§ 10-614. Transfer or coloring of chick

MD Crim Law Code § 10-614 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    In this section, “chick” means a chicken, duckling, or other fowl under the age of 3 weeks.

(b)    This section does not prohibit the sale or display of a chick in proper facilities by a breeder or store engaged in the business of selling chicks for commercial breeding and raising.

(c)    A person may not:

(1)    sell, offer for sale, barter, or give away a chick as a pet, toy, premium, or novelty; or

(2)    color, dye, stain, or otherwise change the natural color of a chick.

(d)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $25.