As used in this article, the following words and terms
have the following meanings:
BANISHMENT
An order that a vicious dog may no longer reside or visit
in the Town of Wayland.
DCO
The Dog Control Officer.
DESTRUCTION
An order that a vicious dog be destroyed in accordance with
Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 140, and Massachusetts Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals guidelines.
EFFECTIVE VOICE CONTROL
To be under effective voice control, the dog must be within
the keeper's sight and the keeper must be carrying a leash and the
dog must refrain from illegal activities.
KEEPER
Any person having charge of a dog within the Town of Wayland,
including but not limited to the dog's owner, dog walkers, dog sitters,
members of the dog owner's household or family.
KENNEL
Four or more dogs, six months of age or older, kept on a
single property, whether for breeding, sale, training, hunting, companionship,
or any other purpose.
KENNEL LICENSE
A special license issued to a kennel, which allows payment
of a single fee covering all dogs in the kennel; with the kennel license,
the kennel owner receives a special kennel tag for each dog in the
kennel.
LICENSE
A dog's registration, evidenced by a tag issued annually
by the Town Clerk to the owner of each dog residing in Wayland and
worn by the dog securely fixed to its collar or harness.
LICENSE, TRANSFER
The registration issued to a dog already licensed in another
US jurisdiction, after the dog moves into the Town of Wayland.
MUZZLING
Using a device that fits over a dog's mouth and prevents
it from biting, but that does not cause any injury or interfere with
the vision or respiration of the dog that wears it.
RESTRAINT
Limiting, restricting, or keeping a dog under control by
means of a physical barrier (e.g., a leash, substantial chain or line,
visible or invisible fence).
RUNNING AT LARGE
A dog is running at large if it is not on the private property
of its keeper, or on private property with the express permission
of that property's owner, or on a leash, or under effective voice
control (i.e., within the keeper's sight and the keeper is carrying
a leash).
TEMPORARY RESTRAINT
An order issued by the DCO under §
91-3C(5), requiring the dog's keeper to restrain a nuisance dog or suspected vicious dog for 30 days.
VICIOUS DOG
A dog that, without provocation, bites a human being or kills
or maims a domestic animal.