Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Liquor Control Ordinance

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs [256A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.000000] AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This notice publishes the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Liquor Control Ordinance. DATES: The Liquor Ordinance is effective on October 14, 2025. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Rebecca J. Smith, Tribal Operations Specialist, Eastern Regional Office, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 545 Marriott Drive, Suite 700, Nashville, Tennessee 37214, Telephone: (615) 564-6711, Fax: (615) 564-6701. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Act of August 15, 1953, Public Law 83-277, 67 Stat. 586, 18 U.S.C. 1161 , as interpreted by the Supreme Court in Rice v. Rehner, 463 U.S. 713 (1983), the Secretary of the Interior shall certify and publish in the Federal Register notice of adopted liquor control ordinances for the purpose of regulating liquor transactions in Indian country. On April 30, 2025, the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Council adopted the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Liquor Control Ordinance by 2025-RES-034, which regulates and controls the sale, purchase, transportation, manufacture, consumption, and possession of alcoholic beverages on the trust lands of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. This notice is published in accordance with the authority delegated by the Secretary of the Interior to the Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. I certify that the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe duly adopted the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Liquor Control Ordina…