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<section article="gag" article_name="Agriculture" number="2-305" title_number="2" title_name="Department of Agriculture" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “animal control facility” means a humane society, as defined in § 10–601 of the Criminal Law Article, or a county or municipal designated animal shelter.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Board, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Board, may issue a license to an animal control facility to allow the animal control facility to administer:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Drugs needed to sedate, euthanize, or sedate and euthanize animals; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Rabies vaccines in accordance with § 18–313 of the Health – General Article.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <level label="i">
        <text>The owner of an animal control facility shall apply for the license.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The Board shall issue a license in the name of the owner of an animal control facility.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The application shall designate one individual at the facility responsible for the drugs and rabies vaccines.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The annual license fee is $100.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>In accordance with procedures set out in § 2–311 of this subtitle, the Board may:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Reject an application for a license; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Suspend or revoke a license for failure to comply with the Board’s regulations.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>An animal control facility licensed under this section shall comply with the Board’s requirements relating to employee training.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>A member of the Board, or the Board’s designated inspector, may enter an animal control facility licensed under this section at any reasonable hour to enforce the Board’s regulations.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>In consultation with the Maryland Department of Health, the Board shall adopt regulations necessary to carry out this section.</text>
  </level>
</section>
