Legal Opinion
Kent v. Polk County Board of Supervisors
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided July 23, 1986No. 85-1006PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REYNOLDSON, Chief Justice.
In this case the interests of David Kent, owner of an African lion kept as a pet, collide with a Polk County ordinance regulating the possession of “dangerous and vicious animals.” Kent was denied a permit to keep the animal under the provisions of the ordinance. This denial was upheld in a certiorari action brought in district court, and Kent has appealed. We affirm.
Kent acquired the lion, “Holmes,” in 1982 when it was three weeks old, and has cared for it at his Polk County home since that time.
In September 1984 the Polk County board of supervisors (board) adopted…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Green v. City of CascadeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1975
- City of Council Bluffs v. CainSupreme Court of Iowa · 1983
- Welp v. Iowa Department of RevenueSupreme Court of Iowa · 1983
- Hinrichs v. Iowa State Highway CommissionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1967
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Kelley v. Story County SheriffSupreme Court of Iowa · 2000
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