Dog License Exemptions

Exemption may be obtained from the Board of Health in accordance with Massachusetts General Law Chapter 140, Section 145B upon presentation of a veterinarian’s certificate indicating one of the following reasons:

  • physical infirmity;
  • other physical condition or regimen of therapy;
  • such inoculation is considered inadvisable for a specified period of time for the following reasons: in transit or temporarily for purpose of show.