# COMAR Title 15 — Maryland Department of Agriculture

## Subtitle 01 — Office of the Secretary

### Chapter 11 — Animal Shelters — Minimum Standards of Care

#### Regulation .01 Purpose.

*COMAR 15.01.11.01*

The purpose of this chapter is to set forth minimum standards of care for the following animal shelters that keep dogs and cats:

A. A shelter that is owned by a county or municipality;

B. A shelter that a county or municipality contracts with for animal control services; or

C. A shelter that has received a grant from the Maryland Spay and Neuter Grants Program during the previous year.