Md. Code, Criminal Law § 10-603
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§10–603.
Official statutory text
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 Act or the federal Health Research Extension Act;
(3) an activity that may cause unavoidable physical pain to an animal if the person performing the activity uses the most humane method reasonably available, including:
(i) food processing;
(ii) pest elimination;
(iii) animal training; and
(iv) any hunting or fishing activity completed in accordance with Title 4 or Title 10 of the Natural Resources Article or any regulations adopted under those titles; or
(4) normal human activities in which the infliction of pain to an animal is purely incidental and unavoidable.
(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 Act or the federal Health Research Extension Act;
(3) an activity that may cause unavoidable physical pain to an animal if the person performing the activity uses the most humane method reasonably available, including:
(i) food processing;
(ii) pest elimination;
(iii) animal training; and
(iv) any hunting or fishing activity completed in accordance with Title 4 or Title 10 of the Natural Resources Article or any regulations adopted under those titles; or
(4) normal human activities in which the infliction of pain to an animal is purely incidental and unavoidable.
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