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For purposes of this Article XXII, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) “Business” means any sole proprietorship, partnership, joint venture, corporation, limited liability company or other business entity formed for profit- making purposes, including, but not limited to, retail establishments, wholesale establishments, or aquaculture establishments.
(b) “Ecosystem” means any living or non living organisms interacting as a unit wholly or partly within or adjoining the territorial boundaries of the City of Chicago.
(b-1) “Commissioner” means the commissioner of business affairs and consumer protection.
(c) “Live transport species” means any species of aquatic or terrestrial life which may be possessed or transported live but which shall not be sold live and which is listed as a live transport species by rules and regulations promulgated by the commissioner.
(d) “Regulated invasive species” means any species of aquatic or terrestrial life listed as a regulated species by rules and regulations promulgated by the commissioner, including, but not limited to, any snakehead fish (any walking catfish of the clariidae family), any bighead carp (hypophthalmichthys nobilis), any silver carp (hypophthalmichthys molitrix), and any black carp (mylopharyngodon piceus).
(e) “Regulated animal species” means any animal species listed as a regulated animal species by rules and regulations promulgated by the commissioner.
(f) “Regulated plant species” means any plant species listed as a regulated plant species by rules and regulations promulgated by the commissioner.
(g) “Retailer” means any person engaged in the business of distributing, supplying, furnishing, or selling of goods or services to a person for use or consumption.
(h) “Viable plant material” means any portion of a plant capable of reproduction, including but not limited to, any seeds, fragments, roots, flowers, or whole plants.
(Added Coun. J. 5-9-07, p. 104624, § 1; Amend. Coun. J. 9-5-07, p. 6584, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 7-6-11, p. 2827, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-11, p. 13798, Art. II, § 6)