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MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  3-103 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 3 - Regulation of Livestock and Poultry|Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Infectious and Contagious Livestock and Poultry Diseases|Section 3-103 - Cooperation With Federal Authorities; Appointment of Assistants in Event of Epidemic

    (a)    The Secretary may cooperate with the Department of Agriculture of the United States or other properly constituted agency of the federal government, to eradicate or control any contagious or infectious disease among livestock or poultry in the State, if the agreement provides that any work shall be controlled by the State.    (b)    In the event of an epidemic of contagious or infectious disease among livestock or poultry in the State, the Secretary may appoint the assistants necessary to suppress promptly the epidemic. The Secretary shall fix compensation for the assistants.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  3-104 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 3 - Regulation of Livestock and Poultry|Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Infectious and Contagious Livestock and Poultry Diseases|Section 3-104 - Local Health Authorities and Veterinarians Required to Report Contagious and Infectious Diseases

    (a)    Every local health authority of every county shall investigate each reported case of contagious or infectious disease of livestock or poultry in the county. If the authority finds a contagious or infectious disease, it shall report to the Secretary.    (b)    Any person practicing veterinary medicine in the State shall report immediately to the Secretary any contagious or infectious disease among livestock or poultry of which he has knowledge. The report shall be in writing, and include a description of each animal affected, the name and exact address of the owner or person in charge of the animal, if known, the exact location of the animal, and the number of susceptible domestic animals that have been exposed to the disease. The report shall be made within 48 hours after the person knows of the disease.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  3-105 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 3 - Regulation of Livestock and Poultry|Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Infectious and Contagious Livestock and Poultry Diseases|Section 3-105 - Powers of Secretary to Prevent Spread of Contagious or Infectious Diseases

    (a)    To prevent the spread of contagious or infectious diseases, the Secretary, or his agent, may:        (1)    Visit at any time the location in any county where he has reason to believe any contagious or infectious disease may exist;        (2)    Test any animal for any contagious disease by any method;        (3)    Order every animal which has been exposed to a contagious or infectious disease to be isolated in the manner he deems necessary to prevent the spread of the disease;        (4)    Order any location where any contagious or infectious disease has existed or presently exists to be quarantined, so that no domestic animal of the same species may be removed from or brought to the quarantined premises until it is properly disinfected;        (5)    Issue any order he deems necessary or expedient to prevent the communication of any infectious or contagious disease from the quarantined area;        (6)    Issue an order requiring the destruction of any animal infected with or exposed to an infectious or contagious disease, and for the proper destruction of its hide or carcass, and any object which might carry infection or contagion;        (7)    Issue an order requiring disinfection of every building, premises, vehicle, and every object which may breed or convey any infectious or contagious disease;        (8)    Destroy any building or article that is contaminated and incapable of proper disinfection;        (9)    Modify, cancel, or withdraw the terms of any order the Secretary issues pursuant to this subtitle; and        (10)    Institute a livestock patrol along the State borders to prevent any livestock affected with any contagious or infectious disease from being brought into the State contrary to the laws regulating shipment of livestock into the State.    (b)    The owner or his agent shall secure the animal to make it possible for the Secretary or his agent to apply any test.    (c)    The Secretary may order any sheriff, deputy sheriff, or other law enforcement officer of the State or of any county to provide information or assist in the execution or enforcement of any order of the Department.    (d)    For the performance of duties imposed by this section, the sheriff, deputy sheriff, or other law enforcement officer shall be compensated on a basis of performance of similar duties under existing laws.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  3-106 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 3 - Regulation of Livestock and Poultry|Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Infectious and Contagious Livestock and Poultry Diseases|Section 3-106 - Prohibiting Shipments of Livestock or Poultry

    The Secretary or his agent may prohibit the shipment of livestock or poultry into an area in which contagious disease eradication is being carried on until the livestock or poultry have been subjected to a test satisfactory to the Secretary and have been found to be free of any contagious disease. The Secretary may quarantine any animals that may have been brought into the area and require that they be tested as provided in § 3–105 of this subtitle.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  3-107 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 3 - Regulation of Livestock and Poultry|Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Infectious and Contagious Livestock and Poultry Diseases|Section 3-107 - Appraisal of Building, Article or Animal Which Is to Be Destroyed

