Definitions.

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As used in this part 6, unless the context otherwise requires:

  1. "County board of health" means the body acting as the county or district board ofhealth under the provisions of section 25-1-508.

  2. "Health department" means the department of public health and environment or anycounty or district public health agency organized and maintained under the provisions of part 5 of article 1 of this title.

  3. "Health officer" means the person appointed as the public health director of a district,county, city, or town under the provisions of section 25-1-509.

  4. "Inoculation against rabies" means the administration of the antirabies vaccine asapproved by the department of public health and environment or the county or district department of health.

  5. "Owner" means any person who has a right of property in a dog, cat, other pet animal, or other mammal, or who keeps or harbors a dog, cat, other pet animal, or other mammal, or who has it in his care or acts as its custodian.

Source: L. 63: p. 545, § 1. CRS 53: § 66-25-1. C.R.S. 1963: § 66-23-1. L. 91: (2) and

(5) amended, p. 947, § 7, effective May 6. L. 94: (4) amended, p. 2764, § 439, effective July 1.

L. 2008: (1), (2), and (3) amended, p. 2053, § 7, effective July 1.

Cross references: For the legislative declaration contained in the 1994 act amending subsection (4), see section 1 of chapter 345, Session Laws of Colorado 1994.


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