As used in the Commercial Pet Breeders Act:

1. 1. "Adult animal" means an animal six (6) months of age or older;
2. 2. "Animal" means a dog or a cat;
3. 3. "Cat" means a mammal that is wholly or partly of the species Felis domesticus;
4. 4. "Commercial breeder" and "commercial pet breeder" mean any individual, entity, association, trust, or corporation who possesses eleven or more adult intact female animals for the use of breeding for dealing in animals for direct or indirect sale or for exchange in return for consideration;
5. 5. "Person" means any individual, association, trust, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, or other entity;
6. 6. "Board" means the Board of Commercial Pet Breeders;
7. 7. "Commercial pet breeder license" means a license issued to any person that qualifies and is licensed as a commercial pet breeder;
8. 8. "Dog" means a mammal that is wholly or partly of the species Canis familiaris;
9. 9. "Executive director" means the executive director of the Board;
10. 10. "Facility" means the premises used by a commercial breeder for keeping, housing, or breeding animals. The term includes all buildings, property, and confinement areas in a single location used to conduct the commercial breeding business;
11. 11. "Family member" means the parent, spouse, child, or sibling of an individual;
12. 12. "Humane society" means a nonprofit organization exempt from federal income taxation as an organization described in Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, that has as a principal purpose the prevention of animal cruelty or the sheltering of, caring for, and providing of homes for lost, stray, and abandoned animals;
13. 13. "Intact female animal" means a female animal that has not been spayed and is capable of sexual reproduction;
14. 14. "Kitten" means a cat less than six (6) months old;
15. 15. "Local animal control authority" means a municipal or county animal control office with authority over the premises in which an animal is kept or, in an area that does not have an animal control office, the county sheriff;
16. 16. "Marketing" means the solicitation for sale of animals;
17. 17. "Noncommercial breeder" means any individual, entity, association, trust, or corporation who possesses ten or less adult intact female animals for the use of breeding or dealing in animals for direct or indirect sale or for exchange in return for consideration;
18. 18. "Pet" means a dog or cat, including a puppy or kitten;
19. 19. "Possess" means to have custody of or control over;
20. 20. "Puppy" means a dog less than six (6) months old;
21. 21. "Registered breeder inspector" means an individual certified by the Board to conduct investigations and inspections of facilities; and
22. 22. "Veterinarian" means a person currently licensed to practice veterinary medicine in Oklahoma.

Added by Laws 2010, SB 1712, c. 210, § 2; Amended by Laws 2011, SB 637, c. 241, § 1 (superseded document available).