Terms Used In Delaware Code > Title 7 > Chapter 11 - Finfishing in Nontidal Waters

• Brand name: means any word, name, symbol or device, or any combination thereof, identifying the commercial feed of a distributor or registrant and distinguishing it from that of others. See Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 1703
• Building: means a structure having a roof and intended to shelter persons, animals, property or a business activity. See Delaware Code Title 9 Sec. 2501
• Building sewer system: means equipment, appliances, pipes, fittings, fixtures and other appurtenances that convey liquid and water-carried waste from the building or structure to a public sewer, private sewer, individual sewage disposal system or other point of disposal. See Delaware Code Title 9 Sec. 2501
• Commercial feed: means all materials or combination of materials which are distributed for the use as feed or for mixing in feed, for animals and cultured aquatic stock other than man except:

  a. See Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 1703

• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• constructed: means the building, installation, alteration, repair, replacement, maintenance, removal or demolition of a building, structure, mechanical system, fuel gas system, plumbing system, building sewer or similar system, or the components thereof. See Delaware Code Title 9 Sec. 2501
• Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Contract feeder: means a person who, as an independent contractor, feeds commercial feed to animals pursuant to a contract whereby such commercial feed is supplied, furnished or otherwise provided to such person and whereby such person's remuneration is determined all or in part by feed consumption, mortality, profits, or amount or quality of product. See Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 1703
• Contractor: means a person engaged in construction activity regulated by the New Castle County Building Code. See Delaware Code Title 9 Sec. 2501
• 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.
• County Council: shall mean the County Council for New Castle County. See Delaware Code Title 9 Sec. 2501
• Customer-formula feed: means a mixture of commercial feeds or materials each batch of which mixture is mixed according to the specific instructions of the final purchaser, or contract feeder. See Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 1703
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• Department of Land Use: shall mean the New Castle County Department of Land Use. See Delaware Code Title 9 Sec. 2501
• Distribute: means to offer for sale, sell, or barter, commercial feed or customer-formula feed; or to supply, furnish or otherwise provide commercial feed or customer-formula feed to a contract feeder. See Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 1703
• Distributor: means any person who distributes pursuant to paragraph (5) of this section. See Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 1703
• Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
• Drug: means any article intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in animals other than humans; and articles other than commercial feed intended to affect the structure or any function of the animal body. See Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 1703
• 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}
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Feed ingredient: means each of the constituent materials making up a commercial feed. See Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 1703
• Freedom of Information Act: A federal law that mandates that all the records created and kept by federal agencies in the executive branch of government must be open for public inspection and copying. The only exceptions are those records that fall into one of nine exempted categories listed in the statute. ^{Source: OCC}
• freshwater: as used in this chapter or any regulation promulgated by the Department or permit issued by the Division or Director shall mean those waters in the State where the lunar tide does not regularly ebb and flow. See Delaware Code Title 7 Sec. 1102
• freshwater fish: as used in this chapter shall mean any species of finfish that may be found in fresh or nontidal waters of this State. See Delaware Code Title 7 Sec. 1102
• Fuel gas system: shall mean natural or liquid gas appliances and related accessories, including gas piping extending from the point of delivery to the inlet connections of appliances. See Delaware Code Title 9 Sec. 2501
• Grantee: includes every person to whom a freehold estate or interest is conveyed. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
• Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Label: means a display of written, printed or graphic matter upon or affixed to the container in which a commercial feed is distributed, or on the invoice or delivery slip with which a commercial feed or customer-formula feed is distributed. See Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 1703
• Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
• Manufacture: means to grind, mix, or blend, or further process a commercial or customer-formula feed for distribution. See Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 1703
• Mechanical system: shall mean a system permanently installed and utilized to provide for the control of environmental conditions and related processes within buildings and structures, including equipment, appliances, fixtures, fittings, and appurtenances, including ventilating, heating, cooling, air conditioning and refrigeration systems, incinerators and other energy related systems. See Delaware Code Title 9 Sec. 2501
• Medicated feed: means any feed which contains drug ingredients intended or presented for the cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of diseases of animals other than man or which contains drug ingredients intended to affect the structure or any function of the body of animals other than humans. See Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 1703
• Official sample: means any sample of feed taken by the Department or its agent and designated as "official" by the Department. See Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 1703
• percentage: means percentage by weight. See Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 1703
• Permit: includes any building permit, license, zoning permit, certificate of occupancy, certificate of use, certificate of completion, subdivision approval and any other official action of government having the effect of permitting construction, occupancy or use. See Delaware Code Title 9 Sec. 2501
• Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, and other entities. See Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 1703
• Pet: means dog or cat. See Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 1703
• Pet food: means any commercial feed prepared and distributed for consumption by pets. See Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 1703
• Plumbing system: means the equipment, appliances, pipes, fittings, fixtures and other appurtenances in or about a building or structure for bringing in the water supply and removing liquid and water-carried waste. See Delaware Code Title 9 Sec. 2501
• Product name: means the name of the commercial feed which identifies it as to kind, class or specific use and distinguishes it from all other products bearing the same brand name. See Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 1703
• Quantity statement: means the net weight (mass), liquid measure, or count. See Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 1703
• sale: includes exchange. See Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 1703
• State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
• Structure: shall mean a man made object having an ascertainable stationary location on land or in water, whether or not affixed to the land. See Delaware Code Title 9 Sec. 2501
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
• Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
• Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.
• Year: means a calendar year, and is equivalent to the words "year of our Lord. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302