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provisions hereof, are hereby repealed to the extent of such
inconsistency.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1937.

Approved May 18, 1937.

CHAPTER 255.

AN ACT to repeal Section 256 of Article 2 of the Code of
Public Local Laws of Maryland (1930 Edition), title "Anne
Arundel County", sub-title "Dogs", and to enact in lieu
thereof 22 new sections, to be known as Sections 256 to
256U, providing for the licensing of dogs, the appointment
of dog wardens, the payment of damages caused by dogs
and for the establishment and maintenance of dog pounds
in Anne Arundel County.

"WHEREAS, The purpose of this Act is to afford protection to
persons and their property, to charge owners of dogs with
full responsibility for such ownership, while at the same time
it endeavors to ensure protection and fair treatment for man's
best friend, the dog, who, although eloquent in his own lan-
guage, of necessity stands mute before any court sitting in
judgment on him; therefore any reasonable doubt in admin-
istering this Act shall be resolved in favor of any dog whose
liberty or life is at stake; therefore

SECTION 1. Be it enacted ly the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 256 of Article 2 of the Code of Public
Local Laws (1930 Edition), title "Anne Arundel County",
sub-title "Dogs", be and it is hereby repealed, and that 22 new
sections, to be known as Sections 256 to 256U, be and they are
hereby enacted in lieu thereof.

256. For the purpose of this sub-title, and unless otherwise
required by the context:

(a) The words "person" or "owner", includes individuals,
co-partnerships, associations and corporations; the singular
includes the plural; and the masculine, the feminine and
neuter.

(ii) The word "livestock", includes only horses and other
draft animals, cattle, sheep, goats, swine, and enclosed
domestic rabbits and hares.

(c) The word "poultry", includes domestic fowl only.