Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, (a) “bovine cattle” means a bull, cow, heifer, ox, steer or calf; (b) “carcass” means the dressed body of a bovine cattle after the removal of offal and other items considered unfit for human consumption and includes a half carcass and a quarter carcass; (c) “cattle” includes bovine cattle, pig, sheep, goat, horse, mare, gelding, colt or filly, mule or ass as well as the meat, carcass, skin or any part of such cattle proven to the satisfaction of the court to be that of a stolen cattle, and theft of cattle shall be construed accordingly; (d) “half carcass” means the portion of the whole carcass split in two halves, usually along the length of the spinal column; (e) “quarter carcass” means the portion of the half carcass split into a forequarter and a hindquarter each including one leg. 5