{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-10-602","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Criminal Law § 10–602","heading":"","body":"It is the intent of the General Assembly that each animal in the State be protected from intentional cruelty, including animals that are:\n(1) privately owned;\n(2) strays;\n(3) domesticated;\n(4) feral;\n(5) farm animals;\n(6) corporately or institutionally owned; or\n(7) used in privately, locally, State, or federally funded scientific or medical activities.","path":["Article - Criminal Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcr\u0026section=10-602","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:08Z","sha256":"cd0a5cc5ed0d654305a19843fe9570d85bf79dc47788a8fd1e59501936dec236","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-10-601","next":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-10-603"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}