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ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICE —The Animal Control Officer of the Town of 1 lashpee MUZZLE — A restraining appliance made of metal, plastic, leather, cloth or a combination of these materials that, when fitted and fastened over a pit bull's snout/mouth/head, prevents the pit bull from biting but allows room for the pit bull to breather/pant; SECURE TEMPORARY ENCLOSURE A secure enclosure used for purposes of transporting a pit bull and which includes a top and bottom permanently attached to the sides except for a securable door used for the ingress and egress of a, pit bull. Such enclosure must be of such material, and such door closed and secured in such a manner, that the pit bull cannot exit the enclosure without human assistance.. HEARING OFFICER ER— The Town of 1' ashpee :hoard of Selectmen or the Town board or Town official designated by the Town Board of Selectmen to conduct hearings required by this by-law. Section 3. Pit Bulls Prohibited It shall be unlawful for any person to own, possess, :keep, exercise control over, maintain, house, harbor, transport, or sell within the Town any pit bull, subject only to the exceptions set forth in sub-paragraphs b)- g), below. The owner or beeper of a pit bull that is registered and licensed with the Town, Clerk as of the date of enactment of this by-law may apply for a pit bull license in accordance with the requirements of section 4, below, such license to be the subject of annual renewal. Any owner or keeper who has applied for and received a pit bull. license in accordance with this sub-paragraph and who maintains the pit bull at all times in compliance with the pit bull license requirements of section 4 below, and all other applicable requirements of this Section...may beep a pit bull. within the e Town. Any person who is not covered by sub-paragraph b), above, shall 'be entitled to apply for one annual pit bull license in accordance with the requirements of section 4, below. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no household in the Town shall be occupied at any one time by more than one owner or beeper of a pit bull licensed under this sub-paragraph (c) and in accordance with this Section The Town Kennel may temporarily harbor and transport any pit bull for purposes of enforcing the provisions of this Section. Any humane society operating an animal shelter which is registered and licensed by the Town may temporarily hold any pit bull that it has received or otherwise recovered, but only for so long as it takes to contact the Town Kennel and either turn the pit bull over to the Town fennel employees or to receive permission to destroy or to have destroyed the pit bull pursuant to the provisions of sections 5 and 6, below, if applicable. A person may temporarily transport into and hold in the Town a pit bull for the sole purpose of shoring such pit bull in a place of public exhibition, contest, or show sponsored by a dog club association or similar organization, provided that the sponsor have received written permission from the To vn's Board of Selectmen, have obtained all other permits or licenses required by by- 14