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for a commercial kennel shall also require a special permit from the Zoning Board is t. of Appeals and approval from the Board of Health. f (2) The kennel license shall be on a form prescribed and furnished by the Town Clerk and shall specify the name of the owner, the name of the property owner, the name of the kennel, the name of the keeper, the location of the kennel, proof of current rabies inoculation from a licensed veterinarian, and any special conditions which may be imposed by the Zoning Enforcement Officer and/or the Zoning Board of Appeals and approval from the Board of Health. (3) Failure of the Zoning Enforcement Officer and/or the Board of Health to give written approval at a proposed location will cause the Town Clerk to refuse to issue a kennel license at such location. (4) The license shall be renewed annually. The required fee shall be paid to the Town M Clerk at the time application is made for renewal of the license. If the owner orY. keeper fails to renew the license prior to the expiration date of the current license, he/she shall be deemed to have forfeited the license and he/she shall apply for a new license according to license requirements. (5) All dogs kept in kennels shall have a valid, current license according to Article II, §79-6. h` �r (6) The Town Clerk shall issue, without charge, upon application and written approval of the Board of Health, the Zoning Enforcement Officer, and the Zoning Board of Appeals, a kennel license to any domestic charitable corporation incorporated in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts exclusively for the purpose of protecting animals from cruelty, neglect or abuse. C. Kennel activity. (1) All holders of kennel licenses shall maintain said kennel in a manner supportive of a healthy environment for the keeping of dogs. f §79-12. Inspection; regulation; suspension; revocation of licenses,, penalties } A. Inspection. The Chief of Police or his/her designee, the Animal Control Officer or his/her wN designee, the Zoning Enforcement Officer or his/her designee, or persons appointed under Chapter 140, §137A, of the General Laws, may at any time inspect or cause to be inspected any kennel. B. Suspension, regulation, revocation of license. (1) Sanitary/humane conditions/inadequate record keeping. If, in the judgment of person(s) authorized under §79-12A, the kennel is found not to be maintained in a sanitary and humane manner, or if records are not properly kept as required ' by the law, or where a violation of a special permit exists, the Chief of Police or his/her designee, at a public hearing shall by order revoke or suspend said 15 'k s: i�.