Criminal penalties.
Baltimore City Code, Health Code, § 10-1102
in effect§ 10-1102. Criminal penalties.
(a) In general.
(1) Any person who violates any provision of this title, or a rule or regulation adopted under this title, or a lawful directive or order issued under this title is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, is subject to the penalties specified in this section.
(2) Each day that a violation continues is a separate offense.
(b) Basic penalty: $1,000.
Except as otherwise specified in the section, the penalty for a violation is a fine of not more than $1,000 for each offense.
(c) Misrepresentation: $1,000 and 30 days.
For a violation of § 10-112 {“Obstructing, etc., officer; False statements”} of this title, the penalty is a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment for not more than 30 days or both fine and imprisonment for each offense.
(d) Animal Protection: $1,000 and 90 days.
For a violation of Subtitle 4 {“Animal Protection”} or Subtitle 9 {“Horse Riding and Driving”} of this title, the penalty is a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment for not more than 90 days or both fine and imprisonment for each offense.
(e) Attack dogs and vicious dogs: $1,000 and 6 months.
For a violation of § 10-701 {“Attack dogs”} or § 10-706 {“Vicious animals – Keeping prohibited”}of this title, the penalty is a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment for not more than 6 months or both fine and imprisonment for each offense.
(Ord. 11-573; Ord. 99-548.)
Source: City of Baltimore Department of Legislative Reference, City of Baltimore Law Library (codes.baltimorecity.gov; Open Law Library bulk XML)URL: https://codes.baltimorecity.gov/us/md/cities/baltimore/code/health/10-1102Fetched: 10/25/2026