- (a) In this section, “chick” means a chicken, duckling, or other fowl under the age of 3 weeks.
- (b) 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) 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) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $25.
Added by Acts 2002, c. 26, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2002.
Formerly Commercial Law § 11-904.