                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DEFINITIONS (§ 3.2-6300)

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:
		&#8220;Directly engages in an ox activity&#8221; means a person who rides,
trains, drives, leads, or is a passenger upon an ox, whether mounted or
unmounted, or on an ox drawn vehicle, but does not mean a spectator at an ox
activity or a person who participates in the ox activity but does not ride,
train, drive, lead, or ride as a passenger upon an ox or ox drawn vehicle.
		&#8220;Ox&#8221; means a castrated bovine used for draft, recreational,
educational, entertainment or display purposes and shall not include bovines
raised primarily for food or fiber.
		&#8220;Ox activity&#8221; means: (i) ox shows, fairs, competitions, rodeos,
pulling, driving, performances, or parades; (ii) ox training or teaching
activities; (iii) boarding oxen; (iv) riding, inspecting, or evaluating an ox
belonging to another whether or not the owner has received some monetary
consideration or other thing of value for the use of the ox or is permitting a
prospective purchaser of the ox to ride, inspect, or evaluate the ox; and (v)
rides, trips or other ox activities of any type however informal or impromptu
that are sponsored by an ox activity sponsor.
		&#8220;Ox activity sponsor&#8221; means any person or his agent who, for
profit or not for profit, sponsors, organizes, or provides the facilities for an
ox activity, including 4-H clubs, riding clubs, school-sponsored and
college-sponsored classes and programs, therapeutic riding programs, and
operators, instructors, and promoters of ox facilities, including stables,
fairs, and arenas where the activity is held.
		&#8220;Ox professional&#8221; means a person or his agent engaged for
compensation in: (i) instructing a participant or renting to a participant an ox
for the purpose of riding, driving, or being a passenger upon an ox; or (ii)
renting equipment or tack to a participant.
		&#8220;Participant&#8221; means any person, whether amateur or professional,
who directly engages in an ox activity, whether or not a fee is paid to
participate in the ox activity.

HISTORY: 1994, c. 404, § 3.1-796.134; 2008, c. 860.