Manchester Sued Over Dog Ordinance

In a recently filed lawsuit, a resident claims Manchester's pitbull ordinance is unconstitutional and vague.

A Manchester resident is challenging in court the City of Manchester’s dog ordinance which forbids pitbulls from running at large and unleashed.  (Sign up here for the FREE Patch Newsletter, including Breaking News Alerts.) Sheron McRoberts, of the 1000 block of Briarhurst Dr., alleges she has been unfairly and unconstitutionally penalized for owning two dogs, which her lawsuit refers to as “unknown mixed breed.” McRoberts filed the suit against the city of Manchester on June 22. It can be read in the PDF portion of this article. McRoberts claims in her suit that between 2010 and 2011 she received four citations by the Manchester Police Department for failure to maintain or confine her dogs as required by the ordinance. “...the Ordinance …

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