---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 522.7"
title: "25"
number: "522.7"
heading: "Approval requirements for class III ordinances."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/522.7"
---

# §522.7. Approval requirements for class III ordinances.


No later than 90 days after the submission to the Chair under [§ 522.2](/cfr/25/522.2.md), the Chair shall approve the class III ordinance or resolution if:

- (a) A tribe meets the submission requirements contained in [§ 522.2](/cfr/25/522.2.md);
- (b) The ordinance or resolution meets the requirements contained in [§ 522.5(b)(2) through (7)](/cfr/25/522.5.md?p=b-2..b-7); and
- (c) The tribe shall have the sole proprietary interest in and responsibility for the conduct of any gaming operation unless it elects to allow individually owned gaming under [§ 522.11](/cfr/25/522.11.md).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 25 U.S.C. 2706, 2710, 2712.

### Source

Source: 87 FR 57593, Sept. 21, 2022, unless otherwise noted.