<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 6-54. - 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">Animal</span> means a dog or cat that is adopted from a releasing agency.
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               <span class="ital">Neuter</span> means to render a male dog or cat unable to reproduce by removal of the testes.
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               <span class="ital">New owner</span> or <span class="ital">adopter</span> means a person legally competent to enter into a contract acquiring a dog or cat
               from a releasing agency.
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               <span class="ital">Releasing agency</span> means any pound, shelter or humane society organization, whether public or private.
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               <span class="ital">Spay</span> means to remove the ovaries and uterus of a female dog or cat in order to render
               the animal unable to reproduce.
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               <span class="ital">Sterilization</span> means to spay or neuter a dog or cat.
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               (Code 1984, Â§ 3-41; Ord. of 8-6-1990, Â§ 3-31; Ord. of 9-2-1991, Â§ 3-31; Ord. of 8-19-2019)
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