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<section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="10-626" title_number="10" title_name="Crimes Against Public Health, Conduct, and Sensibilities" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Crimes Relating to Animals">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “service animal” has the meaning stated in § 7–701 of the Human Services Article.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A person may not willfully and maliciously:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>kill a service animal or allow an animal that the person owns or over which the person has immediate control to kill a service animal;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>injure a service animal or allow an animal that the person owns or over which the person has immediate control to injure a service animal; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>interfere with the use of a service animal or allow an animal that the person owns or over which the person has immediate control to interfere with the use of a service animal.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A person who violates subsection (b)(1) or (2) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 2 years or a fine not exceeding $2,500 or both.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A person who violates subsection (b)(3) of 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.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>As a condition of sentencing, the court may order a defendant convicted of violating this section to pay, in addition to fines and costs, full restitution for all damages arising out of the offense, including:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the value of the service animal;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>replacement and training or retraining expenses for the service animal and handler;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>veterinary and other medical and boarding expenses for the service animal;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>medical expenses for the handler; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>lost wages or income incurred by the handler during any period that the handler is without the services of the service animal.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
