Section 2-701 - Definitions. - Maryland Statutes

§ 2-701. Definitions.
 

(a)  In general.- In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 

(b)  Board.- "Board" means the Maryland Horse Industry Board. 

(c)  Boarding stable.- "Boarding stable" means an establishment that stables five or more horses and receives compensation for these services. 

(d)  Equine activities.- "Equine activities" includes teaching equestrian skills, participating in equestrian competitions, exhibitions or other displays of equestrian skills, and caring for, breeding, boarding, renting, riding, or training horses. 

(e)  Equine dealer, breeding stables, or rescue stables.- "Equine dealer, breeding stables, or rescue stables" includes an establishment in which five or more horses are sold or transferred each year. 

(f)  Horse.- "Horse" includes horses and ponies. 

(g)  Horse riding and rental stables.-  

(1) "Horse riding and rental stables" means an establishment in connection with which one or more horses are let for hire to be ridden or driven, either with or without the furnishing of riding or driving instruction. 

(2) "Horse riding and rental stables" includes: 

(i) Boarding stables; 

(ii) Equine dealer, breeding stables, or rescue stables; and 

(iii) Sales barns. 

(h)  Sales barns.- "Sales barns" includes an establishment where horses are sold. 
 

[1968, ch. 474; 1969, ch. 209; 1973, ch. 410; 1977, ch. 646; 1980, ch. 618, § 2; 1998, ch. 416; 2007, ch. 5, § 7; ch. 100; 2009, ch. 699.]