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MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  10-624 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 10 - Crimes Against Public Health, Conduct, and Sensibilities|Subtitle 6 - Crimes Relating to Animals|Section 10-624 - Unauthorized Surgery on Dogs

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person may not:        (1)    crop or cut off the ear of a dog;        (2)    dock or cut off the tail of a dog;        (3)    cut off the dewclaw of a dog; or        (4)    surgically birth a dog.    (b)    A procedure described in subsection (a) of this section may be performed by a licensed veterinarian using anesthesia when appropriate on the animal.    (c)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to:        (1)    for a first offense, imprisonment not exceeding 90 days or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both; and        (2)    for a second or subsequent offense, imprisonment not exceeding 180 days or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  10-625 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 10 - Crimes Against Public Health, Conduct, and Sensibilities|Subtitle 6 - Crimes Relating to Animals|Section 10-625 - Unauthorized Surgical Devocalization of Cat or Dog

    (a)    (1)    “Devocalize” means to perform a surgical procedure involving cutting, notching, punching, abrading, lasering, suturing, or otherwise physically altering the vocal apparatus of a dog or cat with the intent of altering, reducing, or eliminating vocal sounds produced by the animal.        (2)    “Devocalize” includes debarking, devoicing, silencing, ventriculocordectomy, vocal cordectomy, bark reduction, and bark softening.    (b)    Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a person may not surgically devocalize a dog or cat.    (c)    A licensed veterinarian may surgically devocalize a dog or cat only if:        (1)    anesthesia is administered to the animal during the procedure; and        (2)    the veterinarian provides the owner or keeper of the animal a written certification that:            (i)    states that the procedure on the animal was medically necessary to treat or relieve a physical illness, a disease, or an injury, or to correct a congenital abnormality that is causing or will cause the animal medical harm or pain; and            (ii)    contains:                1.    the date and description of the veterinarian’s examination and evaluation;                2.    supporting diagnoses and findings;                3.    the name and current address and telephone number of the animal’s owner or keeper; and                4.    the name and current address and telephone number, State license number, and signature of the veterinarian.    (d)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to:        (1)    for a first offense, imprisonment not exceeding 90 days or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both; and        (2)    for a second or subsequent offense, imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $2,000 or both.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  10-701 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 10 - Crimes Against Public Health, Conduct, and Sensibilities|Subtitle 7 - Maryland Uniform Flag Law|Section 10-701 - "Flag" Defined

    In this subtitle, “flag” includes any size flag, standard, color, ensign, or shield made of any substance or represented or produced on any substance, that purports to be a flag, standard, color, ensign, or shield of the United States or of this State.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  10-702 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 10 - Crimes Against Public Health, Conduct, and Sensibilities|Subtitle 7 - Maryland Uniform Flag Law|Section 10-702 - Scope of Subtitle

    This subtitle does not apply to:         (1)    an act allowed by the statutes of the United States or of this State, or by the regulations of the armed forces of the United States; or        (2)    a document or product, stationery, ornament, picture, apparel, or jewelry that depicts a flag without a design or words on the flag and that is not connected with an advertisement.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  10-704 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 10 - Crimes Against Public Health, Conduct, and Sensibilities|Subtitle 7 - Maryland Uniform Flag Law|Section 10-704 - Mutilation

    (a)    A person may not intentionally mutilate, deface, destroy, burn, trample, or use a flag:        (1)    in a manner intended to incite or produce an imminent breach of the peace; and        (2)    under circumstances likely to incite or produce an imminent breach of the peace.    (b)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  10-705 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 10 - Crimes Against Public Health, Conduct, and Sensibilities|Subtitle 7 - Maryland Uniform Flag Law|Section 10-705 - Construction of Subtitle

    This subtitle shall be construed to carry out its general purpose and to make uniform the laws of the states that enact it.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  10-706 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 10 - Crimes Against Public Health, Conduct, and Sensibilities|Subtitle 7 - Maryland Uniform Flag Law|Section 10-706 - Short Title

