(1) In this Act, unless the context requires otherwise,-
(a) "cattle" means cow, buffalo, bullock, sheep, goat and includes such other cattle as the State Government may, by notification published in the Official Gazette, specify;
(b) "legal heir" or "successor" means a person, who as per law is entitled to inherit the property of the deceased if he has left any property at the time of his death and also includes any executor or administrator of the deceased;
(c) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(d) "rules" means the rules made by the State Government under this Act;
(e) "wild animal" means tiger, leopard, bear, bison, wild pig, jackal, hyena, fox, crocodile, elephant, wild dog, deer, nilgai, monkey and langur and includes such other wild animals as the State Government may, by notification published in the Official Gazette, specify.
(2) Words and expressions used in this Act, but not defined hereinabove shall have the same meanings as are assigned to them in the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 (53 of 1972).