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6-1.405 Failure to comply - Impoundment. Every dog not wearing a collar to which is attached a valid plate or tag provided under this title, found or being within the Town, shall be taken by an animal control officer or the Sheriff and impounded in the animal center where it may be redeemed by the owner or person entitled to its possession within three days after impounding on payment to the city of all accrued charges . and costs. If not redeemed, such dog shall be destroyed by the superintendent; provided, however, that the superintendent is authorized to keep valuable dogs and sell them, and his receipt for the sale thereof shall be a valid title to the purchaser. Any dog which has been within the Town for ten days or less and which is held continuously under a leash not more than six feet in length by an able-bodied person or confined within an enclosure or vehicle shall not be taken by an animal control officer or the police and impounded in the animal center. 6-1. 406 Duplicate tags. Whenever any plate or tag as provided in this chapter is lost or stolen, the city treasurer may issue a duplicate upon application therefor and upon the payment of a fee as set forth in the Town' s fee schedule and the filing of an affidavit by the owner or possessor of said dog to the effect that such tag or plate was lost or stolen. 6-1.407 Receipt upon redemption. Whenever a dog is redeemed, the party redeeming must execute a receipt for the dog. If a license fee has not been paid for the then current year for any impounded dog, the party redeeming must, before redemption, pay in advance all charges for rabies vaccination and will receive a citation or notice to comply with the licensing ordinance within ten days. 6-1.408 Number of dogs and female dogs allowed. (a) No more than three dogs may be kept or maintained at any street address within the Town. (b) No more than one unspayed female dog may be kept or maintained at any street address within the Town. 6-1. 409 Leash required. No person owning or harboring any dog shall allow or permit such dog, whether licensed or not, to be upon a public street, sidewalk, park, school ground, public place or upon any unenclosed lot or land except when held under leash by an able-bodied person. 6-1. 410 Private property. An animal control officer shall not seize or impound a dog for violation of an ordinance requiring a dog to be leashed or issue citations for violation of such ordinance when the dog has not strayed from and is upon private property owned by the dog owner or the person who has a - 5 -