    This subtitle may be cited as the Maryland Uniform Flag Law.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  11-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 11 - Indecency and Obscenity|Subtitle 1 - Adult Sexual Displays and Related Crimes|Section 11-101 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Advertising purposes” means the purpose of propagandizing in connection with the commercial:        (1)    sale of a product;        (2)    offering of a service; or        (3)    exhibition of entertainment.    (c)    “Sadomasochistic abuse” means:        (1)    flagellation or torture committed by or inflicted on an individual who is:            (i)    nude;            (ii)    wearing only undergarments; or            (iii)    wearing a revealing or bizarre costume; or        (2)    binding, fettering, or otherwise physically restraining an individual who is:            (i)    nude;            (ii)    wearing only undergarments; or            (iii)    wearing a revealing or bizarre costume.    (d)    “Sexual conduct” means:        (1)    human masturbation;        (2)    sexual intercourse;        (3)    whether alone or with another individual or animal, any touching of or contact with:            (i)    the genitals, buttocks, or pubic areas of an individual; or            (ii)    breasts of a female individual; or        (4)    lascivious exhibition of the genitals or pubic area of any person.    (e)    “Sexual excitement” means:        (1)    the condition of the human genitals when in a state of sexual stimulation;        (2)    the condition of the human female breasts when in a state of sexual stimulation; or        (3)    the sensual experiences of individuals engaging in or witnessing sexual conduct or nudity.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  11-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 11 - Indecency and Obscenity|Subtitle 1 - Adult Sexual Displays and Related Crimes|Section 11-102 - Adult Sexual Displays -- Selling or Offering to Sell to Minor

    (a)    A person may not knowingly sell or offer to sell to a minor:        (1)    a picture, photograph, drawing, sculpture, motion picture, film, or other visual representation or image of an individual or portion of the human body that depicts sadomasochistic abuse, sexual conduct, or sexual excitement;        (2)    a book, magazine, paperback, pamphlet, or other written or printed matter however reproduced, that contains:            (i)    any matter enumerated in item (1) of this section;            (ii)    obscene material; or            (iii)    explicit verbal descriptions or narrative accounts of sadomasochistic abuse, sexual conduct, or sexual excitement; or        (3)    a sound recording that contains:            (i)    obscene material; or            (ii)    explicit verbal descriptions or narrative accounts of sadomasochistic abuse, sexual conduct, or sexual excitement.    (b)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  11-103 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 11 - Indecency and Obscenity|Subtitle 1 - Adult Sexual Displays and Related Crimes|Section 11-103 - Adult Sexual Displays -- Exhibition to Minors

    (a)    This section applies to a motion picture show or other presentation, whether animated or live, that wholly or partly:        (1)    depicts or reveals:            (i)    sadomasochistic abuse;            (ii)    sexual conduct; or            (iii)    sexual excitement; or        (2)    includes obscene material or explicit verbal descriptions or narrative accounts of sexual conduct.    (b)    For monetary consideration or other valuable commodity or service, a person may not knowingly:        (1)    exhibit to a minor without the presence of the minor’s parent or guardian a motion picture show or other presentation described in subsection (a) of this section;        (2)    sell to a minor an admission ticket or other means to gain entrance to a motion picture show or other presentation described in subsection (a) of this section; or        (3)    admit a minor without the presence of the minor’s parent or guardian to premises where a motion picture show or other presentation described in subsection (a) of this section is exhibited.    (c)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  11-104 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 11 - Indecency and Obscenity|Subtitle 1 - Adult Sexual Displays and Related Crimes|Section 11-104 - Adult Sexual Displays -- Allowing Minors to Enter or Remain on Premises

    (a)    A person who operates or is employed in a sales, cashier, or managerial capacity in a retail establishment may not knowingly allow a minor without the presence of the minor’s parent or guardian to enter or remain on any premises where an item or activity detailed in § 11-102(a) of this subtitle is shown, displayed, or depicted.    (b)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  11-104.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 11 - Indecency and Obscenity|Subtitle 1 - Adult Sexual Displays and Related Crimes|Section 11-104.1 - Adult Sexual Displays -- Allowing Minors to Enter or Remain on Premises -- Bookstores and Entertainment Venues

    (a)    In Harford County and Cecil County, a person who operates a bookstore or entertainment venue in which an item or activity described in § 11-102 or § 11-103 of this subtitle is shown, displayed, or depicted and constitutes a majority of the items or activities offered for sale or rental by the bookstore or entertainment venue:        (1)    shall require each individual upon entering the premises to display a driver’s license or an identification card that substantiates the individual’s age; and        (2)    may not knowingly allow a minor to remain on the premises.    (b)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  11-105 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 11 - Indecency and Obscenity|Subtitle 1 - Adult Sexual Displays and Related Crimes|Section 11-105 - Adult Sexual Displays -- Displaying or Allowing Display for Advertising Purposes

