[Amended 5-6-2013 ATM by Art. 32]
A.
Whoever is the owner or keeper of a dog or cat six months of age or older shall cause such dog or cat to be vaccinated against rabies by a licensed veterinarian using a licensed vaccine according to the manufacturer’s directions. Such owner or keeper shall procure a veterinarian’s certification that such dog or cat has been so vaccinated and setting forth the date of such vaccination and the duration of immunity, certification that the dog or cat is exempt from vaccination or a notarized letter from a veterinarian that either of these certifications was issued.
B.
Unvaccinated dogs and cats brought into the Town shall be vaccinated within 30 days after acquisition or entry into the Town or upon reaching the age of six months, whichever comes later.
C.
Vaccinated dogs and cats shall be revaccinated at intervals recommended by the vaccine manufacturer.
D.
The Town Clerk may grant an exemption from the foregoing vaccination requirement for any dog or cat that: (1) is in transit; (2) was brought into the Commonwealth temporarily for the sole purpose of display in a show or for exhibition; or (3) has been declared exempt by the Board of Health upon presentation of a veterinarian’s certificate stating that inoculation is inadvisable for a specified period of time due to an infirmity, other physical condition or regimen of therapy.