# General Provisions (GGP)

## Title 7. Emblems; Designations; Commemorative Days and Months

### Subtitle 3. Additional Emblems; Designations

#### Section 7-301

The Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) is the State bird.

#### Section 7-302

The calico cat is the State cat.

#### Section 7-303

The Maryland Blue Crab (Callinectes sapidus) is the State crustacean.

#### Section 7-304

The Chesapeake Bay Retriever is the State dog.

#### Section 7-305

The striped bass or rockfish (Morone saxatilis) is the State fish.

#### Section 7-306

The Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) is the State flower.

#### Section 7-307

The thoroughbred horse is the State horse.

#### Section 7-308

The Baltimore Checkerspot Butterfly (Euphydryas phaeton) is the State insect.

#### Section 7-309

The diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) is the State reptile.

#### Section 7-310

The megalodon (Otodus megalodon) is the State shark.

#### Section 7-311

The white oak (Quercus alba) is the State tree.

#### Section 7-313

The original Maryland orange crush is the State cocktail.

#### Section 7-314

Smith Island cake is the State dessert.

#### Section 7-315

Milk is the State drink.

#### Section 7-316

Square dancing is the State folk dance.

#### Section 7-317

The diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) is the official mascot of the University of Maryland, College Park Campus.

#### Section 7-318

(a) The Governor may designate a citizen of the State as its Poet Laureate.

(b)

  (1) The Poet Laureate:

    (i) may not receive compensation as Poet Laureate; but

    (ii) subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, is entitled to reimbursement for any expenses incurred in the performance of duties as Poet Laureate.

  (2) Reimbursement under this subsection:

    (i) shall be paid from the General Emergency Fund of the Board of Public Works; and

    (ii) may not exceed $1,000 in any 1 fiscal year.

#### Section 7-319

Maryland Rye or Maryland Rye Whiskey is the State spirit.

#### Section 7-320

(a) Center Stage in Baltimore City is the State theater.

(b) Olney Theatre in Montgomery County is the State summer theater.

#### Section 7-322

The Astrodon johnstoni is the State dinosaur.

#### Section 7-323

The Ecphora gardnerae gardnerae (Wilson) is the State fossil shell.

#### Section 7-324

The Patuxent River stone is the State gem.

#### Section 7-325

Chromite is the State mineral.

#### Section 7-326

The Natural History Society of Maryland is the State natural sciences museum.

#### Section 7-326.1

The Calvert Marine Museum is the State paleontology collection and research center.

#### Section 7-327

The skipjack is the State boat.

#### Section 7-328

Walking is the State exercise.

#### Section 7-329

(a) Jousting is the State sport.

(b) Lacrosse is the State team sport.

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Md. Code Ann., Gen. Prov. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)