    (a)    A person may not knowingly display for advertising purposes a picture, photograph, drawing, sculpture, or other visual representation or image of an individual or portion of a human body that:        (1)    depicts sadomasochistic abuse;        (2)    depicts sexual conduct as defined by § 11–101(d)(1), (2), or (3) of this subtitle;        (3)    depicts sexual excitement; or        (4)    contains a verbal description or narrative account of sadomasochistic abuse, sexual conduct, or sexual excitement.    (b)    A person may not knowingly allow a display described in subsection (a) of this section on premises that the person owns, rents, or manages.    (c)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  11-106 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 11 - Indecency and Obscenity|Subtitle 1 - Adult Sexual Displays and Related Crimes|Section 11-106 - Adult Sexual Displays -- Presumptions

    For purposes of §§ 11-101 through 11-105 of this subtitle, an employee of a person who operates premises where a public display violates this subtitle is presumed to have been the operator of the premises when the violation occurred if the employee was on the premises at the time of the violation.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  11-107 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 11 - Indecency and Obscenity|Subtitle 1 - Adult Sexual Displays and Related Crimes|Section 11-107 - Indecent Exposure

    A person convicted of indecent exposure is guilty of a misdemeanor and is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  11-201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 11 - Indecency and Obscenity|Subtitle 2 - Obscene Matter|Section 11-201 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Distribute” means to transfer possession.    (c)    “Knowingly” means having knowledge of the character and content of the matter.    (d)    “Matter” means:        (1)    a book, magazine, newspaper, or other printed or written material;        (2)    a picture, drawing, photograph, motion picture, or other pictorial representation;        (3)    a statue or other figure;        (4)    a recording, transcription, or mechanical, chemical, or electrical reproduction; or        (5)    any other article, equipment, machine, or material.    (e)    “Sadomasochistic abuse” has the meaning stated in § 11-101 of this title.    (f)    “Sexual conduct” has the meaning stated in § 11-101 of this title.    (g)    “Sexual excitement” has the meaning stated in § 11-101 of this title.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  11-202 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 11 - Indecency and Obscenity|Subtitle 2 - Obscene Matter|Section 11-202 - Obscene Matter -- Distribution, Exhibition, Importation, and Publication

    (a)    A person may not:        (1)    knowingly send or cause to be sent any obscene matter into the State for sale or distribution;        (2)    knowingly bring or cause to be brought any obscene matter into the State for sale or distribution;        (3)    in the State prepare, publish, print, exhibit, distribute, or offer to distribute any obscene matter; or        (4)    possess any obscene matter in the State with the intent to distribute, offer to distribute, or exhibit.    (b)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to:        (1)    for a first violation, imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both; and        (2)    for each subsequent violation, imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.    (c)    (1)    The State’s Attorney may maintain an action for an injunction in the circuit court against a person to prevent the sale, further sale, distribution, further distribution, acquisition, publication, or possession within the State of any book, magazine, pamphlet, newspaper, story paper, writing paper, picture, card, drawing, photograph, motion picture film or showing, or any article, item, or instrument the use of which is obscene.        (2)    The circuit court may enjoin the sale or distribution of a book, magazine, motion picture film or showing, or other publication or item that is prohibited under this section from sale or distribution.        (3)    After being served a summons and complaint in an action by the State’s Attorney under this section, a person who sells, distributes, or acquires the enjoined material is chargeable with knowledge of the contents of the materials described in this section.        (4)    The defendant is entitled to a trial of the issues within 1 day after joinder of issue.        (5)    The court shall render a decision within 2 days after the conclusion of the trial.        (6)    If an order or judgment is entered in favor of the State’s Attorney, the final order or judgment shall contain provisions:            (i)    directing the person to surrender the obscene matter to the peace officer designated by the court or the county sheriff; and            (ii)    directing the peace officer or county sheriff to seize and destroy the obscene matter.        (7)    In an action brought under this section, the State’s Attorney is not:            (i)    required to file a bond before an injunction order is issued;            (ii)    liable for costs; or            (iii)    liable for damages sustained because of the injunction order if judgment is rendered in favor of the defendant.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  11-204 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 11 - Indecency and Obscenity|Subtitle 2 - Obscene Matter|Section 11-204 - Obscene Performance in Certain Counties

