Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 1 - General Provisions
Section 19-105 - Commercial Sales of Dogs or Cats -- Prohibited Acts

(a)    This section does not apply to:
        (1)    an animal welfare organization or animal control unit displaying dogs or cats for adoption or the adoption of dogs or cats from an animal welfare organization or animal control unit; or
        (2)    a dog breeder and a specific individual purchaser conducting a prearranged sale of a dog if the location of the prearranged sale is not at a regularly scheduled or recurring event.
    (b)    A person may not offer for sale, sell, offer to transfer, transfer, barter, trade, or auction a dog or cat at any public place, including:
        (1)    a street;
        (2)    a highway;
        (3)    a public right–of–way;
        (4)    a public parking lot;
        (5)    a carnival;
        (6)    a boardwalk;
        (7)    a swap meet;
        (8)    a fair; or
        (9)    a flea market.
    (c)    An animal control officer under the jurisdiction of the State or a local governing body and an officer of a society or association, incorporated under the laws of the State for the prevention of cruelty to animals, authorized to make arrests under § 10–609 of the Criminal Law Article may enforce subsection (b) of this section.
    (d)    A person who violates this section is subject to:
        (1)    for a first violation, a civil penalty not exceeding $500;
        (2)    for a second violation, a civil penalty not exceeding $1,000; and
        (3)    for a third or subsequent violation, a civil penalty not exceeding $1,500.

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