2010 Maryland Code
CRIMINAL LAW
TITLE 10 - CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, CONDUCT, AND SENSIBILITIES
Subtitle 6 - Crimes Relating to Animals
Section 10-612 - Abandoning domestic animal.
§ 10-612. Abandoning domestic animal.
(a) Prohibited.- A person who owns, possesses, or has custody of a domestic animal may not drop or leave the animal on a road, in a public place, or on private property with the intent to abandon the animal.
(b) Penalty.- A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $100.
[An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 60; 2002, ch. 26, § 2.]
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