Virginia Code > Title 3.2 > Subtitle V > Chapter 65 > Article 14 – Dangerous Captive Animal Exhibits
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§ 3.2-6594 | Definitions |
§ 3.2-6595 | Direct contact with dangerous captive animals prohibited |
§ 3.2-6596 | Violation; penalty |
Terms Used In Virginia Code > Title 3.2 > Subtitle V > Chapter 65 > Article 14 - Dangerous Captive Animal Exhibits
- Animal: means any nonhuman vertebrate species except fish. See Virginia Code 3.2-6500
- Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Financial Institutions. See Virginia Code 6.2-100
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Dangerous captive animal: means any bear, cougar, jaguar, leopard, lion, nonhuman primate, or tiger, or any hybrid of any such animal. See Virginia Code 3.2-6594
- Direct contact: means physical contact or proximity where physical contact is possible, including an opportunity for photography without a permanent physical barrier designed to prevent physical contact between the public and a dangerous captive animal. See Virginia Code 3.2-6594
- Division: means the Division of Mined Land Repurposing. See Virginia Code 45.2-1000
- 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.
- Federal act: means the federal Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, P. See Virginia Code 45.2-1000
- Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
- Keeper: means any person, as defined in § 1-230, who owns, has custody of, or is in control of a dangerous captive animal. See Virginia Code 3.2-6594
- Licensee: means a person to whom a license has been issued under this chapter. See Virginia Code 6.2-2600
- Operator: means any person engaging in a coal surface mining operation whether or not such coal is sold within the Commonwealth. See Virginia Code 45.2-1000
- Permit: means a permit issued by the Director pursuant to state regulations. See Virginia Code 45.2-1000
- Permittee: means a person holding any of the following permits issued by the Director: (i) a permit for coal surface mining pursuant to § 45. See Virginia Code 45.2-1000
- Person: means any individual, partnership, association, joint venture, trust, company, firm, joint stock company, corporation, other group or combination acting as a unit, or other legal entity. See Virginia Code 45.2-1000
- Person: means any individual, corporation, partnership, association, cooperative, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, government, political subdivision, or other legal or commercial entity. See Virginia Code 6.2-100
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
- Registry: means the nationwide multistate licensing system and registry created by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors and the American Association of Residential Mortgage Regulators. See Virginia Code 6.2-2600
- Secretary: means the U. See Virginia Code 45.2-1000