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<section article="gin" article_name="Insurance" number="19-206.1" title_number="19" title_name="Property and Casualty Insurance" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Homeowner's Insurance Policies">
  <level label="a">
    <text>This section applies to an insurer that offers a homeowner’s insurance or renter’s insurance policy in the State that does not provide coverage for losses caused by specific breeds or specific mixed breeds of dogs.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>At the time of application for or issuance of a policy of homeowner’s insurance or renter’s insurance, and at each renewal of a policy of homeowner’s insurance or renter’s insurance, an insurer subject to this section shall provide to an applicant or an insured a written notice that:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>states that the policy does not provide coverage for losses caused by specific breeds or specific mixed breeds of dogs; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>identifies the specific breeds or specific mixed breeds of dogs for which the policy does not provide coverage.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>An insurer subject to this section may provide the notice required under subsection (b) of this section in the annual statement required under § 19–205 of this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The notice required by this section may be delivered by electronic means if the insurer complies with the requirements of § 27–601.2 of this article.</text>
  </level>
</section>
