Terms Used In Montana Code > Title 81 > Chapter 30 - Protection of Farm Animals and Research Facilities

• Agreement: shall mean contract and shall include renewals and alterations of a contract. See Montana Code 7-6-101
• Animal: means any warmblooded or coldblooded animal lawfully confined for food, fur, or fiber production, agriculture and its related activities, research, testing, or education. See Montana Code 81-30-102
• Animal facility: includes a vehicle, building, structure, research facility, or premises where an animal is lawfully kept, handled, housed, exhibited, bred, or offered for sale. See Montana Code 81-30-102
• Board: shall mean the board of county commissioners of any county in this state. See Montana Code 7-6-101
• Consent: means agreement in fact, whether express or apparent. See Montana Code 81-30-102
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Deprive: means to:

  (a)withhold an animal or other property from the owner permanently or for such a period of time that a major portion of the value or enjoyment of the animal or property is lost to the owner;

  (b)restore the animal or other property only upon payment of reward or other compensation; or

  (c)dispose of an animal or other property in a manner that makes recovery of the animal or property by the owner unlikely. See Montana Code 81-30-102

• Effective consent: means consent by the owner or by a person legally authorized to act for the owner. See Montana Code 81-30-102
• Governing body: shall mean the commission, board, body, or persons in which the powers of a subdivision as a body corporate or otherwise are vested. See Montana Code 7-6-101
• Notice: means :

  (a)oral or written communication by the owner or someone with apparent authority to act for the owner;

  (b)fencing or other enclosure obviously designed to exclude intruders or to contain animals; or

  (c)a sign or signs posted on the property or at the entrance to a building that are reasonably likely to come to the attention of intruders and that indicate that entry is forbidden. See Montana Code 81-30-102

• Owner: means a person who has:

  (a)title to the property; or

  (b)lawful possession of the property. See Montana Code 81-30-102

• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• Person: means an individual, state agency, corporation, association, nonprofit corporation, joint-stock company, firm, trust, partnership; two or more persons having a joint or common interest; or some other legal entity. See Montana Code 81-30-102
• Political subdivision: shall mean any agency or unit of this state which now is or hereafter shall be authorized to levy taxes or empowered to cause taxes to be levied. See Montana Code 7-6-101
• Possession: means actual care, custody, control, or management. See Montana Code 81-30-102
• Project: shall mean any resettlement project or rural rehabilitation project for resettlement purposes of the United States or any other lands formerly upon the tax rolls and purchased by the United States and used for resettlement, rehabilitation, or grazing purposes, located within this state or any political subdivision thereof, and shall include the persons inhabiting, occupying, or using any lands so owned or acquired by the United States. See Montana Code 7-6-101
• Property: means real and personal property. See Montana Code 1-1-205
• Research facility: means a place, laboratory, institution, medical care facility, elementary school, high school, college, or university at which a scientific test, experiment, or investigation involving the use of a living animal is lawfully carried out, conducted, or attempted. See Montana Code 81-30-102
• Services: shall mean such public and municipal functions as are performed for property in and persons residing within a political subdivision. See Montana Code 7-6-101
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
• United States: shall mean the United States of America. See Montana Code 7-6-101