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Lawmakers hear testimony to add zebras and kangaroos to Maryland's private-ownership ban
Summary
Delegate Laymon and animal-welfare and county officials urged the committee to expand Maryland's prohibited list to include zebras, kangaroos and wallabies, citing escape incidents and rising trade in exotic pets and urging a favorable report to protect public safety and animal welfare.
Delegate Mary Laymon told the committee HB 53 would add zebras, kangaroos, wallabies and wallaroos to the list of species that cannot be privately owned in Maryland, and would modernize an outdated helper-animal exemption; she said the change responds to public-safety incidents and a growing exotic-animal trade.
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