Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1680.1: Definitions
Where this section sits in the code
- OK Code
- Title 21
As used in this act:
1. "Animal" means any mammal, bird, fish, reptile or
invertebrate, including wild and domesticated species, other than a
human being;
2. "Animal facility" means any vehicle, building, structure,
farm, ranch or other premises where an animal is kept, handled,
transported, housed, exhibited, bred, offered for sale or used in
any lawful scientific test, experiment, investigation or educational
training;
3. "Person" means any individual, state agency, corporation,
association, nonprofit corporation, joint stock company, firm,
trust, partnership, two or more persons having a common interest, or
other legal entity;
4. "Owner" means a person who has title to the property,
possession of the property, or a greater right to the possession of
the animal or property than another person;
5. "Possession" means actual care, custody, control or
management; and
6. "Effective consent" means consent by the owner or a person
legally authorized to act for the owner. Consent is not effective
if induced or given by force or fear; by a person the offender knows
is not legally authorized to act for the owner; or by a person who
by reason of youth, mental disease or defect, or influence of drug
or alcohol is known by the offender to be unable to make reasonable
decisions.
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