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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" citation="COMAR 15.01.11.01" title_num="15" subtitle_num="01" chapter_num="11" heading="Purpose.">
  <text>The purpose of this chapter is to set forth minimum standards of care for the following animal shelters that keep dogs and cats:</text>
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A shelter that is owned by a county or municipality;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A shelter that a county or municipality contracts with for animal control services; or</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>A shelter that has received a grant from the Maryland Spay and Neuter Grants Program during the previous year.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>