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<section article="glg" article_name="Local Government" number="13-108" title_number="13" title_name="Other Powers of Counties -- Regulatory" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Regulation of Animals">
  <level label="a">
    <text>This section applies to all counties, including Baltimore City.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Notwithstanding any other provisions of this subtitle, a person shall obtain a kennel license from the local licensing agency if the person:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>owns or has custody of 6 or more unspayed female dogs over the age of 6 months kept for the purpose of breeding the dogs and selling their offspring; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>sells dogs from six or more litters in a year.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Each local licensing agency shall collect and maintain a record of the following information for each kennel license issued in the county:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>name of the licensee;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>address of the licensee;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>number of dogs maintained by the licensee; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>number of puppies sold by the licensee in the preceding year.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>On or before January 15 of each year, each local licensing agency shall report to the Maryland Department of Labor the information collected under this subsection for the preceding year.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The governing body of a county may establish additional kennel license fees to cover the cost of collecting, maintaining, and submitting the records and reports required under subsection (c) of this section.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>This section may not be construed to prohibit the governing body of a county from enacting more stringent kennel licensing ordinances.</text>
  </level>
</section>
