Committee approves dog licensing, kennel inspection updates for council review
By-law Committee · Meeting of January 15, 2026
Maynard By-law Committee unanimously advances dog licensing, kennel inspection updates. Chair William Kohlman led the committee through updates to Chapter 24 requiring all dogs to be licensed and mandating yearly kennel inspections under Ollie's Law, with increased fees and fines not updated in several years, scheduled for Town Council review. The committee also continued work on Dark Skies By-law enforcement procedures and noted State Attorney General approval of a recent town rodenticide ban.
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Source: the By-law Committee meeting of January 15, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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