---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 243.9"
title: "25"
number: "243.9"
heading: "Who may inherit live Alaskan reindeer and by what means?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/243.9"
---

# §243.9. Who may inherit live Alaskan reindeer and by what means?

- (a) Privately-owned live Alaskan reindeer may pass to the deceased owner's Native heirs by descent or devise.
- (b) In the event of the death of an owner of Alaskan reindeer, any direct or indirect interest by descent or devise shall be determined by the Department of Interior in a proceeding conducted in accordance with the provisions of [43 CFR part 4](/cfr/43/part4.md), subpart D. During the pendency of such a proceeding, the authority to assume control over the affected Alaskan reindeer pursuant to [43 CFR 4.270](/cfr/43/4.270.md) may be exercised by the Alaska Regional Director or his designee.
- (c) This paragraph applies if the final probate decree of the Department of the Interior, or the decision of any reviewing Federal court, identifies a non-Native as inheriting Alaskan reindeer. The non-Native may inherit, but must be allowed no more than 30 days from receiving the final determination of heirship to:
  - (1) Slaughter the reindeer;
  - (2) Apply for a permit to transfer the reindeer to an out-of-state transferee; or
  - (3) Transfer ownership of the reindeer to one or more Alaska Native family members or other Alaska Native(s).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Sec. 12, 50 Stat. 902; 25 U.S.C. 500K; and Sec. 701, Pub. L. 114-74, 129 Stat. 599.

### Source

Source: 71 FR 2429, Jan. 13, 2006, unless otherwise noted.