§ 19-105
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§19–105.
(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.