# 243.2 What terms do I need to know?
*Act* means the Reindeer Act of September 1, 1937 (50 Stat. 900; 25 U.S.C. 500 *et seq.*), as amended.
*Alaska Native* means Eskimos, Indians, and Aleuts inhabiting Alaska at the time of the Treaty of Cession of Alaska to the United States and their descendants currently living in Alaska.
*Alaskan reindeer* means:
(1) All reindeer descended from those present in Alaska at the time of passage of the Act; and
(2) Any caribou introduced into animal husbandry or that has joined a reindeer herd.
*BIA* means the Bureau of Indian Affairs within the United States Department of the Interior.
*Designee* means the person assigned by the Alaska Regional Director to administer the reindeer program.
*Imported reindeer* means reindeer brought into Alaska from any region outside of Alaska since passage of the Act.
*Native reindeer organization* means any corporation, association, or other organization, whether incorporated or not, composed solely of Alaska Natives, for the purpose of engaging in or promoting the reindeer industry.
*Non-Native* means a person who is not an Alaska Native.
*Regional Director* means the officer in charge of the Alaska Regional Office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
*Reindeer products* mean the meat, hide, antlers, or any other products derived from reindeer.
*Transfer* means the conveyance of ownership of reindeer or reindeer products, or any interest in them or interest in an Alaska Native reindeer organization, by any method.
*We, us* and *our* mean the Regional Director or the Director's designee.