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<baltimore-city-law heading="Regulation .02 Definitions.">
  <section prefix="Regulation" num=".02" heading="Definitions.">
    <para num="A.">In &lt;cite data-path="13.03.01"&gt;this chapter&lt;/cite&gt;, the following terms have the meanings indicated.</para>
    <para num="B.">Terms Defined.<para num="(1)">“Altered” means to surgically or chemically render an animal incapable of reproducing.</para>
      <para num="(2)">“Applicant” means a person or entity applying for a permit to keep an allowed wild, exotic, hybrid, or livestock animal.</para>
      <para num="(3)">“Community farm or garden” means a plot of land used by individuals or groups for agricultural purposes.</para>
      <para num="(4)">“Exotic” means a wild animal of a species that is not indigenous to the state of Maryland or an animal that the Health Commissioner specifies by rule or regulation.</para>
      <para num="(5)">“Health Commissioner” means the Health Commissioner of the Baltimore City Health Department.</para>
      <para num="(6)">“Hybrid” means an animal that is crossbred between a domesticated, exotic, or wild animal.</para>
      <para num="(7)">“Inhumane” means to:<para num="(a)">Cause pain or suffering to an animal; or</para>
        <para num="(b)">Keep an animal in a manner that does not allow for adequate:<para num="(i)">Ventilation;</para>
          <para num="(ii)">Security; or</para>
          <para num="(iii)">Space to meet the specific needs of its species and development.</para>
        </para>
      </para>
      <para num="(8)">“Keep” means:<para num="(a)">To feed or shelter an animal on the premises of real property by an owner, custodian, or occupant of the property; or</para>
        <para num="(b)">To feed or shelter an animal on a plot of land being used for agricultural purposes.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(9)">“Livestock” means cattle, sheep, horses, goats, or other domesticated animals ordinarily raised or used in an agricultural setting.</para>
      <para num="(10)">“Urban agriculture” means the cultivation, processing, and distribution of agricultural products in an urban setting.</para>
      <para num="(11)">“Wild” means an animal that is not domesticated living in a natural environment.</para>
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</baltimore-city-law>
