A.
Any owner or keeper of four or more dogs, six months of age or older, shall obtain a personal kennel license.
B.
The maximum number of dogs allowed to be kept under a personal kennel license is six.
C.
Any application for a personal kennel license shall be submitted to the Town Clerk's office on a form provided by the Town Clerk.
D.
New applicants requesting a license must notify direct abutters by certified mail or Constable. Proof of notification must be submitted with the application.
E.
Issuance of a kennel license shall be contingent upon inspection and approval by the Animal Control Officer to ensure that basic standards of cleanliness and proper care and confinement of said dogs exist on the premises. The name and address of the owner of each dog and a veterinarian's certificate verifying that each dog six months of age or older is currently vaccinated against rabies shall be kept on file thereat and available for inspection by the Animal Control Officer or any authorized persons.
F.
No new personal kennel license will be issued unless the Raynham Animal Control Officer, Raynham Board of Selectmen, and Town Clerk review and approve the application. All kennels must be inspected by the Raynham Animal Control Officer before a kennel license can be renewed.
G.
Such license shall be in a form prescribed by the Town Clerk. Such license shall be in lieu of any other license for any dog while kept at such kennel during any portion of the period for which such kennel license is issued. The holder of a license for a kennel shall cause each dog kept therein to wear, while it is at large, a collar or harness of leather or other suitable material, to which shall be securely attached a tag upon which shall appear the number of such kennel license, the year of issue, and the inscription "Raynham."
H.
The kennel license fee shall be $75. The Town Clerk shall, upon application, issue without charge a kennel license to any domestic charitable corporation incorporated exclusively for the purpose of protecting animals from cruelty, neglect or abuse and for the relief of suffering among animals. A veterinary hospital shall not be considered a kennel unless it contains an area for the selling or boarding of dogs for other than medical purposes, in which case it shall apply for a kennel license. The license period for a kennel license shall be from January 1 to December 31, inclusive.
I.
The Animal Control Officer, Animal Health Inspector, or any agent authorized by the Town may at any time during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. inspect any kennel or premises for which a personal kennel license has been issued.
J.
If the Animal Control Officer, Animal Health Inspector, or other authorized agent, after inspection, determines that the kennel or premises that is the subject of a kennel license is not kept in a sanitary or humane condition, or if records are not kept as required by law, the Selectmen may, by order after hearing, revoke or suspend such license. If a license has been revoked or suspended, the license may be reinstated after inspection and in accordance with the procedure set forth below in § 153-14K.
K.
Upon written petition of 25 Raynham residents, filed with the Selectmen, setting forth that they are aggrieved or annoyed to an unreasonable extent by one or more dogs at the kennel because of excessive barking or vicious disposition of said dogs, or other conditions connected with such kennel constituting a public nuisance, said Selectmen, within seven days after the filing of such a petition, shall give notice to the owner or keeper of the kennel, the petitioner(s), and any other person the Selectmen determine should be given notice of a public hearing to be held within 14 days after the date of such notice. Said notice shall also be posted on a Town bulletin board.
L.
Within seven days after such public hearing, said Selectmen shall make an order either revoking or suspending such kennel license, or otherwise regulating said kennel or premises, or dismissing said petition.