[Adopted 4-27-1981 ATM (Ch. 5, § 6, of the Bylaws)]
No owner or person having charge of any horse, cow, swine, sheep, goat or other grazing animal shall permit the same to go at large or pasture in any street or way within the Town, either with or without a keeper, under a penalty as set forth in Chapter
58, Penalties and Enforcement, provided that this bylaw or regulation shall not affect the rights of any person to the use of land within the limits of such way adjoining his own premises.
[Adopted as Ch. 5, §§ 17 and 17A, of the Bylaws]
No person shall own or keep in this Town any dog which by biting,
barking, howling or in any other manner disturbs the peace or quiet
of any neighborhood or endangers the safety of any person.
[Amended 4-27-1998 ATM]
No person owning, harboring or having custody and control of
a dog or other animal shall suffer, permit or allow such a dog or
other animal to leave feces in any park, playground, beach, public
common, municipal recreation area, street, sidewalk, public area or
any private property of someone other than the owner within the Town.
Any person having custody and control of a dog or other animal in
any park, playground, beach, public common, municipal recreation area,
street, sidewalk, public area or any private property of someone other
than the owner within the Town shall remove and dispose of any feces
left thereon by his or her dog. Any person having custody or control
of a dog or other animal in any park, playground, beach, public common,
municipal recreation area, street, sidewalk, public area or any private
property of someone other than the owner within the Town shall carry
with him or her proper equipment for the removal of such feces. For
purposes of this section, the means of removal shall be any tool,
implement or other device carried for the purpose of picking up and
containing such feces. This section shall not apply to a guide dog
accompanying a disabled person.
[Amended 10-22-2001 ATM; 10-19-2009 ATM by Art. 7; 10-20-2014 ATM by Art. 17]
A. All dogs must be licensed on or before March 1 of each license period
in accordance with the requirements of MGL c. 140, § 137,
as amended. The license period is from January 1 through December
31.
B. No application for licensing of a dog shall be accepted by the Town
Clerk unless it is accompanied by a certificate of vaccination against
rabies, which shall comply with the requirements of MGL c. 140, § 145B,
as amended.
C. License fees for dogs are as follows:
(1) Neutered males and spayed females: $10.
[Amended 10-19-2015 ATM
by Art. 9]
(2) Intact dogs: $15.
[Amended 10-19-2015 ATM
by Art. 9]
(3) Kennels. The owner or keeper of a pack or collection of more than
four dogs, three months old or older, on a single premises shall obtain
one of the below types of kennel licenses, as defined in MGL c. 140,
§ 136A, and pay the required annual fee.
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4 Dogs or Less
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5 to 10 Dogs
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11 or more Dogs
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Commercial boarding or training kennel
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$100
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$200
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$300
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Commercial breeder kennel
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$100
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$200
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$300
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Domestic charitable corporation kennel
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No fee if incorporated exclusively for purposes outlined in
MGL c. 140, § 137A(c).
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Personal kennel
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$40
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$100
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$200
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Veterinary kennels
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$100
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$200
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$300
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(a) A kennel license shall be in lieu of licensing dogs individually.
(b) No kennel license shall be issued or renewed until the premises have
been inspected and approved by the Animal Control and/or Board of
Health.