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2006 New York Code - Definitions.
§ 17-802 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall be defined as follows: a. "Adoption" means the delivery of a dog or cat deemed appropriate and suitable as a companion animal by an animal shelter to an individual at least eighteen years of age who has been approved to own, care and provide for the animal by the animal shelter. b. "Consumer" means any individual purchasing an animal from a pet shop. A pet shop shall not be considered a consumer. c. "Full-service shelter" shall mean a facility required to have a permit issued pursuant to subdivision (b) of section 161.09 of the New York city health code that houses lost, stray or homeless animals and: (1) accepts dogs and cats pursuant to section 17-809 of this chapter; (2) has an adoption program open pursuant to such section 17-809; and (3) provides sterilization services for dogs and cats and any other veterinary services deemed necessary by a licensed veterinarian at such shelter or at a veterinary facility. d. "Pet shop" means a facility required to have a permit issued pursuant to subdivision (a) of section 161.09 of the New York city health code, where dogs and/or cats are sold, exchanged, bartered, or offered for sale as pet animals to the general public at retail for profit. Such definition shall not include full-service shelters or other animal shelters that make dogs and cats available for adoption whether or not a fee for such adoption is charged. e. "Sterilization" means rendering a dog or cat, who is at least eight weeks of age, unable to reproduce by surgically altering the dog's or cat's reproductive organs. Such definition shall include the spaying of a female dog or cat or the neutering of a male dog or cat.
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