Pennsylvania § 2380.1 - Definitions.
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§ 2380.1. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Applicant." A person applying for a license.
"Cervid." Any member of the Cervidae family and any hybrid.
"Cervidae livestock family." Members of the Cervidae family including deer, elk, moose, reindeer, caribou and hybrids of these animals owned and maintained by a licensee under this subchapter. The term also includes the germ plasm, embryos and fertile ova of these animals.
"Cervidae livestock operation." A normal agricultural operation which contains behind fences privately owned members of the Cervidae livestock family involved in the production, growing, breeding, using, harvesting, transporting, exporting, importing or marketing of Cervidae species or Cervidae products. The term does not include an animal slaughter facility regulated under Subchapter F (relating to slaughter and processing of domestic animals) or a menagerie permitted under 34 Pa.C.S. § 2964 (relating to menagerie permits).
"Harvesting." Any lethal or nonlethal means of collecting cervids or products from cervids on Cervidae livestock operations.
"License." A license issued by the Department of Agriculture to operate a Cervidae livestock operation.
"Licensee." A person that holds a license.
"Normal agricultural operation." As defined under section 2 of the act of June 10, 1982 (P.L.454, No.133), entitled "An Act protecting agricultural operations from nuisance suits and ordinances under certain circumstances."
(June 29, 2006, P.L.206, No.51, eff. 60 days)
2006 Amendment. Act 51 amended the def. of "license" and added the defs. of "cervid," "cervidae livestock family," "cervidae livestock operation," "harvesting" and "normal agricultural operation." See the preamble to Act 51 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to legislative intent.
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