    (a)    (1)    This section does not apply to and the Department is not responsible for the reimbursement of any person whose flock of ducks dies or is quarantined and destroyed because of an infectious or contagious disease if those ducks were imported into the State without being certified as disease free.        (2)    Before any building or article is destroyed or any animal slaughtered, the Secretary shall have the building, article, or animal appraised pursuant to the departmental rules and regulations.    (b)    There shall be two appraisers who shall be sworn before any officer authorized to administer oaths and affirmations. One shall be appointed by the owner or the agent of the owner of the building, article, or animal to be destroyed or slaughtered, and the other shall be appointed by the Secretary. If there is a disagreement, the Secretary shall appoint a third appraiser. If the owner or his agent refuses or neglects to name an appraiser, the Secretary shall appoint one.    (c)    The appraisal of any animal, together with its carcass, hide, and offal, may not exceed 90 percent of the fair market value of the animal, or $500 for any one animal. The appraisal of any building may not exceed 90 percent of its fair market value. When approved by the Secretary, the appraisal shall be filed with the Comptroller who shall issue his warrant to the Treasurer in favor of the owner for the amount of the appraisal.    (d)    If the owner of the building, article, or property is not satisfied with the appraisal, he may appeal to the circuit court of the county where the building, article, or property is located. The appeal shall be heard de novo.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  3-108 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 3 - Regulation of Livestock and Poultry|Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Infectious and Contagious Livestock and Poultry Diseases|Section 3-108 - Disposal of Carcass, Hide, and Offal of Slaughtered Animal

    When any animal is slaughtered under the provisions of this subtitle, the owner may dispose of the carcass or any part of it, the hides, and offal, pursuant to the departmental rules and regulations, and in a manner that does not tend to spread disease or endanger the public health.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  3-109 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 3 - Regulation of Livestock and Poultry|Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Infectious and Contagious Livestock and Poultry Diseases|Section 3-109 - Owner to Bury or Burn Animals Dying of Contagious or Infectious Disease

    The owner of any domestic animal that has died of a contagious or infectious disease shall bury it at a depth of at least three feet or burn it within three hours before sunset of the day following the discovery of the animal.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  3-110 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 3 - Regulation of Livestock and Poultry|Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Infectious and Contagious Livestock and Poultry Diseases|Section 3-110 - Exposure of Healthy Animals to Infected Animals

    A person may not knowingly expose any animal to an animal infected with a contagious or infectious disease, or place or cause to be placed any healthy or unexposed animal of the same species on any premises declared to be infected, until the infected animal is declared free from infection by the Secretary or agent. In addition to any penalty provided by the provisions of this article, any animal introduced into any infected location that has been declared infected shall be slaughtered by the Secretary or his agent, or upon order of the Secretary, without appraisement or compensation from the State.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  3-111 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 3 - Regulation of Livestock and Poultry|Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Infectious and Contagious Livestock and Poultry Diseases|Section 3-111 - Sale of Infected Animals; Unlawful Inoculation

    (a)    A person may not sell or otherwise dispose of an animal which he knows or has good reason to believe is infected with any contagious or infectious disease, or has been exposed to one within 90 days. Also, a person may not permit the animal to pass over any public highway, street, lane, or alley, or to graze any unfenced lot or piece of ground without the consent of the Secretary.    (b)    No person may inoculate any animal in the State with the virus of any infectious or contagious disease incident to animals without the written consent of the Secretary.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  3-112 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 3 - Regulation of Livestock and Poultry|Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Infectious and Contagious Livestock and Poultry Diseases|Section 3-112 - Passing Diseased Animal as Healthy

    An agent of the Secretary may not knowingly pass as healthy any diseased animal or any part of it contrary to the departmental rules and regulations.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  3-113 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 3 - Regulation of Livestock and Poultry|Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Infectious and Contagious Livestock and Poultry Diseases|Section 3-113 - Refusing Access or Resisting Quarantine; Concealing Disease

    (a)    A person may not refuse the Secretary or his agent access to his premises or vehicle nor resist the application of any quarantine order or rule or regulation.    (b)    A person may not conceal the fact that a contagious or infectious disease exists on his premises.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  3-114 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 3 - Regulation of Livestock and Poultry|Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Infectious and Contagious Livestock and Poultry Diseases|Section 3-114 - Prosecutions by State's Attorney

    The State’s Attorney of the appropriate county shall prosecute any person accused of violating the provisions of this subtitle and shall defend in every appeal from an appraisement.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  3-115 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 3 - Regulation of Livestock and Poultry|Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Infectious and Contagious Livestock and Poultry Diseases|Section 3-115 - Animals Posing Threat to Poultry, Livestock, or Human Safety

