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 902 : Transfer to native relatives. "Reindeer" defined. Rules and regula- tions. Appointment of na- tives to supervisory positions. Grazing, ranges, etc. Penalty provisions. . Natives of Alaska" defined . 15 Stat. 539. t .Apzprropriation au- Inco nsistent A cts repealed . 75TH CONGRESS, 1sT SESSION-CH . 89 7-S EPT EMB ER 1, 193 7 ciations, or other organizations of said natives, nor any stock or other interest in said corporations, associations, or other organizations of said natives, shall be transferred by descent, device 1, or in any other manner whatsoever, except pursuant to regulations promulgated by the Secretary of the Interior for the purposes of preserving the native character of the reindeer industry or business in Alaska and effectuating the other purposes of this Act : Provided further, That nothing herein contained shall prevent any native of Alaska who owns reindeer or any interest therein through sto ck ownership, or otherwise, in any corporation or association or other organization owning reindeer, from transferring his reindeer, or any interest therein, to his children or other native relatives by gift, sale, devise, or bequest, or prevent the same from being so transferred or passed by descent. SEC. 11. "Reindeer" as used in this Act shall be understood to include reindeer and such caribou as have been introduced into animal husbandry or have actually joined reindeer herds, and the increase thereof. SEC. 12. The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to promulgate such rules and regulations as, in his judgment, are necessary to carry into effect the provisions of this Act. SE C. 13. Whenever, in his judgment, it is practicable and to the be st in terest s of the n atives the Secre tary s hall appoin t nat ives to the supervisory and other posi tions in the administration of such re indee r indu stry or bu siness. SE C. 14. In order to coordinate the use of public lands in Alaska for grazing reindeer with the purposes of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to regulate the grazing of reindeer upon said lands. He may, in his discretion, define reindeer ranges and regulate the use thereof for grazing reindeer ; issue grazing permits ; regulate and control all round-ups, handlings, markings, and butcherings of r eindeer upon said public lands ; a n d may issue rules and regulations to carry into effect the provisions of this section of this Act. Any person who willfully violates any of the rules and regulations promulgated for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this section of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than one year or by a fine of not more than $500. SEC. 15 . The term "natives of Alaska" as used herein shall be deemed to mean the native Indians, Eskimos, and Aleuts of whole or part blood inhabiting Alaska at the time of the Treaty of Cession of Alaska to the United States and their descendants of whole or part blood, together with the Indians and Eskimos who, since the year 1867 and prior to the enactment hereof, have migrated into Alaska from the Dominion of Canada, and their descendants of the whole or part blood. SEC. 16. The sum of $2,000,000 is hereby authorized to be appro- priated for the use of the Secretary of the Interior in carrying out the provisions of this Act. SEC. 17. All Acts of Congress or parts thereof which are incon- sistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed. Approved, September 1, 1937. 'So in original.