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Special magistrate declares Rottweiler Fatboy dangerous, orders immediate relocation in Jacksonville Beach
Summary
A Jacksonville Beach special magistrate found a male Rottweiler named Fatboy to be a dangerous dog after city animal-control testimony describing repeated running-at-large incidents and one bite. The magistrate ordered Fatboy moved to a fenced Leahy Road property and set fence and registration conditions.
A Jacksonville Beach special magistrate declared a male Rottweiler named Fatboy a dangerous dog and ordered the animal relocated immediately to a fenced property on Leahy Road after city animal-control testimony cataloged repeated running-at-large incidents and a reported bite.
The magistrate ordered the dog moved “today,” required photographic proof of relocation to be provided to Officer Kresch, and said the city would notify Jacksonville of the dog’s new address. The magistrate also required that the dog not return to the Penman Road residence and that gates to the vinyl fence be kept closed; she said an electric perimeter fence must be installed and set a target deadline in the hearing, noting “which would be Friday, April 25.”
Animal Control Officer Craig Whelan summarized the city’s record in testimony to the magistrate, saying the department “determined that Fatboy is the primary aggressor.” Whelan…
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