As used in sections 273.400 to 273.405 , the following words mean: (1) "Adopter" , a person who is legally competent to enter into a contract and who is adopting or buying a dog or cat from a releasing agency; (2) "Adult animal" , any dog or cat that has reached the age of one hundred eighty days or six months or more; (3) "Releasing agency" , an animal pound, shelter, humane organization, or animal control agency, whether public or private, but not including an individual who occasionally renders humane assistance or shelter in his * home to a dog or cat; (4) "Sterilization" , the surgical removal of the reproductive organs of a dog or cat in order to render the animal unable to reproduce, or the use of an approved serum which will permanently render the animal unable to reproduce.
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