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AMERICAN DOG OWNERS ASS'N v. DES MOINES

No. 89-1725.

469 N.W.2d 416 (1991)

AMERICAN DOG OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.; Responsible Dog Owners of Iowa, Inc.; and Roger Anderson, Appellants, v. CITY OF DES MOINES, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

May 15, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James H. Waters, Des Moines, for appellants.

Patrick J. Hopkins of Austin, Gaudineer, Austin, Salmons & Swanson, Des Moines, for appellee.

Considered by HARRIS, P.J., and SCHULTZ, CARTER, LAVORATO, and ANDREASEN, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

In December 1987 the City of Des Moines adopted an ordinance stating special licensing and confinement requirements for vicious dogs. The ordinance defined "vicious dog" to include, inter alia, the following:

(vi) Staffordshire terrier breed of dog; or (vii) The American pit bull terrier breed of dog; or (viii) The American Staffordshire terrier breed of dog; or

(ix) Dogs of mixed breed or of other breeds than...

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