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The Commission shall be charged with the responsibility of administering and enforcing the provisions of this statute. The daily administration and enforcement duties shall be carried out by the Commission Director. It shall be the responsibility of the Commission to promulgate regulations necessary to administer provisions of this statute. These duties shall include but not be limited to the following:

A. Printing and making available application forms for initial review;

B. Supervising the collection of all fees and taxes prescribed in this statute;

C. Processing all license applications;

D. Issuing licenses;

E. Determining applicable license fees;

F. Auditing all enterprise income, expenditures, funds and assets;

G. Reviewing all gaming operation contracts, records, documents, and anything else necessary and pertinent to the financial accountability of licensees or to the enforcement of any provision of this statute or Osage Nation Gaming Commission regulations;

H. Denying any application; limiting, conditioning, suspending, or restricting any license or permit; making a finding of suitability or approval of the license or permit; or a finding of suitability or approval of or the imposition of a fine upon any person licensed or permitted for any cause deemed reasonable by the Commission;

I. Performing additional duties as required in the statute or any amendments thereto, or other duties that may hereafter be specified by the Commission;

J. Employing legal counsel with the consent of the Osage Nation under applicable laws;

K. Defending this statute in any court of law;

L. Acting as designated agent for service of process for any legal disputes that may arise at any of the Nation’s gaming facilities.

M. Reviewing and enforcing the Minimum Internal Control Standards of the Osage Nation or as set out by the National Indian Gaming Commission;

N. Any other duties that are deemed by the Commissioner as necessary to carry out the provisions of this statute, the Commission’s regulations, or rules of the National Indian Gaming Commission. ONCA 07-09, eff. Dec. 8, 2006; ONCA 10-73, eff. Oct. 5, 2010.