[Adopted 11-15-1988 STM by Art. 17]
[Amended 4-30-1994 ATM by Art. 32; 12-3-2002 STM by Art. 10; 10-28-2008 STM by Art. 3]
A. 
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 139 of Chapter 140 of the Massachusetts General Laws or any other provision to the contrary, the annual fees to be charged by the Town of Harvard for the issuance of licenses for dogs shall be as follows: males and females, $25, and altered males and spayed females, $15.
B. 
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 137A of Chapter 140 of the Massachusetts General Laws or any other provision of the law to the contrary, the annual fees to be charged by the Town of Harvard for the issuance of licenses for kennels shall be as follows: not more than four dogs, $45, more than four but not more than 10 dogs, $65, and more than 10 dogs, $100.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 147 of Chapter 140 of the Massachusetts General Laws or any other provision of the law to the contrary, all money received for licenses for dogs or kennels or from the sale of dog licenses by the Town of Harvard, or recovered as fines or penalties by said Town under the provisions of said Chapter 140 relating to dogs, shall be paid to the Town Treasury of said Town and shall not thereafter be paid over to the County of Worcester.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 137 of Chapter 140 of the Massachusetts General Laws or any other provision of the law to the contrary, the registration, numeral listing, description and licensing of dogs, if kept in said Town, shall be conducted by the Town Clerk of said Town.