    (a)    This section applies only in Allegany, Anne Arundel, Charles, Howard, Somerset, Wicomico, and Worcester counties.    (b)    (1)    A person may not prepare, give, direct, present, perform or participate in an obscene performance, exhibition, drama, play, show, dancing exhibition, tableau, or other entertainment in which individuals perform or participate live in an obscene manner in the presence of individuals who have paid any kind of consideration to observe the exhibition or performance.        (2)    An owner, lessee, or manager of a building, garden, place, room, structure, or theater may not knowingly allow or assent to the use of the premises for the types of exhibitions prohibited by paragraph (1) of this subsection.    (c)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to:        (1)    for a first violation, imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both; and        (2)    for each subsequent violation, imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  11-205 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 11 - Indecency and Obscenity|Subtitle 2 - Obscene Matter|Section 11-205 - Obscene Matter -- Advertising

    (a)    A person may not knowingly:        (1)    write or create advertising or otherwise promote the sale or distribution of matter the person represents or holds out to be obscene; or        (2)    solicit the publication of advertising that promotes the sale or distribution of matter the person represents or holds out to be obscene.    (b)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to:        (1)    for a first violation, imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both; and        (2)    for each subsequent violation, imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  11-206 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 11 - Indecency and Obscenity|Subtitle 2 - Obscene Matter|Section 11-206 - Obscene Matter -- Requiring Acceptance

    (a)    (1)    A person may not knowingly require a purchaser or consignee to receive obscene matter as a condition to a sale, allocation, consignment, or delivery for resale of a paper, magazine, book, periodical, publication, or other merchandise.        (2)    In response to a person’s return of or failure to accept obscene matter, a person may not knowingly:            (i)    deny or revoke a franchise;            (ii)    threaten to deny or revoke a franchise; or            (iii)    impose a financial or other penalty.    (b)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to:        (1)    for a first violation, imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both; and        (2)    for each subsequent violation, imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  11-207 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 11 - Indecency and Obscenity|Subtitle 2 - Obscene Matter|Section 11-207 - Child Pornography

    (a)    A person may not:        (1)    cause, induce, solicit, or knowingly allow a minor to engage as a subject in the production of obscene matter or a visual representation or performance that depicts a minor engaged as a subject in sadomasochistic abuse or sexual conduct;        (2)    photograph or film a minor engaging in an obscene act, sadomasochistic abuse, or sexual conduct;        (3)    use a computer to depict or describe a minor engaging in an obscene act, sadomasochistic abuse, or sexual conduct;        (4)    knowingly promote, advertise, solicit, distribute, or possess with the intent to distribute any matter, visual representation, or performance:            (i)    that depicts a minor engaged as a subject in sadomasochistic abuse or sexual conduct; or            (ii)    in a manner that reflects the belief, or that is intended to cause another to believe, that the matter, visual representation, or performance depicts a minor engaged as a subject of sadomasochistic abuse or sexual conduct; or        (5)    use a computer to knowingly compile, enter, transmit, make, print, publish, reproduce, cause, allow, buy, sell, receive, exchange, or disseminate any notice, statement, advertisement, or minor’s name, telephone number, place of residence, physical characteristics, or other descriptive or identifying information for the purpose of engaging in, facilitating, encouraging, offering, or soliciting unlawful sadomasochistic abuse or sexual conduct of or with a minor.    (b)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to:        (1)    for a first violation, imprisonment not exceeding 10 years or a fine not exceeding $25,000 or both; and        (2)    for each subsequent violation, imprisonment not exceeding 20 years or a fine not exceeding $50,000 or both.    (c)    (1)    (i)    This paragraph applies only if the minor’s identity is unknown or the minor is outside the jurisdiction of the State.            (ii)    In an action brought under this section, the State is not required to identify or produce testimony from the minor who is depicted in the obscene matter or in any visual representation or performance that depicts the minor engaged as a subject in sadomasochistic abuse or sexual conduct.        (2)    The trier of fact may determine whether an individual who is depicted in an obscene matter, or any visual representation or performance as the subject in sadomasochistic abuse or sexual conduct, was a minor by:            (i)    observation of the matter depicting the individual;            (ii)    oral testimony by a witness to the production of the matter, representation, or performance;            (iii)    expert medical testimony; or            (iv)    any other method authorized by an applicable provision of law or rule of evidence.