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months, or in lieu of imprisonment, a period of probation of not more than one year; (3) Restitution to any individual who has suffered bodily injury or property damage as a result of an attack by the dog where the individual suffers financial losses or medical expenses due to the attack. For the purposes of this subsection, medical expenses may include the costs of necessary counseling or rehabilitative services; and (4) Payment of all expenses for the boarding and retention of the dog if seized and impounded pursuant to section 4-28. (d) Unless the dog has been or is ordered to be humanely destroyed, the dog owner shall also be sentenced to the following mandatory provisions, in addition to the provisions of subsection (c): (1) The owner shall provide the owner's name, address and telephone number to the County animal control service; (2) The owner shall provide the location at which the dog is currently kept, if such location is not the owner's address; (3) The owner shall promptly notify the appropriate animal control service of: (A) Any changes in the ownership of the dog or the location of the dog along with the names, addresses and telephone numbers of new owners or the new address at which the dog is located; (B) Any further instances of an attack by the dog upon a person or an animal; (C) Any claims made or lawsuits brought as a result of further instances of an attack by the dog; or (D) The death of the dog; (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 standard veterinary 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 years of age or older; (2) When outdoors on the owner's premises and unattended, the dog be kept within a locked fenced or walled area 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 area from which it cannot escape; 9