As used in this chapter: (1) “Animal” means any brute creature, including, but not limited to, dogs, cats, monkeys, guinea pigs, hamsters, rabbits, birds and reptiles; (2) “Chief Animal Control Officer”, “Assistant Chief Animal Control Officer” and “animal control officer” mean, respectively, the Chief State Animal Control Officer, the Assistant Chief State Animal Control Officer and a state animal control officer appointed under section 22-328 ; (3) “Commercial kennel” means a place maintained for boarding or grooming dogs or cats, and includes, but is not limited to, any veterinary hospital which boards or grooms dogs or cats for nonmedical purposes; (4) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Agriculture; (5) “Grooming facility” means any place, including any vehicle or trailer, that is maintained as a business where dogs are groomed; (6) “Keeper” means any person, other than the owner, harboring or having in his possession any dog; (7) “Kennel” means one pack or collection of dogs which are kept under one ownership at a single location and are bred for show, sport or sale; (8) “Municipal animal control officer” means any such officer appointed under the provisions of section 22-331 ; (9) “Pet shop” means any place at which animals not born and raised on the premises are kept for the purpose of sale to the public; (10) “Poultry” has the same meaning as provided in section 22-326s ; (11) “Training facility” means any place that is maintained as a business where dogs are trained; (12) “Service animal” has the same meaning as provided in 28 CFR 35.104 and includes any animal in training to become a service animal.
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