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"OWNER OR KEEPER": any person possessing, harboring, keeping, 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 person's custodial parents or legal guardian shall be responsible for complying with all requirements of this by-law. B. Kennel License Requirements. a. Any owner or keeper of four (4) up to and including nine (9) dogs six (6) months of age or older, being maintained at a premises, shall secure a Personal Kennel License. The Town Clerk shall not issue a Personal Kennel License unless the owner or keeper provides the Town Clerk with a veterinarian's certificate verifying that each dog six (6) months of age or older is currently vaccinated against rabies. b. Any Owner or Keeper of ten (10) or more dogs, six (6) months of age or older; or a Commercial boarding or training kennel; or a Commercial Breeder Kennel; or a Domestic charitable corporation kennel shall obtain a Commercial Kennel License. The Town Clerk shall not issue a Personal Kennel License unless the owner or keeper provides the Town Clerk with a veterinarian's certificate verifying that each dog six (6) months of age or older is currently vaccinated against rabies. Application for a Commercial Kennel license shall also require a special permit from the Zoning Board of Appeals. C. Issuance of a Personal or Commercial Kennel License shall be contingent upon inspection and approval by the Animal Control Officer to ensure that basic standards of cleanliness and proper care and confinement of said dogs exist on the premises. The name and address of the owner of each dog kept in any kennel, if other than the person maintaining the kennel, and a veterinarian's certificate verifying that each dog six (6) months of age or older is currently vaccinated against rabies, shall be kept on file thereat and available for inspection by the Animal Control Officer or any authorized persons. d. Such license shall be in a form prescribed by the Town Clerk. Such license shall be in lieu of any other license for any dog while kept at such kennel during any portion of the period for which such kennel license is issued. The holder of a license for a kennel shall cause each dog kept therein to wear, while it is at large, a collar or harness of leather or other suitable material, to which shall be securely attached a tag upon which shall appear the number of such kennel license, the year of issue, and the inscription "Mashpee". e. The Personal Kennel License fee shall be fifty dollars ($50.00). The Commercial Kennel License fee shall be seventy-five dollars ($75.00). The Town Clerk shall, upon application, issue without charge a Commercial 38