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Bill Status: Died |
 | Bonding and Forfeiture
Bill Number: MD H.B. 1299
HSUS Position: Support
Legislature Status: Adjourned
Establishes procedure allowing for seizure or impoundment of animals in cases of animal cruelty or neglect; requires owner to pay costs of care if court finds the seizure or impoundment was justified; allows owner to surrender animal at any time; requires owner to post bond to cover costs of care if the owner is charged with animal cruelty. |
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Bill Status: Failed |
| Dogs in Pickups
Bill Number: MD S.B. 110 & H.B. 546
HSUS Position: Support
Legislature Status: Adjourned
Prohibits a person from transporting pets in or on a truck or trailer on a highway unless the truck or trailer is enclosed or unless the pet is confined. |
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Bill Status: Failed |
| Frederick County Safety Zone Reduction
Bill Number: MD S.B. 713 & H.B. 906
HSUS Position: Oppose
Legislature Status: Adjourned
Reduces the “safety zone” for bowhunting in Frederick County from 150 yards to 50 yards around residences or churches. |
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Bill Status: Passed Senate |
| Fur Labeling
Bill Number: MD H.B. 208 & S.B. 342
HSUS Position: Support
Legislature Status: Adjourned
Requires all garments containing fur to be labeled with the species of animal and country of origin.
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Bill Status: Passed House |
| Montgomery County Trapping Ban
Bill Number: MD H.B. 831
HSUS Position: Support
Legislature Status: Adjourned
Bans body-crushing traps in Montgomery County; removes the exemption allowing leghold traps to be used on farmland. |
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Bill Status: Passed Senate |
| Pet Protective Orders
Bill Number: MD S.B. 736 & H.B. 901
HSUS Position: Support
Legislature Status: Adjourned
Allows the inclusion of protections for pets and service animals in protective orders. |
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Bill Status: Signed into Law |
| Pet Trusts
Bill Number: MD H.B. 149
HSUS Position: Support
Legislature Status: Adjourned
Allows for the creation of pet trusts. |
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| State |
Bill Status: Failed |
| Puppy Mills
Bill Number: MD S.B. 318 & H.B. 495
HSUS Position: Support
Legislature Status: Adjourned
Prohibits a person from owning more than 50 breeding dogs over the age of 4 months at any time; establishing enclosure size and exercise requirements for people owning more than 10 breeding dogs over the age of 4 months. |
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Bill Status: Failed |
| Sunday Hunting in Baltimore County
Bill Number: MD H.B. 663
HSUS Position: Oppose
Legislature Status: Adjourned
Allows bowhunting of deer on private property on specified Sundays in Baltimore County. |
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Bill Status: Passed House |
| Surgical Procedures
Bill Number: MD H.B. 681
HSUS Position: Support
Legislature Status: Adjourned
Makes it a misdemeanor to perform surgical operations on an animal without a license. |
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