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Subchapter
003
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KENNELS
(Cite as: 20 V.S.A. § 3681)
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§ 3681. Pet dealer permit
A pet dealer shall apply to the municipal clerk of the town or city in which the cats,
dogs, or wolf-hybrids are kept for a pet dealer permit to be issued on forms prescribed
by the Secretary and pay the clerk a fee of $25.00 for the permit. A pet dealer who
acquires a pet dealer permit shall allow inspections of the pet dealer’s premises
pursuant to section 3682 of this title as a condition of receiving and retaining the permit. The provisions of subchapters
1, 2, and 4 of this chapter not inconsistent with this subchapter shall apply to the
pet dealer permit, which shall be in addition to other permits required. A pet dealer
permit shall expire on March 31 next after issuance and shall be displayed prominently
on the premises in which the cats, dogs, or wolf-hybrids are kept. If the permit fee
is not paid by April 1, the owner or keeper may thereafter procure a permit for that
license year by paying a fee of 50 percent in excess of that otherwise required. Municipal
clerks shall maintain a record of the type of animals being kept by the permit holder.
Upon issuance of the pet dealer permit, the municipal clerk shall provide the pet
dealer with a copy of Part 3 (Standards) of the Animal Welfare Rules adopted by the
Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets relating to cats, dogs, and wolf-hybrids.
The municipal clerk shall also provide the pet dealer with contact information for
the Animal Health Section within the Division of Food Safety and Consumer Protection
of the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets and with information from the Department
of Taxes on sales tax obligations for the sale of pets. (Amended 1971, No. 27, § 2, eff. March 24, 1971; 1971, No. 84, § 12; 1977, No. 215 (Adj. Sess.), § 14, eff. April 12, 1978; 1993, No. 213 (Adj. Sess.), § 20, eff. April 1, 1995; 2013, No. 30, § 4; 2021, No. 20, § 206.)