4618 2 archive 12 disk0/00/00/46/18 2007-02-07 2007-02-07 2007-02-07 techreport show Case File 0603634 On September 13, 2006, Kelly Wilslef submitted a complaint to the Ombudsman about the Maquoketa City Council (Council). Ms. Wilslef stated a Maquoketa police officer served her an abatement notice for violating the city ordinance preventing owners from keeping pit bull terrier dogs in the city. The Council subsequently determined her dog was a pit bull mix, and ordered her to remove the dog from the city. Ms. Wilslef claimed the Council unreasonably relied on non-expert testimony supporting the city’s position her dog was a pit bull mix. She further claimed that if her dog was in fact a pit bull mix, the city ordinance did not apply to mixed-breed pit bulls; therefore, the Council acted contrary to law when it concluded she violated the city ordinance and ordered her to remove her dog from the city. Iowa_Citizens_Aide_Ombudsman Case File 0603634, Pit Bull, Maquaketa, Ombudsman, Dogs, Pets UF CB U CI published 2006 public 4013 1 4618 1 application/pdf en public

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