25 CFR § 522.8 - Disapproval of a class III ordinance.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t25/s522.8"
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title: "25 CFR § 522.8 - Disapproval of a class III ordinance."
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "522.8"
section_name: "Disapproval of a class III ordinance."
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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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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# 522.8 Disapproval of a class III ordinance.

(a) Notwithstanding compliance with the requirements of § 522.7 and no later than 90 days after a submission under § 522.2, the Chair shall disapprove an ordinance or resolution if the Chair determines that:

(1) A tribal governing body did not adopt the ordinance or resolution in compliance with the governing documents of the tribe; or

(2) A tribal governing body was significantly and unduly influenced in the adoption of the ordinance or resolution by a person having a direct or indirect financial interest in a management contract, a person having management responsibility for a management contract, or their agents.

(b) The Chair shall notify a tribe of its right of appeal a disapproval under part 582 of this chapter. A disapproval shall be effective immediately unless appealed under part 582 of this chapter.