Brockton, Massachusetts

Sec. 3-5. – Licenses and tags.

(a) Any person owning, keeping, harboring or having custody of any dog six (6) months of age within this city must obtain a license as provided in this chapter within thirty (30) days after obtaining it. This requirement will not apply to a nonresident keeping a dog within the city for less than sixty (60) days.

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(f) A license shall be issued after payment of the applicable fee:

(1) For each unneutered male dog, twenty-four dollars ($24.00).

(2) For each neutered male dog, ten dollars ($10.00).

(3) For each unspayed female dog, twenty-four dollars ($24.00).

(4) For each spayed female dog, ten dollars ($10.00).

Sec. 3-10. – Sterilization.

No unclaimed dog shall be released for adoption without being sterilized or without written agreement from the adopter guaranteeing that such animal will be sterilized and a deposit of at least one hundred dollars ($100.00) must be paid at the time of adoption, one hundred dollars ($100.00) to be returned after proof of sterilization.