Maryland · Maryland Code — Criminal Law Article

Md. Code, Crim. Law § 10-618: (a) A person may not willfully and maliciously give poison or ground glass to a dog, or expose poison or ground glass, with the intent that a dog ingest it

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

A person commits a misdemeanor by willfully and maliciously giving poison or ground glass to a dog or exposing it with intent for the dog to ingest it, punishable by fines up to $100 per violation.

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