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notice to the Town Clerk not less than fifteen (15) days prior to any termination of the policy and not less than five (5) days subsequent to cancellation or expiration of the policy; The owner or keeper, at the owner's or keeper's own expense, shall have had the pit bull spayed or neutered and shall present to the Town Clerk in connection with the license application documentary proof from a licensed veterinarian that this sterilization has been performed. This requirement shall be waived upon a written statement from a licensed veterinarian that the procedure should not or cannot be performed for reasons of the health or age of the animal. Upon the owner's or keeper's successful application, the Animal Control Officer shall provide to the successful owner or keeper registering a pit bull (i) a pit bull license tag; (ii) a complete copy of the application for registration and license as submitted by the owner or keeper; (iii) a written summary of all methods for contacting the Animal Control Officer, including but not limited to the Animal Control Officer's telephone number during business hours, the Animal Control Officer's telephone number during non-business hours, the telephone number of the Town Police Department, and the 24-hour helpline or hotline for the Town; and (iv) a legible copy of this Section. The license tag issued by the Animal Control Officer pursuant to this section 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 tag was issued. If the pit bull license tag is lost or destroyed, a duplicate may be issued by the Animal Control Officer upon the owner or keeper's application and payment of a fee in the amount of twenty-five dollars ($25.00); The Animal Control Officer and the Town Clerk shall each maintain a file containing the license numbers, pit bull tag numbers, and the names and addresses of the owner or keepers. The owner or keeper shall notify the Animal Control Officer and the Town Clerk in writing of any change of address; At all times when a pit bull is at the property of the owner or keeper, the owner or keeper shall keep the pit bull confined, either in a secure temporary enclosure or within the premises of the owner or keeper or within a fenced enclosure from which the dog cannot escape. At all times when a pit bull is away from the property of the owner or keeper, the owner or keeper shall keep the pit bull either securely leashed and muzzled or in a secure temporary enclosure, The owner or keeper shall not sell or otherwise transfer the pit bull to any person resident in the Town except a member of the owner's or keeper's immediate family who will then become the owner or keeper and will be subject to all of the provisions of this section The owner or keeper shall notify the Town Clerk within five days in the event that the pit bull is lost, stolen, dies, or has a litter. In the event of a litter, the owner or keeper (i) must deliver the puppies to the Town Kennel for destruction or (ii) shall permanently remove the pup�p�ies from the Town and provide sufficient evidence of such removal, by the time the puppies are weaned. In no event shall the owner or keeper be allowed to keep in the Town a pit bull puppy born after the date of enactment of this Section that is more than eight weeks old. Any pit bull puppies, kept contrary to the provisions of this subsection are subject to immediate impoundment and disposal pursuant to this Section 16