Section 10-614 - Transfer or coloring of chick. - Maryland Statutes

§ 10-614. Transfer or coloring of chick.
 

(a)  "Chick" defined.- In this section, "chick" means a chicken, duckling, or other fowl under the age of 3 weeks. 

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

[An. Code 1957, CL § 11-904; 2002, ch. 26, § 2.]