Animal definition

Animal means any nonhuman animate being endowed with the power of voluntary action.
Animal means a dog or a cat.
Animal means all vertebrate and invertebrate species, including but not limited to persons and other mammals, birds, fish and shellfish.

Examples of Animal in a sentence

  • All impounded animals will be held for a minimum of seven (7) days unless reclaimed by their owner, transferred to rescue or adopted as provided in the Fulton County Animal Control Ordinance.

  • The Nebraska Department of Agriculture (Department) administers and enforces the Animal Health and Disease Control Act (Act), Neb.

  • ACOs will cite animal owners for violations of Fulton County Animal Control Ordinances, participate in the prosecution of such citations, and investigate and prepare reports regarding serious code violations.

  • Animal Control Officers (ACOs) will assist citizens and other public safety agencies who have requested help with domestic animal problems in a professional manner within their Area of Responsibility (AOR).

  • Animal Control Officers shall be dispatched so as to handle requests for service in a timely manner.


More Definitions of Animal

Animal means any member of the animal kingdom, other than a human; (“animal”)
Animal means any nonhuman animate being endowed with the power of voluntary action. "Automated drug dispensing system" means a mechanical or electronic system that performs
Animal means an animal other than a human being.
Animal means a mammal except livestock as defined in 1937 PA 284, MCL 287.121 to 287.131, and rodents.
Animal means all vertebrate and invertebrate species, including humans and other
Animal means all vertebrate and invertebrate species, including but not limited to mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, mollusks, arthropods, insects, and their eggs, larvae or young, but excluding humans.
Animal means every living, sentient creature not a human being.[PL 2007, c. 140, §9 (NEW).]