A. The introduction, possession, and sale of liquor in the Osage Reservation and Osage Indian country are a matter of special concern to the Osage Nation.

B. Federal law forbids the introduction, possession and sale of liquor in Indian country (18 U.S.C. § 1154 and other statutes), except when the same is in conformity both with the laws of the state and Tribe (18 U.S.C. § 1161). As such, compliance with this ordinance shall be in addition to, and not a substitute for, compliance with the laws of the State of Oklahoma or other state where the Osage Reservation and/or Osage Indian country is located.

C. The Osage Nation Congress finds that a complete ban on liquor within the Osage Reservation and Osage Indian country is ineffective and unrealistic. However, it recognizes that a need still exists for strict regulation and control over liquor transactions within the Osage Reservation and Osage Indian country because of the many potential problems associated with the unregulated or inadequately regulated sale, possession, distribution, and consumption of liquor. The Osage Nation Congress finds that Osage Nation control and regulation of liquor is necessary to achieve maximum economic benefit to the Nation, to protect the health and welfare of Osage Nation members, and to address specific concerns relating to alcohol use on the Osage Reservation and Osage Indian country.

D. It is in the best interests of the Osage Nation to enact an Osage Nation ordinance governing liquor sales on the Osage Reservation and Osage Indian country, which provides for purchase, distribution, and sale of liquor only on Osage Nation lands within the exterior boundaries of the Osage Reservation and in Osage Indian country wherever located. Further, the Nation has determined that said purchase, distribution, and sale shall take place only at an Osage Nation owned gaming facility complex or at such other location duly licensed by the Osage Nation. ONCA 11-41, eff. Apr. 12, 2011.