Terms Used In South Carolina Code > Title 44 > Chapter 6 > Article 5 - Gap Assistance Pharmacy Program for Seniors Act

• Commission: means the State Livestock-Poultry Health Commission or an officer or employee of the commission to whom authority to act in its stead is delegated. See South Carolina Code 47-4-20
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• 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.
• Department: means the State Department of Health and Human Services. See South Carolina Code 44-6-5
• Director: means the Director of the Division of Livestock-Poultry Health Programs, Clemson University. See South Carolina Code 47-4-20
• Division: means the Division of Livestock-Poultry Health and its agents, employees, and officials. See South Carolina Code 47-4-20
• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Livestock: means all classes and breeds of animals, domesticated or feral, raised for use, sale, or display. See South Carolina Code 47-4-20
• 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.
• Permit: means official authorization to engage in a specific activity. See South Carolina Code 47-4-20
• Poultry: means all avian species including wildfowl raised for use, sale, or display and domestic fowl. See South Carolina Code 47-4-20
• Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
• Service: means the Veterinary Service, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the United States Department of Agriculture. See South Carolina Code 47-4-20