Whately, Massachusetts

§ 65-2 Definitions.

As set forth in MGL c. 140, § 136A, and below, the following words shall have the following meanings:

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PERSONAL KENNEL

A pack or collection of more than four dogs, three months old or older, owned or kept under single ownership, for private personal use; provided, however, that breeding of personally owned dogs may take place for the purpose of improving, exhibiting, or showing the breed or for use in legal sporting activity or for other personal reasons; provided, further, that selling, trading, bartering or distributing such breeding for a personal kennel shall be to other breeders or individuals by private sale only and not to wholesalers, brokers or pet shops; provided, further, that a personal kennel shall not sell, trade, barter or distribute a dog not bred from its personally owned dog; and provided, further, that dogs temporarily housed at a personal kennel, in conjunction with an animal shelter or rescue registered with the Department of Agricultural Resources, may be sold, traded, bartered or distributed if the transfer is not for profit.

§ 65-3 License requirements; fees; fines for failure to license.

A. The registering, numbering, description and licensing, pursuant to the provisions of MGL c. 140, of all dogs and all kennels in the Town of Whately shall be conducted in the office of the Town Clerk between March 1 and June 1 of each year. The dog and kennel license year shall begin on June 1 and end on May 31 of the following year. Licensing shall be in accordance with MGL c. 140, §§ 137 and 137A.

B. Except as provided by MGL c. 140, §§ 137 and 137A, the fees shall be as prescribed in MGL

c. 140, except that the annual fee for the licenses shall be:

(1) Male: $15.

(2) Female: $15.

(3) Neutered male: $10.

(4) Spayed female: $10.

(5) Kennel license to include commercial boarding or training kennel, commercial breeder kennel, personal kennel or veterinary kennel, or otherwise as provided by MGL c. 140, §§ 137 and 137A (a domestic charitable corporation kennel license shall be free of charge):

(a Not more than four dogs: $40.

(b) Not more than 10 dogs: $75.

(c) More than 10 dogs: $100.