§ 5-502. Definitions.  


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  • In this Article, the following words have the meanings indicated:
    Animal care facility means an animal shelter maintained by, or under contract with, any state, county, or municipality, and whose mission and practice is, in whole or significant part, the rescue and placement of animals in permanent homes.
    Cat means any individual of the species of the domestic cat, felis catus.
    Dog means any individual of the species of the domestic dog, canis lupus familiaris, or any resultant hybrid.
    Non-profit rescue organization means a non-profit organization that has tax exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and whose mission and practice is, in whole or in significant part, the rescue and placement of animals in permanent homes.
    Offer for sale means to display, sell, deliver, offer for sale or adoption, advertise for the sale of, barter, auction, give away, or otherwise dispose of a dog or cat.
    Retail pet store means a store that is required to comply with Title 19, Subtitle 7 of the Business Regulation Article of the Maryland Code. (, § 1; 2020 L.M.C., ch. 18, §1.)