Falmouth, Massachusetts

§ 83-12 License required; fees.

All dogs within the Town of Falmouth shall be duly licensed by the Town Clerk on or before July 1 of each year and in accordance with the provisions of MGL c. 140, §§ 137 and 137A. For licensing purposes, all dogs must be currently inoculated against rabies. Dog licenses shall be issued by the Town Clerk upon payment of a fee of eight dollars ($8.) per year for a neutered or spayed dog and fifteen dollars ($15.) per year for all other dogs. A license may be issued for a term of one (1), two (2) or three (3) years, whichever will coincide with the renewal date of the required rabies inoculation.

§ 83-14.1 Multiple dog licenses.

A. Any owner or keeper of between four (4) and nine (9) dogs being over the age of six (6) months, being maintained in a private residence for noncommercial purposes and all of which have been spayed or neutered, (except those animals registered with the American Kennel Club, the Canadian Kennel Club or the United Kennel Club that are being shown in breed) shall secure a multiple pet license in lieu of obtaining a commercial kennel license. Such license issuance shall be contingent upon inspection of the licensed premises by the Animal Control Officer to ensure that basic standards of cleanliness and proper care and confinement of said dogs as recommended by the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals are followed.

B. The holder of a multiple pet license shall cause each dog to wear, while it is at large, a collar or harness to which shall be securely attached a tag upon which shall appear the number of such license, the year of issue and the inscription “Falmouth.” Such license shall be in a form prescribed by the Town Clerk. The Town Clerk shall not issue a multiple pet license unless the owner or keeper provides the Town Clerk with a veterinarian’s certificate verifying that each dog over the age of six (6) months is currently vaccinated against rabies and spayed or neutered (except those animals registered with the American Kennel Club, the Canadian Kennel Club or the United Kennel Club that are being shown in breed.)