Walpole, Massachusetts

§ 252-1 License fees; examination of seeing eye dogs; refund of fees; inspection of kennels.

The annual fee for every dog license, except as otherwise provided by law, shall be $20 for a dog unless a certificate of a registered veterinarian who performed the operation that such dog has been spayed/neutered and has thereby been deprived of the power of propagation, has been shown to the Town Clerk in which case the fee shall be $15. A certified copy of such certification on file in the office of any City or Town Clerk within the Commonwealth may be accepted as evidence that such operation has been performed. If the Town Clerk is satisfied that the certification by the veterinarian who spayed/neutered the dog cannot be obtained, he may accept in lieu thereof, a statement under the penalties of perjury by a veterinarian registered and practicing in the Commonwealth, describing the dog and stating that he has examined such dog and in his opinion, the dog is not capable of propagation by reason of spaying/neutering. Until the veterinarian has examined the dog in question, license fee for that licensing period shall be at the fifteen-dollar rate. When applying for a license, the applicant must also show proof by a veterinarian certificate, that the dog has been vaccinated against rabies within the last two years if the dog is six months of age or over as required by Massachusetts Laws (MGL c. 140, § 145B). […]