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§ 10-605. Attending a dogfight or cockfight

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCriminal LawEffective: October 1, 2008

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Criminal Law (Refs & Annos)
Title 10. Crimes Against Public Health, Conduct, and Sensibilities
Subtitle 6. Crimes Relating to Animals (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2008
MD Code, Criminal Law, § 10-605
Formerly cited as MD CODE Art. 27, § 59
§ 10-605. Attending a dogfight or cockfight
Currentness
Prohibited--Attending dogfights
(a) A person may not knowingly attend a deliberately conducted dogfight as a spectator.
Prohibited--Attending cockfights
(b) A person may not knowingly attend as a spectator a deliberately conducted event that uses a fowl, cock, or other bird to fight with another fowl, cock, or other bird.
Penalty
(c)(1) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $2,500 or both.
(2) As a condition of sentencing, the court may order a defendant convicted of violating this section to participate in and pay for psychological counseling.

Credits

Added by Acts 2002, c. 26, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2002. Amended by Acts 2004, c. 120, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2004; Acts 2004, c. 121, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2004; Acts 2008, c. 350, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2008; Acts 2008, c. 351, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2008.
Formerly Art. 27, § 59.
MD Code, Criminal Law, § 10-605, MD CRIM LAW § 10-605
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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