No person shall pasture or cause to be pastured any cattle or
other animals upon or within the limits of any street or way of the
Town, either with or without a keeper.
Dogs running at large will be impounded. If the owner is known, notice shall be given within three days to such owner. If the owner is unknown, or the dog remains unclaimed for more than seven days, disposition of the dog shall be as provided under Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter
140, Section 151A. The owner or keeper of any dog so impounded may reclaim such dog upon payment of the dog license fee if it is then unpaid, and upon payment of any outstanding fines, maintenance and administrative charges as may be established by the Animal Control Officer.
Every owner or keeper of a dog who is six months old or over
shall license it with the Town Clerk on or before January 1 of each
year. Every owner or keeper of a dog which becomes six months old
subsequent to January 1 of any year shall license it with the Town
Clerk when it becomes six months old. The owner or keeper of every
dog which is so licensed shall cause it to wear at all times a license
tag issued for the purpose by the Town Clerk. An annual dog license
shall be valid from January 1 to December 31.
If the Animal Control Officer determines that a dog in its oestrus
cycle (in heat) is attracting other dogs and such attraction is causing
damage or disturbance to any neighborhood, the Dog Officer shall order
in writing that the owner or keeper of such dog restrain the dog for
the duration of its oestrus cycle. If the Dog Officer determines that
such owner or keeper is not complying with such order, the Dog Officer
shall impound said dog for the duration of its oestrus cycle and the
owner shall pay the current boarding fee for each day the dog is held
in the pound as may be established by the Animal Control Officer.
Fees for individual dog licenses and kennel licenses shall be established annually by the Town Clerk in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter
40, section 22F.