Section 951.01. Definitions.

  In this chapter:

(1)  “Animal" includes every living:

(a) Warm-blooded creature, except a human being;

(b) Reptile; or

(c) Amphibian.

(1m)  “Conservation warden" means a warden appointed under s. 23.10 .

(2)  “Cruel" means causing unnecessary and excessive pain or suffering or unjustifiable injury or death.

(3)  “Farm animal" means any warm-blooded animal normally raised on farms in the United States and used or intended for use as food or fiber.

(3e)  “Humane officer" means an officer appointed under s. 173.03 .

(3f)  “Fire department" includes a volunteer fire department and a department under s. 60.553 , 61.66 , or 62.13 (2e) .

(3m)  “Law enforcement agency" has the meaning given in s. 165.83 (1) (b) .

(4)  “Law enforcement officer" has the meaning assigned under s. 967.02 (5) but does not include a conservation warden appointed under s. 23.10 .

(5)  “Service dog" means a dog that is trained for the purpose of assisting a person with a sensory, mental, or physical disability or accommodating such a disability.

Legislative Council Note, 1973: The definition of “animal" is based on s. 346.20, Minn. Stats. Anno. (1971). The term includes not only animals strictly so-called but birds and other living warmblooded creatures except people. [Bill 16-S]