THE HOESE BOOK. 279 



MAINE. 



"The owner or keeper of any stallion for breeding pur- 

 poses, before advertising, by written or printed notices, 

 the service thereof, shall file a certificate v/ith the register 

 of deeds in the county where said stallion is owned or kept, 

 stating the name, color, age and size of same, together 

 with the pedigree of said stallion as fully as attainable, 

 and the name of the person by whom he was bred. Who- 

 ever neglects to make and file such certificate shall recover 

 no compensation for said services, and, if he knowingly and 

 wilfully makes and files a false certificate of the state- 

 ments aforesaid, he forfeits one hundred dollars, to be re- 

 covered by complaint, indictment or action of debt, to the 

 county where the offense is committed. * * * Whoever 

 knowingly exhibits, makes or gives a false pedigree of any 

 animal, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more 

 than ninety days, or by fine not exceeding^ three hundred 

 dollars, or by both such fine and imprisonment." 



MARYLAND. 



Every owner or agent who may have the custody or con- 

 trol of any stallion, who shall charge a fee for the services 

 of such stallion, shall before advertising or offering such 

 service to the public for any fee, reward or compensation, 

 file with the clerk of the circuit court for the county in 

 which such owner or owners, agent or agents, reside, or 

 in which such stallion shall be kept for service, or if such 

 service shall be offered in the city of Baltimore, then with 

 the clerk of the court of common pleas, a written state- 

 ment giving the name, age, pedigree and record, if known, 

 and if not known then that the same is unknown, the 

 description, terms and conditions upon which such stal- 

 lion will serve. Upon filing such statement the clerk of 

 the circuit court for the county, or of the court of common 

 pleas of Baltimore, as the case may be, shall issue a cer- 

 tificate or license to the owner or owners, agent or agents, 

 having the custody and control of such stallion that such 

 a statement has been filed in his office; the owner or 

 agent or agents of the owners of such stallion, shall then 

 post a written or printed copy of the statement so filed 

 with such clerk, in a conspicuous place in each locality in 

 which said stallion shall be kept for service. 



Every owner or agent who shall proclaim or publish a 

 false or fraudulent pedigree or record, or statement of any 

 kind regarding any stallion or who shall neglect or refuse 

 to comply with the provisions of above section shall for- 

 feit all fees for the services of such stallion, and the per- 



