Ford v. City of Hot Springs

Steele Hays, Justice.

Appellant, Zareepha Ford, was convicted in Hot Springs Municipal Court of three offenses under the Hot Springs Animal Control Code. Ms. Ford brings this appeal contending the provisions under which she was prosecuted are invalid as they exceed the city’s statutory authority to fix the penalty for offenses defined and punishable by state law.

In response to neighbors’ complaints, Ms. Ford was visited by Don Floyd, an employee of the Hot Springs Animal Control Agency. He found that Ms. Ford housed at least forty cats and dogs in her home. He testified that newspapers soiled…