S.L. 439.26 Art. 2Interpretation. Cap. 439. 2 [S.L. 3

(1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires:

"accommodation" means a premises where pets are brought in by pet owners or keepers and where they are cared for by a pet sitter or a pet boarder on a temporary basis in the owner’s or keeper’s absence and where the premises offers all the necessary amenities to ensure the animals’ safety and welfare while in temporary care and includes pet sitting accommodations and pet boarding accommodation establishments for cats and dogs:

Provided that the premises shall have obtained any other permits or licences which may be required from other departments or entities to be able to carry out pet sitting and pet boarding services;

"Act" means the Animal Welfare Act;

"animal" or "pet" means an owned domestic cat or dog unless otherwise stated; ACCOMMODATIONS AND PET BOARDING ACCOMMODATION ESTABLISHMENTS FOR CATS AND 439.26 DOGS

"Animal First Aid" means the emergency treatment administered to an injured or sick pet animal before veterinary care is available;

"Director" means the Director for Animal Welfare as defined in the Act and includes, to the extent of the authority given, any officer authorised by him to act on his behalf for any purposes of these regulations;

"enclosure" means any confined space within which animals are kept;

"Minister" means the Minister responsible for Veterinary Services;

"pet boarder" means a person who may provide accommodation on any premises, including a dwelling house, for five (5) animals or more at once, provided that the animals do not belong to the same animal owner or the occupant or the owner of the said premises:

Provided that a pet boarder shall also include a person who may provide accommodation on a premises, including a dwelling house, for not more than four (4) animals at once for a period of more than two (2) weeks, provided that the animals do not belong to the same animal owner or the occupant or the owner of the said premises;

"pet boarding accommodation establishments for cats and dogs" means any premises, including a private dwelling, where accommodation for five (5) or more animals at once is provided, and where the owner of such animals is not the occupant or the owner of the premises where the animals are kept:

Provided that the premises shall also include a private dwelling, including garages, where accommodation for not more than four (4) animals at once for a period of more than two (2) weeks, and where the owner of these animals is not the occupant or the owner of the premises where the animals are kept;

Provided further that the premises shall have obtained any other permits or licences which may be required from other departments or entities to be able to carry out pet boarding services;

"pet sitter" means a person who may provide accommodation in a premises, for not more than four (4) ACCOMMODATION ESTABLISHMENTS FOR CATS AND

DOGS

animals at once for a period of not more than two (2) weeks, provided that the animals do not belong to the same animal owner or the occupant or the owner of the said premises:

Provided that day carers, dog walkers and any other names that refer to someone taking care of a pet which belongs to another owner on a temporary basis, even if the service does not include overnight stay, shall be considered a pet sitter and these regulations shall also apply;

"pet sitting accommodation" means any premises, including a dwelling house or garages, where accommodation for not more than four (4) animals is provided, and where the owner of such animals is not the occupant or the owner of the premises where the animals are kept:

Provided that the premises shall have also obtained any other permits or licences which may be required from other departments or entities to be able to carry out pet sitting services.

(2) Unless the context otherwise requires, words and phrases used in these regulations which are not defined herein shall have the same meaning as assigned to them in the Act.