Maryland Code, BUSINESS REGULATION 19-105
Terms Used In Maryland Code, BUSINESS REGULATION 19-105
- including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See
(1) an animal welfare organization or animal control unit displaying dogs or cats for adoption or the adoption of dogs or cats from an animal welfare organization or animal control unit; or
(2) a dog breeder and a specific individual purchaser conducting a prearranged sale of a dog if the location of the prearranged sale is not at a regularly scheduled or recurring event.
(b) A person may not offer for sale, sell, offer to transfer, transfer, barter, trade, or auction a dog or cat at any public place, including:
(1) a street;
(2) a highway;
(3) a public right-of-way;
(4) a public parking lot;
(5) a carnival;
(6) a boardwalk;
(7) a swap meet;
(8) a fair; or
(9) a flea market.
(c) An animal control officer under the jurisdiction of the State or a local governing body and an officer of a society or association, incorporated under the laws of the State for the prevention of cruelty to animals, authorized to make arrests under § 10-609 of the Criminal Law Article may enforce subsection (b) of this section.
(d) A person who violates this section is subject to:
(1) for a first violation, a civil penalty not exceeding $500;
(2) for a second violation, a civil penalty not exceeding $1,000; and
(3) for a third or subsequent violation, a civil penalty not exceeding $1,500.