Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes > Chapter 17 > HORSE FARMING

• Adult: means an individual 18 years of age or older. See Minnesota Statutes 645.451
• Commissioner: means the commissioner of agriculture or the commissioner's representative. See Minnesota Statutes 17A.03
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• 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.
• Livestock: means cattle, sheep, swine, horses intended for slaughter, mules, farmed Cervidae, as defined in section 35. See Minnesota Statutes 17A.03
• Livestock dealer: means any person, including a packing company, engaged in the business of buying or selling livestock on a regular basis for the person's own account or for the account of others. See Minnesota Statutes 17A.03
• Person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44