Md. Code, Agriculture § 3-109
This is the official text of Md. Code, Agriculture § 3-109, part of Maryland’s Code, Agriculture — regulates farming and agricultural commerce.
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§3–109.
Official statutory text
The owner of any domestic animal that has died of a contagious or infectious disease shall bury it at a depth of at least three feet or burn it within three hours before sunset of the day following the discovery of the animal.
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