Amendment #809 to H4000

Updating Laws Relating to Dog Tag Requirements and Identification Methods

Mr. Sylvia of Fairhaven moves to amend the bill by inserting after section 28 the following 2 sections:

“SECTION 28A. Subsection (c) of section 137 of chapter 140 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the fifth sentence the following 2 sentences:- A keeper of a dog may choose, while in a licensed kennel, to not affix the tag, if the dog has another means of identification, such as, but not limited to, a microchip or tattoo, and proof of licensure by means of tag, electronic record, certificate or other verifiable method shall be accessible and available onsite at the kennel. The licensed kennel or dog keeper shall maintain access to a microchip reader capable of reading common microchip formats, if microchips are being used for identification purposes for any dogs onsite.

SECTION 28B. Subsection (b) of section 145B of said chapter 140, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the second sentence the following 2 sentences:- A keeper of a dog may choose, while in a licensed kennel, to not affix the tag, if the dog has another means of identification, such as, but not limited to, a microchip or tattoo, and the certificate is accessible and onsite. The licensed kennel or dog keeper shall maintain access to a microchip reader capable of reading common microchip formats, if microchips are being used for identification purposes for any dogs onsite.”.

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Updating Laws Relating to Dog Tag Requirements and Identification Methods