25 CFR § 243.11 - Are transfers of Alaskan reindeer that occurred before issuance of this part valid?

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title: "25 CFR § 243.11 - Are transfers of Alaskan reindeer that occurred before issuance of this part valid?"
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section_name: "Are transfers of Alaskan reindeer that occurred before issuance of this part valid?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
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subchapter_name: "FISH AND WILDLIFE"
part_number: "243"
part_name: "REINDEER IN ALASKA"
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authority: "Sec. 12, 50 Stat. 902; 25 U.S.C. 500K; and Sec. 701, Pub. L. 114-74, 129 Stat. 599."
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# 243.11 Are transfers of Alaskan reindeer that occurred before issuance of this part valid?

All transfers of live Alaskan reindeer or reindeer products that were completed before the effective date of this part are hereby ratified and confirmed. This ratification does not extend to transfers that:

(a) Were fraudulent;

(b) Were made under duress;

(c) Did not result in payment of fair compensation to the Native transferer; or

(d) Would have been prohibited under §§ 243.6 or 243.8 of this part.