s 41 Interpretation of this Part
41. In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires —“animal” includes any beast, bird, fish or reptile, whether wild or tame; “animal‑related business” means —(a) the operation of any place or establishment for the purpose of —(i) using or holding animals for display, sport, entertainment, sale, breeding or conservation; or (ii) the care, boarding, grooming, treatment, vaccination, inoculation, training or destruction of animals, for reward; (b) the provision of any service relating to the care, boarding, grooming, treatment, vaccination, inoculation, training, transportation, capture or destruction of animals, for reward; or (c) the operation of any animal rescue or welfare organisation or facility, but does not include any business in respect of animals intended for consumption; “code of animal welfare” means any code of animal welfare issued, adopted or amended by the Director‑General and in force under section 41A; “employment”, in relation to an animal‑related business, includes the holding of the office, or purporting to act in the capacity, of a director, manager, partner, secretary or other analogous position in the animal‑related business; “owner”, in relation to an animal, includes a person in charge of the animal; “person in charge”, in relation to an animal, means a person who has, whether permanently or on a temporary basis, the animal in the person’s possession, custody or control, or under the person’s care or supervision, and includes an individual who has the animal in such a manner in the course of the individual’s employment; “reward” means any payment or other benefit (whether monetary or otherwise). [46/2014]