Terms Used In Delaware Code > Title 3 > Chapter 76 - Registration of Livestock Dealers

• Department: means the State Department of Agriculture. See Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 7602
• Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. ^{Source: U.S. Courts}
• Livestock: means any cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules, other equines, poultry or cultured aquatic stock. See Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 7602
• Livestock dealer: means every recognized dealer engaged in the business of buying, selling or transporting livestock or operating a livestock auction or a livestock sales facility. See Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 7602
• Person: means any individual, partnership, association, corporation or organized group of persons whether incorporated or not. See Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 7602
• Secretary: means the Secretary of the State Department of Agriculture or the Secretary's designee. See Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 7602
• Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.