(a) "Animal" means any warm or coldblooded animal used in food, fur or fiberproduction, agriculture, research, testing or education and includes dogs,cats,poultry, fish and invertebrates.
(b) "Animal facility" includes any vehicle, building, structure,research facility or premises where an animal is kept, handled, housed,exhibited, bred oroffered for sale.
(c) "Consent" means assent in fact, whether express or apparent.
(d) "Deprive" means to:
(1) Withhold an animal or other property from theowner permanently orfor so extended a period of time that a major portion of the value orenjoyment of the animal or property is lost to theowner;
(2) restore the animal or other property only uponpayment of reward orother compensation; or
(3) dispose of an animal or other property in amanner that makesrecovery of the animal or property by the ownerunlikely.
(e) "Effective consent" includes consent by a person legally authorizedto act for the owner. Consent is not effective if:
(1) Induced by force or threat;
(2) given by a person the offender knows is not legally authorized to actfor the owner; or
(3) given by a person who by reason of youth, mental disease or defector under the influence of drugs or alcohol is known by the offender to beunable to make reasonable decisions.
(f) "Owner" means a person who has title to the property, possession ofthe property, whether lawful or not, or a greater right to possession ofthe property than the actor.
(g) "Person" means any individual, state agency, corporation, association, nonprofitcorporation, joint stock company, firm, trust, partnership, two or morepersons having a joint or common interest or other legal entity.
(h) "Possession" means actual care, custody, control or management.
(i) "Research facility" means any place, laboratory, institution,medical care facility, elementary school, secondary school, college oruniversity, at which any scientific test, experiment or investigationinvolving the use of any living animal or field crop product is carriedout, conducted or attempted.
History: L. 1990, ch. 192, § 2;L. 2001, ch. 90, § 2; July 1.
(a) "Animal" means any warm or coldblooded animal used in food, fur or fiberproduction, agriculture, research, testing or education and includes dogs,cats,poultry, fish and invertebrates.
(b) "Animal facility" includes any vehicle, building, structure,research facility or premises where an animal is kept, handled, housed,exhibited, bred oroffered for sale.
(c) "Consent" means assent in fact, whether express or apparent.
(d) "Deprive" means to:
(1) Withhold an animal or other property from theowner permanently orfor so extended a period of time that a major portion of the value orenjoyment of the animal or property is lost to theowner;
(2) restore the animal or other property only uponpayment of reward orother compensation; or
(3) dispose of an animal or other property in amanner that makesrecovery of the animal or property by the ownerunlikely.
(e) "Effective consent" includes consent by a person legally authorizedto act for the owner. Consent is not effective if:
(1) Induced by force or threat;
(2) given by a person the offender knows is not legally authorized to actfor the owner; or
(3) given by a person who by reason of youth, mental disease or defector under the influence of drugs or alcohol is known by the offender to beunable to make reasonable decisions.
(f) "Owner" means a person who has title to the property, possession ofthe property, whether lawful or not, or a greater right to possession ofthe property than the actor.
(g) "Person" means any individual, state agency, corporation, association, nonprofitcorporation, joint stock company, firm, trust, partnership, two or morepersons having a joint or common interest or other legal entity.
(h) "Possession" means actual care, custody, control or management.
(i) "Research facility" means any place, laboratory, institution,medical care facility, elementary school, secondary school, college oruniversity, at which any scientific test, experiment or investigationinvolving the use of any living animal or field crop product is carriedout, conducted or attempted.
History: L. 1990, ch. 192, § 2;L. 2001, ch. 90, § 2; July 1.
(a) "Animal" means any warm or coldblooded animal used in food, fur or fiberproduction, agriculture, research, testing or education and includes dogs,cats,poultry, fish and invertebrates.
(b) "Animal facility" includes any vehicle, building, structure,research facility or premises where an animal is kept, handled, housed,exhibited, bred oroffered for sale.
(c) "Consent" means assent in fact, whether express or apparent.
(d) "Deprive" means to:
(1) Withhold an animal or other property from theowner permanently orfor so extended a period of time that a major portion of the value orenjoyment of the animal or property is lost to theowner;
(2) restore the animal or other property only uponpayment of reward orother compensation; or
(3) dispose of an animal or other property in amanner that makesrecovery of the animal or property by the ownerunlikely.
(e) "Effective consent" includes consent by a person legally authorizedto act for the owner. Consent is not effective if:
(1) Induced by force or threat;
(2) given by a person the offender knows is not legally authorized to actfor the owner; or
(3) given by a person who by reason of youth, mental disease or defector under the influence of drugs or alcohol is known by the offender to beunable to make reasonable decisions.
(f) "Owner" means a person who has title to the property, possession ofthe property, whether lawful or not, or a greater right to possession ofthe property than the actor.
(g) "Person" means any individual, state agency, corporation, association, nonprofitcorporation, joint stock company, firm, trust, partnership, two or morepersons having a joint or common interest or other legal entity.
(h) "Possession" means actual care, custody, control or management.
(i) "Research facility" means any place, laboratory, institution,medical care facility, elementary school, secondary school, college oruniversity, at which any scientific test, experiment or investigationinvolving the use of any living animal or field crop product is carriedout, conducted or attempted.
History: L. 1990, ch. 192, § 2;L. 2001, ch. 90, § 2; July 1.
