City of Belfield v. Kilkenny

SANDSTROM, Justice.

[¶ 1] Frederick Kilkenny appeals the district court judgment finding him guilty of violating a Belfield city ordinance that prohibits a nuisance in the form of excessive, continuous, or untimely dog barking. Concluding that the ordinance provides minimum guidelines for the reasonable police officer, judge, or jury charged with its enforcement and provides a reasonable person with adequate and fair warning of the prohibited conduct, we affirm.

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[¶ 2] The municipal court found Kilken-ny guilty, and he appealed to the district court. At the district court trial, a neighbor…