25 CFR § 243.3 - Delegation of authority.

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title: "25 CFR § 243.3 - Delegation of authority."
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "243.3"
section_name: "Delegation of authority."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "J"
subchapter_name: "FISH AND WILDLIFE"
part_number: "243"
part_name: "REINDEER IN ALASKA"
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last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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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."
regulatory_source: "71 FR 2429, Jan. 13, 2006, unless otherwise noted."
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# 243.3 Delegation of authority.

The Secretary of the Interior has delegated authority under the Act through the Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs to the Alaska Regional Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. All claims of ownership of reindeer in Alaska, as required by the Act (section 500b), must be filed with the Regional Director or the Director's designee.