In this act, unless the context requires a different definition: 1. "Carrier" means any common carrier registered and approved by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission; 2. "Employee" means any state officer or employee with the exception of elected officials; 3. "Permanent transfer" means a transfer in excess of twenty- one (21) weeks; and 4. "Household goods" means personal effects excluding automobiles, boats, trailers, other than a manufactured home which is the principal residence of the employee, animals or any other possession not normally considered as household goods. Laws 1972, c. 150, § 2, eff. July 1, 1972; Laws 1974, c. 203, § 1; Laws 1981, c. 118, § 34.