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F �iCi}fit }: 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; (d) The owner or keeper shall present to the Town Clerk-proof that the owner or ° keeper has procured liability insurance in the amount of a 1 million/2 million policy. ;r' , 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 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; (e) 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, y„ ti k M• (f) Upon an 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 I' the Town Police Department, and the 24-hour helpline or hotline for the Town; and (iv) a legible copy of this Section (g) The license tag issued by the Animal Control Officer pursuant to this section 1' 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); (h) The Animal Control Officer and the Town Clerk shall each maintain a fileJ,,` 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 it Control Officer and the Town Clerk in writing of any change of address; (i) 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; (k) 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 4„