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FOOTNOTE(S):
--- (5) --- refcharter or refcross or refstatelaw Cross reference— Animals, Ch. 3; zoning, App. A.
refcharter or refcross or refstatelaw State Law reference— Kennel licenses, G.L. 1956, § 4-13-10.
Sec. 6-131. - Application for license.#
(a)
Every owner or keeper of dogs in the town qualified to apply for a kennel license under the provisions of General Laws 1956, section 4-13-10 and any amendments thereof or additions thereto, shall on or before the first day of March in each year file with the town council, in its capacity as board of police commissioners, an application for a kennel license.
(b)
Such application shall state the name or names of the owner and keeper of such kennel, the proposed location of the same and the number of dogs to be kept therein and that the same are to be kept for breeding and stud purposes only or for boarding purposes.
Comment Text (parent not a footnote)(Ord. of 2-12-81, §§ 1, 2)
Sec. 6-132. - Publication of notice of application.#
Upon receipt of an application for a license under this article, the town clerk shall cause notice of the application for a kennel license to be published in the Providence Journal or Bulletin at least once, one (1) week prior to the hearing date on such application. Such notice shall state the name of the applicant, the type of license requested and a description of the particular location for which the license is requested. Such notice shall also state that remonstrants are entitled to be heard before the granting of such license and shall name the time and place of the hearing. Furthermore, in the case of an initial license application, the town clerk shall give similar notice by regular mail at least one (1) week prior to the hearing to the owners of all property within three hundred (300) feet of the perimeter of the premises on which a kennel is sought to be located.
Comment Text (parent not a footnote)(Ord. of 2-12-81, § 3)
Sec. 6-133. - Objection by neighbors.#
Any owner or occupant of premises within one-fourth of a mile of the location for which a kennel license is sought shall be entitled to remonstrate and to be heard.
Comment Text (parent not a footnote)(Ord. of 2-12-81, § 4)
Sec. 6-134. - License fees.#
Each applicant for a kennel license shall pay to the town clerk, upon filing his application, the license fee prescribed by General Laws 1956, section 4-13-10, and shall also pay upon filing such application the expenses of the notice to be given by the town clerk as above specified. In the event that, after hearing any application for a kennel license is denied, the town clerk shall refund to the applicant the fee prescribed by statute for the kennel license.
Comment Text (parent not a footnote)(Ord. of 2-12-81, § 5)
Sec. 6-135. - Conditions for issuance.#
After hearing if the town council, in its capacity as board of police commissioners, shall deem that such kennel and the use and operation thereof at such location would not constitute a public nuisance, it shall issue a kennel license authorizing the owner or keeper to keep such kennel in the definite location to be specified in such license; provided, however, that in no event shall any kennel license, (other than renewals of kennel licenses issued prior to the effective date of this ordinance) be issued without a certificate from the zoning inspector that the operation of a kennel is a permitted use on the premises either by the zoning ordinance of the town or by a final decision of the zoning board of review of the town with respect to an application for a variance or special exception.
Comment Text (parent not a footnote)(Ord. of 2-12-81, § 6)
Sec. 6-136. - Expiration.#
Every such license shall be for a period not exceeding one (1) year and expiring on the first day of April next following the date thereof.
Comment Text (parent not a footnote)(Ord. of 2-12-81, § 7)
Sec. 6-137. - Penalty for violation.#
Any person violating the provisions of this article shall be fined not exceeding five dollars ($5.00) for each day such kennel is so kept.
Comment Text (parent not a footnote)(Ord. of 2-12-81, § 8)