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ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor Ch. 449
[(4)] (5) if the person has charge or custody of an animal, as owner or
otherwise[:
(i) inflict unnecessary suffering or pain on the animal; or
(ii) ], unnecessarily fail to provide the animal with nutritious food
in sufficient quantity, necessary veterinary care, proper drink, air, space, shelter, or
protection from the weather.
(b) (1) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on
conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 90 days or a fine not exceeding
$1,000 or both.
(2) As a condition of sentencing, the court may order a defendant
convicted of violating this section to participate in and pay for psychological
counseling.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act may not be
construed to apply to lawful hunting or lawful trapping.
SECTION 2. 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take
effect October 1, 2006.
Approved May 16, 2006.
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CHAPTER 449
(House Bill 36)
AN ACT concerning
Baltimore City—Compulsory Public School Attendance—Increased Age
Range
Task Force to Study Increasing the Age Range for Compulsory School
Attendance in Maryland
Education - Task Force to Study Raising the Compulsory Public School
Attendance Age to 18
FOR the purpose of increasing the age range for compulsory public school attendance
in Baltimore City; requiring certain persons with legal custody or care and
control of certain children who reside in Baltimore City and who are between
certain ages to see that the children attend school as required; requiring the
State Board of Education, in conjunction with the Baltimore City Board of
School Commissioners, to study over a certain number of years the impact of an
increased age range for compulsory public school attendance in Baltimore City;
requiring the State Board to submit a report to certain committees of the
General Assembly on or before a certain date that includes certain information;
providing for the termination of this Act; and generally relating to an increased
age for compulsory school attendance in Baltimore City establishing the Task
Force to Study Increasing the Age Range for Compulsory School Attendance in
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