    (a)    The General Assembly finds and declares that it is in the public interest to insure the public health, safety, and welfare by strictly regulating in this State the importation, transportation, sale, transfer, and possession of those animals which pose a possibility of:        (1)    The introduction of a disease or pest harmful to livestock or poultry;        (2)    Problems of enforcing laws and regulations relative to agriculture and animal husbandry; or        (3)    Threatening the physical welfare of livestock or poultry populations.    (b)    (1)    For the purposes of this subsection, “animal” does not include:            (i)    Human beings;            (ii)    Livestock or poultry; or            (iii)    Wildlife regulated by the Department of Natural Resources.        (2)    The Secretary may promulgate a list of animals determined to be harmful to livestock or poultry and prohibit or restrict their transportation, importation, sale, transfer, and possession in this State.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  3-116 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 3 - Regulation of Livestock and Poultry|Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Infectious and Contagious Livestock and Poultry Diseases|Section 3-116 - Administrative Penalties

    (a)    In lieu of or in addition to any penalty provided by this title, the Secretary may impose an administrative penalty on any person who violates any provision of this title.    (b)    The penalty imposed under this section may not exceed $10,000.    (c)    All penalties collected under this section shall be distributed to the Animal Health Fund established under § 3–117 of this subtitle.    (d)    The Secretary shall adopt regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this section.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  3-117 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 3 - Regulation of Livestock and Poultry|Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Infectious and Contagious Livestock and Poultry Diseases|Section 3-117 - Animal Health Fund

    (a)    In this section, “Fund” means the Animal Health Fund.    (b)    There is an Animal Health Fund.    (c)    The purpose of the Fund is to defray the Department’s cost of issuing orders or conducting site visits and animal testing to prevent the spread of contagious or infectious diseases.    (d)    The Department shall administer the Fund.    (e)    (1)    The Fund is a special, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7-302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.        (2)    The Treasurer shall hold the Fund separately, and the Comptroller shall account for the Fund.    (f)    The Fund consists of:        (1)    Administrative penalties distributed to the Fund under § 3-116(c) of this subtitle;        (2)    Money appropriated in the State budget to the Fund;        (3)    Any investment earnings of the Fund; and        (4)    Any other money from any other source accepted for the benefit of the Fund.    (g)    The Fund may be used only for defraying the Department’s cost of issuing orders or conducting site visits and animal testing to prevent the spread of contagious or infectious diseases.    (h)    (1)    The Treasurer shall invest the money of the Fund in the same manner as other State money may be invested.        (2)    Any investment earnings of the Fund shall be credited to the Fund.    (i)    Expenditures from the Fund may be made only in accordance with the State budget.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  3-118 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 3 - Regulation of Livestock and Poultry|Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Infectious and Contagious Livestock and Poultry Diseases|Section 3-118 - Prohibited Actions Concerning Animal Information

    (a)    A person may not willfully make a false statement to the Department as to:        (1)    The identity of an animal;        (2)    The location of an animal;        (3)    The place of origin or destination of an animal; or        (4)    The health status of an animal, including whether an animal is infected with or has been exposed to a contagious or infectious disease.    (b)    A person may not willfully provide false information on any report to the Department or provide false information to any person completing any animal health certificate, any laboratory report, or other document pertaining to the health status of any animal.    (c)    A person may not willfully alter any animal health certificate or report issued by a veterinarian, any laboratory, any agency of the State of Maryland or its political subdivisions, any agency of the United States or the several states, U.S. territories and the District of Columbia or any sovereign nation regarding the health of any animal entering, leaving, transiting, or residing in the State.    (d)    A person may not knowingly possess any altered animal health certificate or animal health report or present to any party as genuine, an altered or invalid animal health certificate or report regarding the health of any animal entering, leaving, transiting, or residing in the State.    (e)    A person may not willfully alter, damage, use, or attempt to use, with the intention to deceive, any animal cargo seal device, an animal or premises identification number, an animal or premises identification device, or an animal or premises registration document used in any animal health program of the Department.    (f)    A person may not knowingly make false statements or misrepresentations of fact to the Department in the application for any animal health program license, permit, registration, certification, diagnostic service, or an application for participation in any other animal health program of the Department.    (g)    A person may not willfully alter any license, permit, registration, certificate, laboratory or other report, order, sign, or any other completed document issued by the Department for the purpose of regulating or promoting animal health.    (h)    A person may not knowingly possess or present to any party as genuine, an altered or invalid license, permit, registration, certificate, laboratory or other report, order, or any other completed document issued by the Department for the purpose of regulating or promoting animal health.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  3-119 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 3 - Regulation of Livestock and Poultry|Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Infectious and Contagious Livestock and Poultry Diseases|Section 3-119 - Violations; Injunction

