Maryland § 10-603

§ 10-603.

    Sections 10–601 through 10–608 and 10–626 of this subtitle do not apply to:

        (1)    customary and normal veterinary and agricultural husbandry practices including dehorning, castration, tail docking, and limit feeding;

        (2)    research conducted in accordance with protocols approved by an animal care and use committee, as required under the federal Animal Welfare Act or the federal Health Research Extension Act;

        (3)    an activity that may cause unavoidable physical pain to an animal if the person performing the activity uses the most humane method reasonably available, including:

            (i)    food processing;

            (ii)    pest elimination;

            (iii)    animal training; and

            (iv)    any hunting or fishing activity completed in accordance with Title 4 or Title 10 of the Natural Resources Article or any regulations adopted under those titles; or

        (4)    normal human activities in which the infliction of pain to an animal is purely incidental and unavoidable.