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law, and furnishes protective measures adequate to prevent pit bulls from escaping or injuring members of the public. The person who transports and holds a pit bull for showing shall at all times while the pit bull is being transported within the Town keep the pit bull confined in a secure temporary enclosure. Failure by the owner to keeper to comply or remain in compliance with all of the terms of an applicable exception set forth above shall subject the pit bull to immediate impoundment and/or disposal pursuant to section 5 and 6, below, and shall operate to prevent the owner or keeper from asserting such exception as a defense in any proceeding under sections 5, 6 and 7, below. 0 Section 4. Pit Bull License Requirements The owner or keeper of any pit bull who is allowed to apply for an annual pit bull license under section 3(b) or section 3(c) above, shall at the time of application for the annual pit bull license comply with or otherwise provide sufficient evidence that the owner or keeper is in compliance with all of the following regulations: The owner or keeper of the pit bull shall keep current the license for such pit bull through annual renewal. Such license is not transferable and shall be renewable only by the holder of the license. A pit bull license tag must be obtained by the owner or keeper at the time of issuance of the license. Such license tag shall be attached,to the pit bull by means of a collar or harness and. shall not be attached to any pit bull other than the pit bull for which, the license was issued. If the pit bull tag is lost or destroyed, a duplicate tag may be issued upon the payment of a twenty dollar ($20) fee; The owner or keeper must be at last 21 years of age; The license application form to be completed by the owner or keeper and presented to the Town. Clerk shall require (i) the complete legal name of the pit bull's owner and/or keeper and presentation of a positive form of government-issued picture identification (no photocopies) for the owner and/or keeper, and the Animal Control Officer shall make a copy of such identification and attach it to the application; (ii) the complete residential address of the pit bull's owner and/or keeper; (iii) the complete address where the pit bull will be primarily housed/sheltered; (iv) the telephone number of the pit bull's owner or keeper; (v) the complete details of the pit bull's physical identification, including but not limited to breed, sex, weight, color, markings, and any other distinguishing physical characteristics, all provided by the owner and/or keeper; (vi a photograph of the pit bull that is not more than thirty (30) calendar days old; and (vii) 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 true and accurate copies of the pit bull's rabies vaccination and a copy of the pit bull's health record as prepared by a veterinarian which shall not be dated more than thirty (30) calendar days from the application for registration of the pit bull under this sub-section.; The owner or keeper shall, present to the Town Clerk proof that the owner or beeper has procured liability insurance in the amount of a I million/2 million policy, covering any damage or injury which may be caused by a pit bull during the twelve-month period covered by the pit bull license. The policy shall contain a provision requiring the insurance company to provide written 15