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Md. Code Ann., Crim. Law § 10-620

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Current — January 1, 2021
As of January 1, 2019
(a) In this section, “equine” includes horses, donkeys, mules, and ponies.
(b) This section does not apply to the owner of the equine or a person acting on behalf of or at the direction of the owner of the equine.
(a) A person may not: (1) willfully and maliciously interfere with, injure, destroy, or tamper with a horse used for racing or breeding or for a competitive exhibition of skill, breed, or stamina; (2) willfully start, instigate, engage in, or further an act that interferes with, injures, destroys, or tampers with a horse used for racing or breeding or for a competitive exhibition of skill, breed, or stamina; or (3) commit an act that tends to interfere with, injure, destroy, or tamper with a horse used for racing or breeding or for a competitive exhibition of skill, breed, or stamina.
(c) A person may not: (1) willfully and maliciously interfere with, injure, destroy, or tamper with an equine used for: (i) racing or breeding; (ii) a competitive exhibition of skill, breed, or stamina; or (iii) any other lawful activity; (2) willfully start, instigate, engage in, or further an act that interferes with, injures, destroys, or tampers with an equine used for: (i) racing or breeding; (ii) a competitive exhibition of skill, breed, or stamina; or (iii) any other lawful activity; or (3) commit an act that tends to interfere with, injure, destroy, or tamper with an equine used for: (i) racing or breeding; (ii) a competitive exhibition of skill, breed, or stamina; or (iii) any other lawful activity.
(b) A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment of not less than 1 year and not exceeding 3 years.
(d) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both.

Official source: Maryland General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Maryland statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.