<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 8-96. - Definitions.</div>
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               The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the
               meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates
               a different meaning:
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               <span class="ital">Adequate food</span> means to provide at suitable intervals, as required by the minimum standards described
               in <a href="" data-chunk-id="COOR_CH8BU_ARTIVPESH_S8-105MIST" class="section-link" data-product-id="12650">section 8-105</a> and/or as recommended by the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council, Animal Husbandry
               Manual, copyrighted 1987 and/or a licensed North Carolina veterinarian, a quantity
               of wholesome foodstuff suitable for the species and age and sufficient to maintain
               a reasonable level of nutrition in each animal.
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               <span class="ital">Adequate water</span> means constant access to a supply of clean, fresh, potable water or a supply of clean,
               fresh potable water provided at suitable intervals. If access is not constant, then
               water must be provided at least twice in a 24-hour period. If water is provided at
               suitable intervals, it must remain in the animals enclosure for at least one hour
               during each interval.
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               <span class="ital">Animal</span> means any nonhuman species of animal, both domestic and wild. The word "animal,"
               for purposes of this article, may be used to mean fish, mammals, birds, spiders, scorpions,
               amphibians, snakes and reptiles.
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               <span class="ital">Animal control director</span> means that person who is charged with the responsibility and authority of implementing
               and enforcing this article.
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               <span class="ital">Operator</span> means any person serving as owner, manager or assistant manager or who otherwise
               gives the appearance to an animal control officer as being in charge of the pet shop.
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               <span class="ital">Owner</span> means any person, partnership or corporation owning and/or operating a pet shop.
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               <span class="ital">Pet shop</span> means any person, partnership or corporation, whether operated separately or in connection
               with another business or enterprise, that acquires for the purpose of resale animals
               bred by others whether as owner, agent or on consignment and sells, trades or offers
               to sell or trade such animals to the general public at retail or wholesale.
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               <span class="ital">PIJAC</span> means Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council Animal Husbandry Manual 1987 Copyright
               date, a copy of which shall be maintained by the animal control director.
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               <span class="ital">Sanitize</span> means to make physically clean and to remove and destroy animal waste, food waste
               and other contaminants or agents which are visible to the naked human eye, which may
               be injurious to health. Sanitization shall be done pursuant to either of the three
               methods listed in section .0207(a)(3) of subchapter 52J of the Administrative Code
               on Animal Welfare.
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               (Ord. of 7-23-90(2), Â§ 3)
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            <p class="refcross0" block_type="hang"><b>Cross referenceâ€” </b>
               Definitions generally, <a href="" data-chunk-id="COOR_CH1GEPR_S1-2RUCODE" class="section-link" data-product-id="12650">Â§ 1-2</a>.
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