EditorCHEROKEE, N.C. – The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) has full regulatory control over businesses operating on its lands. These regulations and authorities are found in Cherokee Code Chapter 106 (Business Regulation). 624 by Dinilawigi (Tribal Council) on Jan. 6, 2005, the EBCI did not issue its own business licenses, then known as trader’s licenses. Section 106-10 deals with the time frame for a license and states, “The maximum effective period for a business license is one year, measured from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31. Businesses operating on EBCI tribal lands are required to pay tribal levy.