Section 19-105 - Commercial sales of dogs or cats - Prohibited acts(a) This section does not apply to: (1) an animal welfare organization or animal control unit displaying dogs or cats for adoption or the adoption of dogs or cats from an animal welfare organization or animal control unit; or(2) a dog breeder and a specific individual purchaser conducting a prearranged sale of a dog if the location of the prearranged sale is not at a regularly scheduled or recurring event.(b) A person may not offer for sale, sell, offer to transfer, transfer, barter, trade, or auction a dog or cat at any public place, including:(3) a public right-of-way;(4) a public parking lot;(c) An animal control officer under the jurisdiction of the State or a local governing body and an officer of a society or association, incorporated under the laws of the State for the prevention of cruelty to animals, authorized to make arrests under § 10-609 of the Criminal Law Article may enforce subsection (b) of this section.(d) A person who violates this section is subject to:(1) for a first violation, a civil penalty not exceeding $500;(2) for a second violation, a civil penalty not exceeding $1,000; and(3) for a third or subsequent violation, a civil penalty not exceeding $1,500.Added by 2016 Md. Laws, Ch. 350,Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2016.