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      Sec. 22-320a. Definitions. As used in sections 22-320a to 22-320h, inclusive:

      (a) "Department" means the Department of Agriculture;

      (b) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Agriculture;

      (c) "Person" means the state or any political subdivision thereof, or any institution, public or private, any corporation, any limited liability company, any individual or any partnership;

      (d) "Garbage" means any material containing meat resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking and consumption of foods including animal carcasses or parts thereof, but the term "garbage" shall not apply to waste materials from slaughterhouses which go directly to rendering plants for processing;

      (e) "Garbage-feeding swine farm" includes all premises on which one or more swine are maintained and are fed garbage.

      (1959, P.A. 637, S. 2; 638, S. 1; 1961, P.A. 67; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 446, 448; P.A. 95-79, S. 87, 189; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(e), (f); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)

      History: 1959 act replaced commissioner and department of agriculture with commissioner and department of agriculture, conservation and natural resources; 1961 act replaced commissioner and department of agriculture, conservation and natural resources with commissioner and department of agriculture and natural resources; 1971 act replaced commissioner and department of agriculture and natural resources with commissioner and department of agriculture; P.A. 95-79 redefined "person" to include any limited liability company, effective May 31, 1995; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner and Department of Agriculture with Commissioner and Department of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004.