§ 539m-6. Jurisdiction over the Area
(a)
Criminal jurisdiction
(1)
In general
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, jurisdiction over crimes committed in the Area shall be allocated as provided in this paragraph.[1]
(3)
Jurisdiction of the United States
The United States shall have jurisdiction over—
(A)
an offense described in section
1153 of title
18 committed by a member of the Pueblo or another federally-recognized Indian tribe;
(4)
Jurisdiction of the State of New Mexico
The State of New Mexico shall have jurisdiction over an offense under the law of the State committed by a person not a member of the Pueblo.
(b)
Civil jurisdiction
(1)
In general
Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), the United States, the State of New Mexico, and local public bodies shall have the same civil adjudicatory, regulatory, and taxing jurisdiction over the Area as was exercised by those entities on the day before February 20, 2003.
(2)
Jurisdiction of the Pueblo
(B)
Regulatory jurisdiction
The Pueblo shall have no regulatory jurisdiction over the Area, except that the Pueblo shall have exclusive authority to—
(i)
regulate traditional or cultural uses by the members of the Pueblo and administer access to the Area by other federally-recognized Indian tribes for traditional or cultural uses, to the extent such regulation is consistent with sections
539m to
539m–12 of this title; and
(ii)
regulate hunting and trapping in the Area by members of the Pueblo, to the extent that the hunting or trapping is related to traditional or cultural uses, except that such hunting and trapping outside of that portion of the Area in sections
13,
14,
23,
24, and the northeast quarter of section 25 of T12N, R4E, and section 19 of T12N, R5E, N.M.P.M., Sandoval County, New Mexico, shall be regulated by the Pueblo in a manner consistent with the regulations of the State of New Mexico concerning types of weapons and proximity of hunting and trapping to trails and residences.
[1] So in original. Probably should be “subsection.”