Section 3-301 - Definitions.

§ 3-301. Definitions.
 

(a)  In general.- In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 

(b)  Livestock.- "Livestock" means cattle, swine, sheep, horses, asses, mules, or goats notwithstanding any other provision of this article. 

(c)  Livestock dealer.- "Livestock dealer" means any person who engages in the business of selling, buying, exchanging, or transferring livestock at any place and at any time. 

(d)  Livestock market.- "Livestock market" means an established location where livestock are offered for sale. 

(e)  3-D livestock.- "3-D livestock" means livestock that is unable to rise even with assistance (a "downer"), is debilitated, or is diseased. 

(f)  Trucker or hauler.- "Trucker or hauler" means a person who engages in the business of transporting livestock in trucks or other conveyances to or from a farm, a livestock auction, sales agency, or dealer's premises. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 66C, § 435; 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., ch. 6, § 1; 1975, ch. 171; 1993, ch. 29; 2007, ch. 5, § 7.]