    (a)    (1)    The Department may bring an action for an injunction against any person violating the provisions of this subtitle, or violating any valid order or quarantine issued by the Department.        (2)    In any action for an injunction brought under this section, any finding of the Department after a hearing shall be prima facie evidence of each fact found.    (b)    (1)    On a showing by the Department that any person is violating or is about to violate the provisions of this subtitle or is violating or is about to violate any valid order or quarantine issued by the Department, an injunction shall be granted without the necessity of showing a lack of adequate remedy at law.        (2)    In circumstances of an emergency creating conditions of imminent danger to animal health, the Department may institute an action for an immediate injunction to halt any activity causing the danger.        (3)    An injunction instituted under paragraph (2) of this subsection shall be issued without bond.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  3-201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 3 - Regulation of Livestock and Poultry|Subtitle 2 - Regulation of Biological Products and Tests|Section 3-201 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Biological product” means any product derived from or containing microorganisms or animal tissues removed from the animal and used for diagnosing, treating, or immunizing against livestock or poultry diseases.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  3-201.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 3 - Regulation of Livestock and Poultry|Subtitle 2 - Regulation of Biological Products and Tests|Section 3-201.1 - Possession, Sale or Distribution of Certain Biological Products Prohibited; Exceptions

    (a)    (1)    Except as provided in this subsection, a person may not possess, sell, donate, or distribute any biological product that is usable for the treatment or prevention of a disease transmissible to a human being.        (2)    This subsection does not apply to:            (i)    A physician licensed to practice in this State;            (ii)    A veterinarian licensed to practice in this State;            (iii)    A person who sells or distributes a biological product to a physician or veterinarian licensed to practice in this State;            (iv)    A person employed by the Maryland Department of Health who possesses the biological product under an official program that is being conducted by that Department;            (v)    A person who, while engaged in the service of a bona fide product laboratory, performs research or an investigation of or about a biological product;            (vi)    The following products used for immunizing animals: leptospirosis vaccines and bacterins, staphylococcus bacterins and toxoids, streptococcus bacterins and toxoids, newcastle disease vaccine, erysipelas vaccines and bacterins, tetanus toxoids and such other products as may by regulation be granted exception; or            (vii)    Any other person to whom the Secretary grants an exception that is based on a finding:                1.    That there is a need; and                2.    That the exception would not impose a serious health hazard.    (b)    Except as authorized by the Secretary, a person may not possess, sell, donate, or distribute any biological product that is designated by the Secretary for use in a current government program for the control of animal disease.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  3-202 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 3 - Regulation of Livestock and Poultry|Subtitle 2 - Regulation of Biological Products and Tests|Section 3-202 - Applicability of Subtitle

    This subtitle does not apply to any act that is subject to exclusive regulation under any federal act.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  3-203 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 3 - Regulation of Livestock and Poultry|Subtitle 2 - Regulation of Biological Products and Tests|Section 3-203 - Biological Products Laboratory

    (a)    The Secretary may establish, equip, and supervise a biological laboratory for producing any biological product in the State and for investigating and testing biological methods and products for treating livestock and poultry diseases.    (b)    The Secretary may cooperate with the University System of Maryland to prepare, test, use, and distribute biological products.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  3-204 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 3 - Regulation of Livestock and Poultry|Subtitle 2 - Regulation of Biological Products and Tests|Section 3-204 - Tests, Investigations, and Research

    (a)    The Secretary may conduct tests and investigations of any biological product and perform research at the biological products laboratory.    (b)    Upon request of any governmental unit or political subdivision of the State, the Secretary shall conduct requested tests and investigations of any biological product for public purposes.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  3-205 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 3 - Regulation of Livestock and Poultry|Subtitle 2 - Regulation of Biological Products and Tests|Section 3-205 - Sale of Biological Products by Secretary

    The Secretary may sell any biological product to any licensed physician or veterinarian. The Secretary may charge a fee to cover the approximate cost of producing the biological product.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  3-206 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 3 - Regulation of Livestock and Poultry|Subtitle 2 - Regulation of Biological Products and Tests|Section 3-206 - Experiments With Consent of Secretary

    Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, the Secretary may authorize any person not connected with the State laboratory he deems qualified to make experiments with any biological product.