COUCH, J., delivered the opinion of the Court.
The issue in this case is whether the animal cruelty statute, Maryland Code (1957, 1976 Repl. Vol.), Article 27, § 59, is applicable to a research institute conducting medical and scientific research pursuant to a federal program. For reasons to be discussed herein we hold that it is not.
Dr. Edward Taub was the chief scientific investigator in charge of animal research at the Institute for Behavioral Research...
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