§ 10-605. Attending dogfights or cockfights

MD Crim Law Code § 10-605 (2019) (N/A)
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(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.

(c)    (1)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $2,500 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.