Agriculture - Roosters - Restrictions
Sponsor: Benjamin F. Kramer (District 19)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: AgricultureStatus: Hearing 4/03 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Prohibiting, unless authorized by the Department of Agriculture, a person from keeping more than 5 roosters per acre on a single property or more than a total of 25 roosters on a single property beginning January 1, 2026, subject to certain exceptions; and authorizing the Department to work in cooperation with a local animal control or law enforcement officer to enforce the Act.
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Testimony (26)
MGA witness listFAV 20FavorableUNF 5UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Price, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| FAV | Cajigas, Kevin | Harford County Sheriff’s Office- Animal Control Unit | Oral |
| FAV | Hansen, Gail | Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association (HSVMA) | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bevan-Dangel, Jenniferlobbyist | Humane Society of the United States | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bevan-Dangel, Jenniferlobbyist | Humane Society of the United States | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Radov, Lisa | Maryland Votes for Animals, Inc. | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Morningstar, Sara | Montgomery County Government | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Crankshaw-Quimby, Patty | Professional Animal Workers of Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Oliver, Shalimar | The Humane Society of the United States | Oral |
| FAV | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Love, William | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Rosa, Richard | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Senator Kramer, Senator Kramerlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Kramer, Senator Kramerlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Sorell, Holly | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | sirkel, jess | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | DOrazio, Peter | Year | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Gross, Kenneth | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Mauer, William | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | McShane, Jolie | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Phelps, Mary | Individual | Position only |
| INFO | Daniecki, Rudolph "Pumpkin Rudy" | Cousin Wreckers and Towers LLC | Position only |
Organizations on record
Concerned CitizenFAV 1
YearUNF 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVBevan-Dangel, JenniferHumane Society of the United StatesRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland; Humane Society of the United States; Chesapeake Bay Foundation; Humane World for Animals
FAVBevan-Dangel, JenniferHumane Society of the United StatesRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland; Humane Society of the United States; Chesapeake Bay Foundation; Humane World for Animals