For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ANIMAL. Any living creature, domestic or wild, other than human beings.
KENNEL. Any person, partnership, or corporation owning, keeping, or harboring animals.
OWNER. Any person, partnership, or corporation owning, keeping, or harboring animals.
PET SHOP. Any person, partnership, or corporation engaged in the business of breeding, buying, selling, or boarding animals or the species.
VETERINARY HOSPITAL. Any establishment maintained and operated by a licensed veterinarian for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and injuries of the animals.
(1993 Code, Title III, Art. 1, § 11)