Maryland · Maryland Code — Criminal Law Article
Md. Code, Crim. Law § 10-624: (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person may not: (1) crop or cut off the ear of a dog; (2) dock or cut off the tail of a dog; (3) cut off the dewclaw of a dog; or (4) surgically birth a dog
What this law says, in plain English
A person may not crop, dock, or surgically alter a dog's ears, tail, dewclaws, or perform surgical birth, except a licensed veterinarian may do so with anesthesia. Violation is a misdemeanor.
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