HAGGBLOM v. CITY OF DILLINGHAM

No. S-12358.

191 P.3d 991 (2008)

Lisa HAGGBLOM, Appellant, v. CITY OF DILLINGHAM, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

August 29, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan Mitchell, Bristol Bay Law Center, LLC, Dillingham, for Appellant.

Krista S. Stearns, Boyd, Chandler & Falconer, LLP, Anchorage, for Appellee.

Before: FABE, Chief Justice, MATTHEWS, EASTAUGH, and CARPENETI, Justices.


OPINION

CARPENETI, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

A Dillingham ordinance provides that any animal that bites a person without provocation shall be deemed vicious and, after quarantine, shall be euthanized. A Dillingham dog owner whose dog bit a co-worker without provocation appeals the city's order, affirmed by the superior court, for euthanasia or banishment of the animal. Finding no constitutional or procedural infirmity, we affirm.

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