§ 30.2. Definitions
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 4. Animals
4 Okl.St.Ann. § 30.2
§ 30.2. Definitions
As used in the Commercial Pet Breeders and Animal Shelter Licensing Act:
3. “Animal shelter” means any nongovernmental facility that maintains ten or more dogs and cats operated by or under contract for the state, a county, a municipal corporation, or any other political subdivision of the state for the purpose of impounding or harboring seized, stray, homeless, abandoned or unwanted dogs or cats; and any facility that maintains ten or more dogs and cats operated, owned, or maintained by any person or organization for such purpose, but not including any facility that does not house or harbor dogs or cats on the premises and only operates through a system of fostering in private homes;
4. “Animal shelter operator” means any individual, entity, association, trust, or corporation that operates a nongovernmental facility that maintains ten or more dogs and cats for the purpose of impounding or harboring seized, stray, homeless, abandoned or unwanted dogs or cats, but not including any facility that does not house or harbor dogs or cats on the premises and only operates through a system of fostering in private homes;
14. “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;
Credits
Laws 2012, c. 302, § 2, eff. July 1, 2012; Laws 2013, c. 289, § 2.
4 Okl. St. Ann. § 30.2, OK ST T. 4 § 30.2
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 3 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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