Sections 10-601 through 10-608 and 10-626 of this subtitle do not apply to: (1) customary and normal veterinary and agricultural husbandry practices including dehorning, castration, tail docking, and limit feeding; (2) research conducted in accordance with protocols approved by an animal care and use committee, as required under the federal Animal Welfare Act or the federal Health Research Extension Act; (3) an activity that may cause unavoidable physical pain to an animal if the person performing the activity uses the most humane method reasonably available, including: (i) food processing; (ii) pest elimination; (iii) animal training; and (iv) any hunting or fishing activity completed in accordance with Title 4 or Title 10 of the Natural Resources Article or any regulations adopted under those titles; or (4) normal human activities in which the infliction of pain to an animal is purely incidental and unavoidable.
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