shall be
inspected at least once every year by the Fire Chief to see that the premises are
maintained in compliance with State law and this Code and to see that there is no
dangerous accumulation of waste of other combustible material on the premises.
It shall be the duty of the Fire Chief to report to the WERTC any violations of this
Code or statutes or any dangerous conditions or situations which may be
discovered during such inspection.
(f) Gasoline Station Premises Requirements: Premises used as gasoline stations must
be kept clean, in good repair and free and clear of any trash, rubbish, debris or
junk vehicles as defined under this Code.
Section 6. Revocation of License
Every such license may be revoked by the WERTC, after the licensee has been given reasonable
notice and an opportunity to be heard, for the violation of any provision of this Code or for the
violation of any conditions or restrictions in the license granting the license or any conditions or
restrictions imposed after the issuance of the license or upon failure of the licensee to comply
with any condition, order, or direction issued by the WERTC.
Section 7. Violation of Provisions
Any person who violates any provision of this Code shall be given a fine of $200.00.


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Section 8. Licensure of Businesses that Distribute Wheel Weights and Balancing Products
Containing Lead or Mercury
(a) Enrolled members of the White Earth Band with a place of business located
within the exterior boundaries of the White Earth Reservation are authorized to
apply for a business license for a business to receive and distribute wheel weights
and balancing products containing lead or mercury.
(b) If granted a business license, a White Earth enrollee may receive for distribution
wheel weights containing lead or mercury, so long as the destination of the
products is a jurisdiction that permits the use or distribution of such wheel
weights.
(c) An enrolled member who is licensed by White Earth may not sell at retail or
permit the installation of wheel weights containing lead or mercury for end users
on the White Earth Reservation.