North Carolina General Statutes 14-159.20. Definitions
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 14-159.20
- cave: includes or is synonymous with cavern, pit, well, sinkhole, and grotto;
(2) "Commercial cave" means any cave with improved trails and lighting utilized by the owner for the purpose of exhibition to the general public as a profit or nonprofit enterprise, wherein a fee is collected for entry;
(3) "Gate" means any structure or device located to limit or prohibit access or entry to any cave;
(4) "Person" means any individual, partnership, firm, association, trust or corporation;
(5) "Speleothem" means a natural mineral formation or deposit occurring in a cave. See North Carolina General Statutes 14-159.20
- 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.
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
- Owner: means a person who has title to land where a cave is located, including a person who owns title to a leasehold estate in such land. See North Carolina General Statutes 14-159.20
- 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.
The terms listed below have the following definitions as used in this Article, unless the context clearly requires a different meaning:
(1) “Cave” means any naturally occurring subterranean cavity. The word “cave” includes or is synonymous with cavern, pit, well, sinkhole, and grotto;
(2) “Commercial cave” means any cave with improved trails and lighting utilized by the owner for the purpose of exhibition to the general public as a profit or nonprofit enterprise, wherein a fee is collected for entry;
(3) “Gate” means any structure or device located to limit or prohibit access or entry to any cave;
(4) “Person” means any individual, partnership, firm, association, trust or corporation;
(5) “Speleothem” means a natural mineral formation or deposit occurring in a cave. This includes or is synonymous with stalagmites, stalactites, helectites, anthodites, gypsum flowers, needles, angel’s hair, soda straws, draperies, bacon, cave pearls, popcorn (coral), rimstone dams, columns, palettes, and flowstone. Speleothems are commonly composed of calcite, epsomite, gypsum, aragonite, celestite and other similar minerals; and
(6) “Owner” means a person who has title to land where a cave is located, including a person who owns title to a leasehold estate in such land. (1987, c. 449.)