25 CFR § 522.7 - Approval requirements for class III ordinances.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t25/s522.7"
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title: "25 CFR § 522.7 - Approval requirements for class III ordinances."
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "522.7"
section_name: "Approval requirements for class III ordinances."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "APPROVAL OF CLASS II AND CLASS III ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS"
part_number: "522"
part_name: "SUBMISSION OF GAMING ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "25 U.S.C. 2706, 2710, 2712."
regulatory_source: "87 FR 57593, Sept. 21, 2022, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "522"
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# 522.7 Approval requirements for class III ordinances.

No later than 90 days after the submission to the Chair under § 522.2, the Chair shall approve the class III ordinance or resolution if:

(a) A tribe meets the submission requirements contained in § 522.2;

(b) The ordinance or resolution meets the requirements contained in § 522.5(b)(2) through (7); and

(c) The tribe shall have the sole proprietary interest in and responsibility for the conduct of any gaming operation unless it elects to allow individually owned gaming under § 522.11.