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2004 LAWS OF MARYLAND

another fowl, cock, or other bird; prohibiting a person from possessing, owning,
selling, transporting, or training a dog or a fowl, cock, or other bird with the
intent to use the animal for certain purposes; prohibiting a person from
possessing certain implements or devices relating to a fowl, cock, or other bird
fighting with another fowl, cock, or other bird under certain circumstances;
prohibiting a person from knowingly allowing certain premises to be used to
conduct dogfights or fights between fowl, cocks, or other birds; prohibiting a
person from arranging or conducting a dogfight or a fight in which a fowl, cock,
or other bird fights another fowl, cock, or other bird; defining certain terms;
authorizing a court to order psychological counseling under certain
circumstances; establishing certain penalties; and generally relating to animal
cruelty, dogfighting, and cockfighting.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Criminal Law
Section 10-605, 10-607, and 10-608
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2002 Volume and 2003 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Criminal Law

10-605.

(a) A person may not knowingly attend a deliberately conducted dogfight as a
spectator.

(B) A PERSON MAY NOT KNOWINGLY ATTEND AS A SPECTATOR A
DELIBERATELY CONDUCTED EVENT THAT USES A FOWL, COCK, OR OTHER BIRD TO
FIGHT WITH ANOTHER FOWL, COCK, OR OTHER BIRD.

[(b)] (C) (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.

10-607:

(a) A person may not:

(1)     use or allow a dog to be used in a dogfight; [or]

(2)     arrange or conduct a dogfight;

(3)      POSSESS, OWN, SELL, TRANSPORT, OR TRAIN A DOG FOR THE
PURPOSE OF BEING USED WITH THE INTENT TO USE THE DOG IN A DOGFIGHT; OR

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