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(4) The owner shall obtain a license for the dog pursuant to section 143-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, if the dog is not currently licensed; (5) Unless already identified by microchip, the dog shall be permanently identified, at the owner's expense, by injecting into the dog an identification microchip using standazd veterinazy procedures and practices. The microchip identification number of the dog shall be provided to the County animal control service; and (6) When outside the owner's premises, the dog shall be attended and kept on a leash no longer than four feet in length and under the control of a person eighteen years of age or older. (e) In addition to the provisions of subsections (c) and (d), the dog owner may also be sentenced to any of the following terms or conditions: (1) When indoors, the dog be under the control of a person eighteen yeazs of age or older; (2) When outdoors on the owner's premises and unattended, the dog be kept within a locked fenced or walled azea from which it cannot escape; (3) When outdoors on the owner's premises and unattended, the dog be confined to an escape-proof kennel; (4) When outdoors on the owner's premises, the dog be attended and kept within a fenced or walled azea from which it cannot escape; (5) When outdoors on the owner's premises, the dog be attended and kept on a leash no longer than six feet in length; (6) When outdoors on the owner's premises, the dog be kept under the control of a person eighteen yeazs of age or older; (7) When outdoors outside the owner's premises, the dog be attended and muzzled with a muzzle that prevents the dog from biting any person or animal but does not cause injury to the dog or interfere with its vision or respiration; (8) A sign or signs be placed in a location or locations directed by the court advising the public of the presence and dangerousness of the dog; (9) The dog be neutered or spayed at the owner's expense, unless the neutering or spaying of the dog is medically contraindicated; (10) The owner procure liability insurance or post bond of not less than $50,000, or for a higher amount if the court finds a higher amount appropriate to cover the medical and/or veterinary costs resulting from potential future actions of the dog; (11) The dog be humanely destroyed; or (12) Any other condition the court deems necessary to restrain or control the dog. For the purposes of this subsection, anescape-proof kennel means a kennel which allows the dog to stand normally and without restriction, which is at least two and one-half times the length of the dog, and which protects the dog from the elements. Fencing or wall materials required under this section shall not have openings with a diameter of more than two inches, and in the case of wooden fences, the gaps therein shall not be more than two inches. Any gates within such kennel or structure shall be lockable and of such design as to prevent the entry of children or the escape of the dog, and when the dog is confined to such kennel or azea and unattended, such locks shall be kept locked. The 11