# Maryland SB 0375: Crimes Relating to Animals - Restrictions on Keeping Roosters

Maryland SB 0375, Crimes Relating to Animals - Restrictions on Keeping Roosters, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Benjamin F. Kramer (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-04-22 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 184); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0375
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Crimes Relating to Animals - Restrictions on Keeping Roosters
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-17
- Last action: 2025-04-22, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 184
- Sponsor: Benjamin F. Kramer (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes, Agriculture, Department of, Agriculture -see also- Agritourism; Cannabis Prd; Farm; etc., Animal Housing, Birds, Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties and Sentnc; etc., Fines -see also- Penalties and Sentences, Gaming and Gambling, Law Enforcement -see also- SRO; Sheriffs; State Police, Real Property, Rules and Regulations
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (175 yes, 5 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New movement limits for people keeping roosters: cost, medium. Beginning January 1, 2027, Maryland bans using an enclosure or tether to restrict an individually kept rooster’s movement. A rooster means a male chicken that is at least 6 months old, has adult plumage, or can crow. An enclosure means long-term housing for one adult rooster, designed to prevent co…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Benjamin F. Kramer (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-31 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 128 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025-03-14 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 47 | 0 |   |

## Actions (13)

- 2025-04-22: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 184
- 2025-03-31: Returned Passed (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Third Reading Passed (128-5) (House)
- 2025-03-28: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2025-03-28: Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation (House)
- 2025-03-19: Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-03-15: Referred Environment and Transportation (House)
- 2025-03-14: Third Reading Passed (47-0) (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Favorable with Amendments {673720/1 Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-01-17: First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2025-04-22: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_184_sb0375t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-03-13: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0375t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-17: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0375f.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions (vetoed)
- HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (vetoed)
- SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization (became law)
- HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard (signed)

## Sources
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_184_sb0375t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0375t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0375f.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0384-2025RS)
- [SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0227-2025RS)
- [HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0482-2025RS)
- [SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0157-2025RS)
- [HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1294-2025RS)
- [HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0228-2025RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0375-2025RS (as of 2026-10-19).