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§ 10-603. Application of §§ 10-601 through 10-608 and 10-626

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCriminal LawEffective: October 1, 2021

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, 2021
MD Code, Criminal Law, § 10-603
Formerly cited as MD CODE Art. 27, § 59
§ 10-603. Application of §§ 10-601 through 10-608 and 10-626
Currentness
Sections 10-601 through 10-608 and 10-626 of this subtitle do not apply to:
(1) customary and normal veterinary and agricultural husbandry practices including dehorning, castration, tail docking, and limit feeding;
(2) research conducted in accordance with protocols approved by an animal care and use committee, as required under the federal Animal Welfare Act1 or the federal Health Research Extension Act;2
(3) an activity that may cause unavoidable physical pain to an animal, including food processing, pest elimination, animal training, and hunting, if the person performing the activity uses the most humane method reasonably available; or
(4) normal human activities in which the infliction of pain to an animal is purely incidental and unavoidable.

Credits

Added by Acts 2002, c. 26, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2002. Amended by Acts 2021, c. 178, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2021; Acts 2021, c. 179, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2021.
Formerly Art. 27, § 59.

Footnotes

1
Pub.L. 89-544, Aug. 24, 1966, 80 Stat. 350, codified at 7 U.S.C.A. § 2131 et seq.
2
Pub.L. 99-158, Nov. 20, 1985, 99 Stat. 820, codified at 42 U.S.C.A. § 281 et seq.
MD Code, Criminal Law, § 10-603, MD CRIM LAW § 10-603
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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