In Subchapters A through K of this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:
Words importing the singular include the plural;
Words importing the plural include the singular; and
Words importing the masculine gender include the feminine.
In Subchapters A through K of this chapter, the word:
Shall is used in an imperative sense;
May is used in a permissive sense to state authority or permission to do the act prescribed, and the words “no person may * * *” or “a person may not * * *” mean that no person is required, authorized, or permitted to do the act prescribed; and
Includes means “includes but is not limited to”.