Maryland Code, Criminal Law § 10-602
Current as of December 31, 2021 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
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It is the intent of the General Assembly that each animal in the State be protected from intentional cruelty, including animals that are:
(1) privately owned;
(2) strays;
(3) domesticated;
(4) feral;
(5) farm animals;
(6) corporately or institutionally owned; or
(7) used in privately, locally, State, or federally funded scientific or medical activities.
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