Section 4. Definition of Terms. —

As used in this law, the following terms shall be understood, applied and construed as follows:

  1. Cockfighting — shall embrace and mean the commonly known game or term "cockfighting derby, pintakasi or tupada", or its equivalent terms in different Philippine localities.

  2. Zoning Law or Ordinance — Either both national or local city or municipal legislation which logically arranges, prescribes, defines and apportions a given political subdivision into specific land uses as present and future projection of needs warrant. cd

  3. Bet Taker or Promoter — A person who calls and takes care of bets from owners of both gamecocks and those of other bettors before he orders commencement of the cockfight and thereafter distributes won bets to the winners after deducting a certain commission.

  4. Gaffer (Taga Tari) — A person knowledgeable in the art of arming fighting cocks with gaff or gaffs on either or both legs.

  5. Referee (Sentenciador) — A person who watches and oversees the proper gaffing of fighting cocks, determines the physical condition of fighting cocks while cockfighting is in progress, the injuries sustained by the cocks and their capability to continue fighting and decides and make known his decision by work or gestures and result of the cockfight by announcing the winner or declaring a tie or no contest game.

  6. Bettor — A person who participates in cockfights and with the use of money or other things of value, bets with other bettors or through the bet taker or promoter and wins or loses his bet depending upon the result of the cockfight as announced by the Referee or Sentenciador. He may be the owner of fighting cock.