81-1-101. Definitions. Unless the context requires otherwise, in Title 81, the following definitions apply: (1) (a) 'Bison' means domestic bison or feral bison. (b) The term does not include: (i) wild buffalo or wild bison; or (ii) for the purposes of chapter 9, buffalo. (2) 'Board' means the board of livestock provided for in 2-15-3102, except as provided in Title 81, chapter 23. (3) 'Department' means the department of livestock provided for in Title 2, chapter 15, part 31. (4) 'Domestic bison' means a bison that is not a wild buffalo or wild bison. (5) 'Feral bison' means a domestic bison or progeny of a domestic bison that has escaped or been released from captivity and is running at large and unrestrained on public or private land. (6) 'Wild buffalo' or 'wild bison' means a bison that: (a) has not been reduced to captivity; (b) has never been subject to the per capita fee under 15-24-921; (c) has never been owned by a person; and (d) is not the offspring of a bison that has been subject to the per capita fee under 15-24-921. History: En. 46-103.1 by Sec. 48, Ch. 310, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 46-103.1; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 361, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 403, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. ubject to the per capita fee under 15-24-921. History: En. 46-103.1 by Sec. 48, Ch. 310, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 46-103.1; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 361, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 403, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 507, L. 2021.
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§ 81-1-101
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