[Amended 5-9-2005 ATM,
Art. 22]
A. The fees for all dog licenses shall be as follows:
Type of Dog
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Fee
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Male
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$15
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Female
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$15
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Spayed female
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$10
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Neutered male
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$10
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Dogs licensed after April 1
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$25
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B. Dogs must be licensed prior to April 1 every year. The owner or keeper
of any dog determined to be unlicensed after May 30 will be subject
to a late fee of $25 in addition to the dog license fee.
The following is a schedule of fines for dog offenses:
A. The owner or keeper of any dog found at either the Town beach during
beach hours or on the property of any public school during school
hours may be fined as follows: first offense, $25; subsequent offenses,
$50.
B. The owner or keeper of any dog found unlicensed in the Town of Littleton
may be fined as follows: each offense, $25.
C. The owner or keeper of any dog who has been ordered restrained by
either the Dog Officer, the Select Board or the Police Department
and who fails to obey such order may be fined as follows: first offense,
$25; subsequent offenses, $50.
D. The owner or keeper of any dog who is left unattended for a period
of 24 hours or longer may be fined as follows: first offense, $25;
subsequent offenses, $50
E. The owner or keeper of any dog determined to be a nuisance as defined in §
84-7 by either the Dog Officer or the Police Department may be fined as follows: first offense, $25; subsequent offenses, $50.
F. The owner or keeper of any dog which has been ordered quarantined
for suspicion of rabies and who fails to obey such order may be fined
as follows: $50.
G. Any person who takes in or otherwise shelters a stray dog without
notifying the Dog Officer, the Police Department or the Select Board
may be fined as follows: each offense, $25.
H. The owner or keeper of any dog having reached the age of six months
and/or having been brought into the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
longer than 30 days shall have the dog vaccinated against rabies.
Whoever violates the provisions of this subsection shall be fined
$50.