§ 22-3-1301 - Definitions.

22-3-1301. Definitions.

As used in this subchapter:

(1) "Blind" or "blind person" means a person having not more than 20/200 visual acuity in the better eye with correcting lenses, or visual acuity greater than 20/200 but with a limitation in the field of vision such that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angle of no greater than twenty degrees (20 degrees);

(2) "Blind operator" and "blind vending facility operator" mean a blind person, as defined in subdivision (1) of this section, who is licensed by the licensing agency to operate a vending facility, as defined in subdivision (8) of this section;

(3) "Licensing agency" means the Division of Services for the Blind of the Department of Human Services;

(4) "Regular vending facility" means a vending facility where food preparation or cooking is not done on state property;

(5) "State agency" means a department, commission, agency, or instrumentality of state government or operation;

(6) "State agency administrator" means the head of each department, commission, or agency, or constitutional officer or official, in control of the maintenance, operation, and protection of state property;

(7) "State property" or "state building" means buildings and land owned, leased, or otherwise controlled by the state, except the cafeteria located in the State Capitol; and

(8) "Vending facility" means a snack bar, cafeteria, restaurant, cafe, concession stand, vending service from coin-operated machines, vending stands, cart service, or other facilities at which food, drinks, novelties, newspapers, periodicals, confections, souvenirs, tobacco products, or related items are regularly sold.