2011 Vermont Code
Title 20 Internal Security and Public Safety
Chapter 194 WELFARE OF ANIMALS
§ 3903 Registration of animal shelters and rescue organizations
§ 3903. Registration of animal shelters and rescue organizations
(a) No person may operate an animal shelter or rescue organization unless a certificate of registration for the animal shelter or rescue organization has been granted by the secretary. Application for the certificate shall be made in the manner provided by the secretary. No fee shall be required for the certificate. Certificates of registration shall be valid for a period of one year or until revoked, and may be renewed for like periods upon application in the manner provided.
(b) An animal shelter or rescue organization registered under this chapter shall not accept an animal unless the person transferring the animal to the shelter provides the following information: the name and address of the person transferring the animal and, if known, the name of the animal, its vaccination history, and other information concerning the background, temperament, and health of the animal. (Added 1971, No. 27, { 5, eff. March 24, 1971; amended 1997, No. 130 (Adj. Sess.), { 14; 2003, No. 42, { 2, eff. May 27, 2003; 2009, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.), { 11.)
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