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in any way menaced another animal or human shall be presumed to be in violation of this by-law and shall be subject to immediate impoundment; The Animal Control Officer is authorized to immediately impound any Pit Bull which is in violation of this by-law and which does not fall within the exceptions listed therein. The Animal Control Officer is authorized to house and/or dispose of any impounded Pit Bull at his/her sole professional discretion. Section 6. Impoundment Procedure and Enforcement The Animal Control Officer is empowered to make whatever inquiry or investigation is deemed necessary to ensure compliance with the provisions of this by-law. The Animal Control Officer is empowered to seize and impound any pit bull found to be in violation of this by-law or any pit bull for which the owner or keeper has failed to comply with the provisions of this Section The Animal Control Officer shall not release a pit bull from impoundment unless the owner or keeper (i) provides proof of registration and license satisfactory to the Animal Control Officer, (ii) provides adequate proof that any violations of this by-law have been corrected in a manner satisfactory to the Animal Control Officer, (iii) remits payment to the Animal Control Officer of all fines issued pursuant to violations under this by-law; and (iv) remits payment to the Animal Control Officer for the costs associated with the impounding of the pit bull and the term of impoundment of the pit bull; The Animal Control Officer and the Town Police Department shall each have the authority and shall cooperate with each other to the greatest extent possible to enforce the provisions of this by-law. The Town Police Department shall notify the Animal Control Officer of any location or address at which a pit bull is observed; (a) A pit bull found in violation of this by-law shall be subject to immediate impoundment; (b) Any violation of this Section shall be subject to a fine of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for the first offense, and a fine of one hundred dollars ($100) for each additional offense. In addition, upon any violation of this Section the owner's or keeper's pit bull shall be subject to impoundment. Each day a violation exists shall be considered a separate and distinct violation. Section 7. Appeal Procedure (a) The owner or keeper of a dog that has been impounded pursuant to this by-law or that has been the subject of a citation for a violation under this by-law may dispute the classification of such a dog as a pit bull or whether the provisions of this by-law for enforcement have been complied with by filing a written petition with the Animal Control Officer for a hearing concerning such classification no later than seven (7) calendar days after the date of impoundment or citation. A petition shall include, but not be limited to, (i) the complete legal name and social security number of the pit bull's owner and/or keeper; (ii) the complete residential address of the pit bull's owner and/or keeper; (iii) the complete address where the pit bull is primarily housed/sheltered; (iv) the telephone number of the pit bull's owner and/or keeper; (v) the complete details of the pit bull's documented identification, including but not limited to the pit bull's registration and/or license number as issued by the Town; and (vi) a summary of the facts that the petitioner wishes to introduce for consideration in support of the petitioner's appeal. The 96