As used in this article, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(1) BLIND PERSONS. Any person defined as a blind person by Section 1-1-3.

Terms Used In Alabama Code 21-1-40

  • blind person: means a natural person who has no vision or whose vision with correcting glasses is so defective as to prevent the performance of ordinary activities for which eyesight is essential, or who has central visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with correcting glasses, or whose central visual acuity is more than 20/200 in the better eye with correcting glasses but whose peripheral field has contracted to such an extent that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angular distance no greater than 20 degrees. See Alabama Code 1-1-3
  • following: means next after. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • property: includes both real and personal property. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(2) VENDING STAND. Such shelters, counters, shelves, display and wall cases, refrigerator apparatus, and other auxiliary equipment that may be needed in vending such articles as may be approved by the licensing agency, as well as manual or coin operated vending machines or similar devices.
(3) BUILDING and PROPERTY. Any building, land, or real property owned, leased, or occupied by the State of Alabama, its agencies, institutions, or political subdivisions.
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