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2018 Maryland Code
Criminal Law
Title 10 - Crimes Against Public Health, Conduct, and Sensibilities
Subtitle 6 - Crimes Relating to Animals
§ 10-602. Legislative intent
Universal Citation: MD Crim Law Code § 10-602 (2018)
- 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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