§ 10-614. Transfer or coloring of chick

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   (a) "Chick" defined. -- In this section, "chick" means a chicken, duckling, or other fowl under the age of 3 weeks.

(b) Exception. -- This section does not prohibit the sale or display of a chick in proper facilities by a breeder or store engaged in the business of selling chicks for commercial breeding and raising.

(c) Prohibited. -- A person may not:

   (1) sell, offer for sale, barter, or give away a chick as a pet, toy, premium, or novelty; or

   (2) color, dye, stain, or otherwise change the natural color of a chick.

(d) Penalty. -- A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $ 25.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, CL § 11-904; 2002, ch. 26, § 2.

                    
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