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Wis. Stat. § 174.001

Definitions

Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case Smaxwell v. Bayard (2004)

Most recently applied in Julie A. Augsburger v. Homestead Mutual Insurance Company (December 2014)

1979 c. 289 ss. 8m, 17; 1983 a. 451; 1995 a. 79, 316; 1997 a. 35; 2001 a. 16, 56; 2003 a. 133; 2017 a. 207 s. 5

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As used in this chapter, unless the context indicates otherwise:

(1) “Collar” means a band, strip or chain placed around the neck of a dog.

(2) “Department” means the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.

(2g) “Domestic animal” includes livestock, dogs and cats.

(2j) “Intergovernmental commission” means an intergovernmental commission formed by contract under s. 66.0301 (2) by all of the municipalities in a county with a population of 750,000 or more for the purpose of providing animal control services.

(3) “Livestock” means any horse, bovine, sheep, goat, pig, llama, alpaca, domestic rabbit, farm-raised deer, as defined in s. 95.001 (1) (ag), or domestic fowl, including any farm-raised game bird, as defined in s. 169.01 (12m).

(4) “Officer” has the meaning designated under s. 95.21 (1) (b).

(5) “Owner” includes any person who owns, harbors or keeps a dog.

Official source: Wisconsin State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Wisconsin statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.