As used in the Commercial Pet Breeders Act of 2012:

1. "Adult animal" means an intact female animal twelve (12) months of age or older;

2. "Animal" means a dog or a cat;

3. "Board" means the State Board of Agriculture;

4. "Cat" means a mammal that is wholly or partly of the species Felis domesticus;

5. "Commercial breeder" and "commercial pet breeder" mean any individual, entity, association, trust, or corporation who possesses eleven or more intact female animals for the use of breeding or dealing in animals for direct or indirect sale or for exchange in return for consideration;

6. "Commercial pet breeder license" means a license issued to any person that qualifies and is licensed as a commercial pet breeder;

7. "Department" means the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry;

8. "Dog" means a mammal that is wholly or partly of the species Canis familiaris;

9. "Facility" means the premises used by one or more commercial breeders for keeping, housing, or breeding animals. The term includes all buildings, property, and confinement areas in a single location used to conduct the commercial breeding business;

10. "Family member" means the parent, spouse, child, or sibling of an individual;

11. "Humane society" means a nonprofit organization exempt from federal income taxation as an organization described in Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, that has as a principal purpose the prevention of animal cruelty or the sheltering of, caring for, and providing of homes for lost, stray, and abandoned animals;

12. "Inspector" means an authorized agent of the Board or any other qualified person authorized by the Department to conduct inspections;

13. "Intact female animal" means a female animal, nine (9) months of age or older, and not spayed;

14. "Kitten" means a cat less than twelve (12) months old;

15. "Local animal control authority" means a municipal or county animal control office with authority over the premises in which an animal is kept or, in an area that does not have an animal control office, the county sheriff;

16. "Marketing" means the solicitation for sale of animals;

17. "Noncommercial breeder" means any individual, entity, association, trust, or corporation who possesses ten or fewer intact female animals for the use of breeding or dealing in animals for direct or indirect sale or for exchange in return for consideration;

18. "Person" means any individual, association, trust, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, or other entity;

19. "Pet" means a dog or cat, including a puppy or kitten;

20. "Possess" means to have custody of or control over;

21. "Puppy" means a dog less than twelve (12) months old; and

22. "Veterinarian" means a person currently licensed to practice veterinary medicine in Oklahoma.