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wholesalers, brokers or pet shops in return for consideration. "DOMESTIC CHARITABLE CORPORATION KENNEL": a facility operated, owned, or maintained by a domestic charitable corporation registered with the Department of Agricultural Resources, or an animal welfare society or other non profit organization incorporated for the: purpose of providing for and promoting the welfare, protection and humane treatment of animals. A domestic charitable corporation kennel includes a veterinary hospital or clinic operated by a licensed veterinarian, which operates for the above purpose in addition to providing medical treatment and care. "VETERINARY KENNEL": a veterinary hospital or clinic that boards dogs for reasons in addition to medical treatment or care. This shall not apply to a hospital. or clinic used solely to house dogs that have undergone veterinary treatment, observation, or will do so, only for the period of time needed to accomplish the needed veterinary care.. "PERSONAL KENNEL": one pack or collection of five (5) to nine (9) dogs aged 3 months old or over, owned or kept by a person on a single premise, under one ownership, for private personal use. Breeding of personally owned dogs may tape place for the purpose of improving the breed, exhibiting, shoving, use in sporting activity or other personal reasons, provided that selling, trading, bartering or the distribution of such breeding from a personal kennel shall be to other breeders or individuals by private sale only and not to wholesalers, brokers or pet slops. Kennels in this category shall not sell, trade, barter or distribute any dogs not bred from their personally owned dogs. However, dogs temporarily soused at a personal kennel in conjunction with an animal shelter or rescue registered with the department may be sold, traded, bartered or distributed as long as it is not for profit. "OWNER OR KEEPER' . any person possessing, :harboring, beeping, having an. interest in, or having control or custody of a dog. If the animal is owned by a person under the age of eighteen (18), that perso 's custodial parents or legal guardian shall be responsible for complying with all requirements of this by-law. A. Fennel :license Requirements. a. Any owner or keeper of five (5) up to and including nine (9) dogs three (3) months of age or older, being maintained at a premises, shall secure a Personal fennel License in lieu of licensing such dogs under Section 79-6. The Town.Clerk skull not issue a Personal. Kennel License unless the owner or keeper provides the Town Clerk with a veterinarian's certificate verifying that each dog three (3) months of age or older is currently vaccinated against rabies. b. Any Owner or Keeper of ten (10), or more dogs, three (3,) months of age or older; or a Commercial boarding or training fennel; or a Commercial Breeder Kennel or a Domestic charitable corporation fennel shall obtain a Commercial Fennel License. The Town Clerk shall not issue a Commercial Kennel License unless the owner or keeper provides the Town Clerk with a veterinarian's certificate verifying that each dog three (3) months of age or 42