Legal Opinion
American Dog Owners Ass'n v. Dade County, Fla.
District Court, S.D. Florida
Decided November 30, 1989No. 89-771-CIVPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
HOEVELER, District Judge.
THIS CAUSE came before the Court for a two and one-half day trial commencing July 10, 1989. Plaintiffs’ complaint presents a pre-enforcement facial challenge to the constitutionality of Dade County Ordinance No. 089-22 on the basis that the ordinance is impermissibly vague. The ordinance purports to regulate ownership of pit bull dogs (“pit bulls”) by requiring registration, enclosure or leashing and muzzling of existing pit bull dogs and by prohibiting the acquisition of new ones. The ordinance defines pit bull dogs by referring…
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