§ 19-105

Maryland § 19-105

• Jurisdiction: Maryland
• Article gbr: Business Regulation
• Title: 19

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(a) This section does not apply to:

(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.