![]() The Defendants were all entitled to sovereign immunity under the Eleventh Amendment, unless an exception were to apply. ![]() Four pet stores, a dog breeder, and a dog broker filed suit against Brian Frosh, the Attorney General of Maryland, the Consumer Protection Division of the Office of the Maryland Attorney General (CPD), the Maryland House Economic Matters Committee, and the Maryland State Senate Finance Committee seeking an injunction prohibiting enforcement of the Act as well as a declaration that it is unconstitutional under the Commerce Clause and the Equal Protection Clause of the United States Constitution. The Act prohibits retail pet stores in Maryland from offering for sale or otherwise transferring or disposing of cats or dogs. The State of Maryland passed a “No More Puppy-Mill Pups Act” which went into effect January 1, 2020. ![]()
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