Council Bluffs Pit Bull Ban Update
A judge has temporarily put the ban on hold:
Pottawattamie County District Court Judge James Heckerman late Monday afternoon granted a temporary injunction to stop the city from enforcing the ordinance, which went into effect on Jan. 1.
The petition to grant the injunction was filed by Dan Curnyn, a local pit bull owner.
The inability for pit bull owners to get insurance to cover damages from a pit bull attack, required in the new ordinance, was the main reason for his action, Curnyn said.
Also, he feels the city will not be able to distinguish whether a dog is a pit bull or another breed when investigating pit bull cases, Curnyn said.
It is impossible to positively determine a dog’s breed merely by appearance.
