Section 19-701 - Definitions(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.(b) "Animal control unit" has the meaning stated in § 10-617 of the Criminal Law Article.(c)(1) "Animal welfare organization" means a nonprofit organization:(i) that has tax exempt status under § 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code; and(ii) whose mission and practice is the rescue of animals and the placement of those animals in permanent homes.(2) "Animal welfare organization" does not include an organization that obtains animals from a breeder or broker in exchange for payment or compensation.(d) "Breeder" means a person who breeds or raises dogs or cats to sell, exchange, or otherwise transfer to the public.(e) "Broker" means a person who transfers dogs or cats for resale by another person.(f)(1) "Retail pet store" means:(i) a for-profit establishment that sells or offers for sale domestic animals to be kept as household pets; or(2) "Retail pet store" does not include an establishment at which the animals sold at the establishment were born at the establishment.Amended by 2021 Md. Laws, Ch. 448, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2021.Amended by 2018 Md. Laws, Ch. 237, Sec. 1, eff. 1/1/2020.Amended by 2017 Md. Laws, Ch. 631, Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2017.Amended by 2016 Md. Laws, Ch. 573, Sec. 1, eff. 6/1/2016.Amended by 2016 Md. Laws, Ch. 572, Sec. 1, eff. 6/1/2016.