(a) Violation. A person must not violate State laws against cruelty to animals, such as by:
(1) violating general prohibitions against cruelty (Md. Code, Criminal Law Article Title 10, Subtitle 6);
(2) killing a dog or cat by an inhumane method (Md. Code, Criminal Law Article § 10-611);
(3) abandoning a domestic animal (Md. Code, Criminal Law Article § 10-612);
(4) giving away animals under certain circumstances (Md. Code, Criminal Law Article § 10-610);
(5) selling or importing certain puppies and kittens (Md. Code, Criminal Law Article § 10-613);
(6) selling or coloring a chick (Md. Code, Criminal Law Article, § 10-614);
(7) injuring certain horses (Md. Code, Criminal Law Article § 10-620);
(8) killing or trapping a carrier pigeon (Md. Code, Criminal Law Article § 10-622);
(9) poisoning a dog (Md. Code, Criminal Law Article § 10-618);
(10) abuse or neglect of an animal (Md. Code, Criminal Law Article, § 10-604);
(11) aggravated cruelty to animals, in general, (Md. Code, Criminal Law Article, § 10-606);
(12) failing to take actions required for the driver of a motor vehicle that hits and injures an animal (Md. Code, Transportation Article, § 20-106); or
(13) leaving a cat or dog in a vehicle under certain circumstances (Md. Code, Transportation Article, § 21-1004.1).
(b) Regulations. The County Executive may issue regulations, consistent with State law, to interpret and implement State anti-cruelty laws in the County. (1999 L.M.C., ch. 10, § 1; 2005 L.M.C., ch. 22, § 1; 2017 L.M.C., ch. 36, §1; 2018 L.M.C., ch. 14, §1.)
Editor’s note—Section 5-201 is cited in Coroneos v. Montgomery County, 161 Md. App. 411, 869 A.2d 410 (2005).