Terms Used In California Codes > Fish and Game Code > Division 4 > Part 2 > Chapter 5 - Avian Influenza Wildlife Surveillance Act

• Bird: means a wild bird or part of a wild bird. See California Fish and Game Code 22
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• County: includes city and county. See California Health and Safety Code 14
• department: means State Department of Health Services. See California Health and Safety Code 20
• Department: means the Department of Fish and Wildlife. See California Fish and Game Code 37
• Director: means "State Director of Health Services. See California Health and Safety Code 21
• Director: means the Director of Fish and Wildlife. See California Fish and Game Code 39
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Fish: means a wild fish, mollusk, crustacean, invertebrate, amphibian, or part, spawn, or ovum of any of those animals. See California Fish and Game Code 45
• Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
• 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.
• Person: means any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, corporation, limited liability company, or company. See California Health and Safety Code 19
• Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
• State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Health and Safety Code 23
• State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Fish and Game Code 83
• Uphold: The decision of an appellate court not to reverse a lower court decision.
• Wildlife: means and includes all wild animals, birds, plants, fish, amphibians, reptiles, and related ecological communities, including the habitat upon which the wildlife depends for its continued viability. See California Fish and Game Code 89.5
• Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.