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Legislation · Maryland · 2026 Regular Session

HB 228: Horse Racing - Prohibited Acts - Slaughter of Racehorses for Commercial Purposes

Summary

Prohibiting a person from slaughtering or causing the slaughter of a racehorse in the State for certain commercial purposes; prohibiting a person from purchasing, selling, transferring, offering for sale, importing into the State, or transporting a racehorse if the person knows or reasonably should know that the racehorse will be slaughtered for certain commercial purposes; requiring certain fines collected by the State Racing Commission to be distributed to the racing Special Fund; etc.

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Apr 14, 2026

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