§ 1E‑11.  Application and meaning of terms.

For purposes of the application of the applicable provisions of Article 13 of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes, the following terms contained in Article 13 of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes shall be construed as follows:

(1) City. – To mean the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.

(2) Council or governing body. – To mean the Tribal Council of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.

(3) City clerk. – To mean the clerk of the Tribal Council of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians.

(4) Corporate limits of the city. – To mean the boundaries of the trust lands of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians wherever located within the State of North Carolina.

(5) Law enforcement agency or local law enforcement agency. – To include the Cherokee Police Department, the Cherokee Marshals Service, the Tribal Alcohol Law Enforcement Division of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians, and the Natural Resources Enforcement Agency of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. (2015‑287, s. 1.)