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Maryland Code, Criminal Law § 8-901

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(a) A person may not fail to furnish to the purchaser of purebred livestock a paper or certificate showing that the livestock is purebred stock within 90 days after the sale and delivery of the livestock if:

(1) the paper or certificate is a condition of sale;  and

(2) payment has been made for the livestock.

(b) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not less than $5 and not exceeding $50 for each violation.

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