2013 Maryland Code
BUSINESS REGULATION
§ 19-704 - Information provided to purchasers
§19-704.
(a) A retail pet store shall provide to a purchaser at the time of a sale of a dog:
(1) a health certificate from a veterinarian licensed in the State issued within 30 days before the date of sale certifying that the dog:
(i) has no known disease, illness, or congenital or hereditary condition which is diagnosable with reasonable accuracy; and
(ii) does not appear to be clinically ill from parasitic infection at the time of the examination;
(2) the written record about the dog maintained by the retail pet store under § 19-703(a)(2) of this subtitle; and
(3) a statement notifying the purchaser of the specific rights available to the purchaser under this subtitle.
(b) It is an unfair or deceptive trade practice within the meaning of Title 13 of the Commercial Law Article for a retail pet store to include any false or misleading statements in the health certificate or written record provided to a purchaser under subsection (a) of this section.
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