§ 10-602
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§10–602.
It is the intent of the General Assembly that each animal in the State be protected from intentional cruelty, including animals that are:
(1)privately owned;
(2)strays;
(3)domesticated;
(4)feral;
(5)farm animals;
(6)corporately or institutionally owned; or
(7)used in privately, locally, State, or federally funded scientific or medical activities.