Animals Act 1971

11 General interpretation

In this Act—

• " common land ", and " town or village green " have the same meanings as in the [1965 c. 64.] Commons Registration Act 1965;

• " damage " includes the death of, or injury to, any person (including any disease and any impairment of physical or mental condition);

• " fault " has the same meaning as in the Law Reform (Contributory Negligence) Act 1945;

• " fencing " includes the construction of any obstacle designed to prevent animals from straying;

• " livestock " means cattle, horses, asses, mules, hinnies, sheep, pigs, goats and poultry, and also deer not in the wild state and, in sections 3 and 9, also, while in captivity, pheasants, partridges and grouse;

• " poultry " means the domestic varieties of the following, that is to say, fowls, turkeys, geese, ducks, guinea-fowls, pigeons, peacocks and quails ; and

• " species " includes sub-species and variety.