Legal Opinion
Town of Baldwin v. Carter
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided April 8, 2002PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtClifford, J.
[¶ 1] Kari Carter appeals from a judgment entered in the District Court (Bridg-ton, Powers, J.) in favor of the Town of Baldwin, concluding that Carter violated the Town’s Barking Dog Ordinance. Carter contends that the ordinance is unconstitutionally vague because it fails to provide sufficient notice to dog owners about the degree of barking that constitutes a violation. We are unpersuaded by Carter’s contention and affirm the judgment.
[¶ 2] The facts are not in dispute. The Town enacted its Barking Dog Ordinance in 1997, which provides as follows:
No owner or keeper of any dog kept within…
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