# Health - General (GHG)

## Title 18. Disease Prevention

### Subtitle 2. Reports; Preventive Actions

#### Section 18-218

In this part, "animal" means any nonhuman living creature, whether native to Maryland or not, which is:

(1) Wild by nature; and

(2) Endowed with sensation and power of voluntary motion.

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