273.400. Definitions.
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273.400. Definitions. — As used in sections 273.400 to 273.405 , the following words mean:
(1)"Adopter" , a person who is legally competent to enter into a contract and who is adopting or buying a dog or cat from a releasing agency;
(2)"Adult animal" , any dog or cat that has reached the age of one hundred eighty days or six months or more;
(3)"Releasing agency" , an animal pound, shelter, humane organization, or animal control agency, whether public or private, but not including an individual who occasionally renders humane assistance or shelter in his * home to a dog or cat;
(4)"Sterilization" , the surgical removal of the reproductive organs of a dog or cat in order to render the animal unable to reproduce, or the use of an approved serum which will permanently render the animal unable to reproduce.
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(L. 1992 S.B. 636 § 7)
*Word "their" appears in original rolls.