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Hastings 2015 dog ordinance review to be revisited

Three people spoke to the Hastings City Council Monday, asking about the results of a 2015 review of a city ordinance involving pit bull dogs. The ordinance does not ban owning a pit bull, but identifies them as “dangerous.”

Tammy Berdecia, Barbara Haywood and David Carey  said they had not heard anything about the outcome of the review.

 

In October, 2015, Councilwoman Brenda McNabb Stange asked that wording identifying pit bulls as “dangerous” be removed from the section of the Hastings ordinance dealing with dogs. At the time, Attorney Stephanie Fekkes and Police Chief Jeff Pratt were asked to work on removing the blanket definition of the breed as dangerous.  Fekkes said the problem could be solved by describing what behavior in dogs they want to prevent, without naming a specific breed. 

 

Mayor David Tossava said Monday said he would get the information on the issue that was gathered in 2015 and put the topic on the agenda for the next council meeting in three weeks.

“We’ll revisit it, maybe we will have an answer for you then,” he said. There will be public comment at that time.

 

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