Legal Opinion
Bess v. Bracken County Fiscal Court
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided December 1, 2006No. 2005-CA-000541-MRPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
VANMETER, Judge.
By statute, local governing bodies may pass ordinances regulating dogs so long as the provisions are not inconsistent with KRS Chapter 258. The primary issue we must resolve is whether a Bracken County ordinance which bans the possession of pit bull terriers is inconsistent with that chapter. We hold that it is not and therefore affirm the judgment of the Bracken Circuit Court.
In 2004, the Bracken County Fiscal Court passed an ordinance which dealt generally with animal control and included provisions banning pit bull terriers. Bracken County, Ky. Ordinance §§…
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