All fees for the licensing of dogs, as well as all penalties, fines and other charges in the nature thereof and relating to the maintenance, control, possession, custody or other regulation of dogs shall be in the amounts as established by this article and shall be paid to the Town of Hopkinton.
[Adopted 9-30-1997 STM by Art. 2; amended 5-6-2003 STM by Art. 5]
The Town Clerk shall be authorized to take all action necessary or appropriate relating to the licensing of dogs in the town.
(Reserved)
In all other respects, the bylaws of the Town of Hopkinton relating to the regulation of dogs shall remain in full force and effect, except as specifically modified hereby, and the adoption and enactment of such bylaws is hereby ratified and confirmed.
If any part, section or provision of this article is found to be invalid, the remaining provisions of this article shall not be affected thereby and shall remain in full force and effect. No provision or interpretation of any provision of this article is intended to conflict with or constitute an attempt to change any provision of MGL c. 140, pertaining to dogs.