1309. SEIZURE OF CONTRABAND ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - CONTAINERS - SEARCH WARRANT.

When a police officer of the Tribe has probable cause to believe that a person has contraband alcoholic beverages within the Rosebud Sioux Indian Reservation and a search warrant is required under tribal law or under the Federal Indian Civil Rights Act, 25 U.S.C Section 1301 et seq., he may apply to the Rosebud Sioux Tribal Court for a warrant to authorize the search of said person and any places, containers, conveyance, and receptacles, etc… which the officer has probable cause to believe contain said contraband alcoholic beverages. If the Rosebud Sioux Tribal Court determines that the probable cause exists that a person has contraband alcoholic beverages within the territory of the Tribe, then the Court shall issue a search warrant describing the person, places and things to be searched and the things to be seized. The officer shall execute the search warrant and seize any and all alcoholic beverages and any receptacles and any containers in which said contraband alcoholic beverages are found. The officer shall turn the contraband over to the Tax Commission which shall store the contraband for at least thirty (30) days prior to disposition.

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