Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 11 > Chapter 46 > Part 4 - Euthanasia of Shelter Animals

• Animal: means a cat or dog. See Utah Code 11-46-102
• Animal control officer: means any person employed or appointed by a county or a municipality who is authorized to investigate violations of laws and ordinances concerning animals, to issue citations in accordance with Utah law, and to take custody of animals as appropriate in the enforcement of laws and ordinances concerning animals. See Utah Code 11-46-102
• Animal shelter: includes a private humane society or private animal welfare organization. See Utah Code 11-46-102
• Articles of incorporation: include :

  (a)	amended articles of incorporation;

  (b)	restated articles of incorporation;

  (c)	articles of merger; and

  (d)

  a document of a similar import to the documents described in Subsections (3)(a) through (c). See Utah Code 16-6a-102 Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account. board of directors: means the body authorized to manage the affairs of a domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation. See Utah Code 16-6a-102 Bylaws: includes : (i)  amended bylaws; and (ii)  restated bylaws. See Utah Code 16-6a-102 cooperative: means a nonprofit corporation organized or existing under this chapter. See Utah Code 16-6a-102 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. Distribution: means the payment of a dividend or any part of the income or profit of a nonprofit corporation to the nonprofit corporation's: (i)  members; (ii)  directors; or (iii)  officers. See Utah Code 16-6a-102 Entity: includes : (a)  a domestic or foreign corporation; (b)  a domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation; (c)  a limited liability company; (d)  a profit or nonprofit unincorporated association; (e)  a business trust; (f)  an estate; (g)  a partnership; (h)  a trust; (i)  two or more persons having a joint or common economic interest; (j)  a state; (k)  the United States; or (l)  a foreign government. See Utah Code 16-6a-102 Foreign nonprofit corporation: means an entity: (a)  incorporated under a law other than the laws of this state; and (b)  that would be a nonprofit corporation if formed under the laws of this state. See Utah Code 16-6a-102 Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC Member: includes : (i)  "voting member"; and (ii)  a shareholder in a water company. See Utah Code 16-6a-102 Membership: refers to the rights and obligations of a member or members. See Utah Code 16-6a-102 Mutual benefit corporation: means a nonprofit corporation: (a)  that issues shares of stock to its members evidencing a right to receive distribution of water or otherwise representing property rights; or (b)  all of whose assets are contributed or acquired by or for the members of the nonprofit corporation or their predecessors in interest to serve the mutual purposes of the members. See Utah Code 16-6a-102 Notice: means the same as that term is defined in Section 16-6a-103. See Utah Code 16-6a-102 Person: means an individual, an entity, or a representative of an entity. See Utah Code 11-46-102 Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Receive: when used in reference to receipt of a writing or other document by a domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation, means the writing or other document is actually received: (a)  by the domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation at: (i)  its registered office in this state; or (ii)  its principal office; (b)  by the secretary of the domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation, wherever the secretary is found; or (c)  by another person authorized by the bylaws or the board of directors to receive the writing or other document, wherever that person is found. See Utah Code 16-6a-102 Recourse: An arrangement in which a bank retains, in form or in substance, any credit risk directly or indirectly associated with an asset it has sold (in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles) that exceeds a pro rata share of the bank's claim on the asset. If a bank has no claim on an asset it has sold, then the retention of any credit risk is recourse. Source: FDIC Shareholder: means a person in whose name a share is registered in the records of a nonprofit corporation. See Utah Code 16-6a-102 Vote: includes authorization by: (a)  written ballot; and (b)  written consent. See Utah Code 16-6a-102 Voting group: means all the members of one or more classes of members or directors that, under this chapter, the articles of incorporation, or the bylaws, are entitled to vote and be counted together collectively on a matter. See Utah Code 16-6a-102 Water company: means : (a)  the same as that term is defined in Subsection 16-4-102(5); or (b)  a mutual benefit corporation, when the stock in the mutual benefit corporation represents a right to receive a distribution of water for beneficial use. See Utah Code 16-6a-102