People v. Mahoney

OPINION OF THE COURT

David L. Steinberg, J.

Defendants Jeffrey Mahoney and Deborah Mahoney move to dismiss the information charging seven counts of conducting animal husbandry without proper approvals (Hyde Park Town Code §§ 108-5.14, 108-2.2). They argue their factual innocence in that the animal husbandry provisions of the Town Code are being improperly applied to chickens they own and possess on their property as domesticated household pets. Although the defendants do not specify the section or sections of the Criminal Procedure Law applicable to their motion to dismiss, this court will…