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Council keeps breed ban unchanged after heated public comments, urges enforcement of dangerous-dog code
Summary
After dozens of public comments and a lengthy council debate, Marion council declined to change the local ban on pit bulls and rottweilers and directed police to enforce existing dangerous-dog provisions in city code 2-205.
The Marion City Council heard more than an hour of public comment and council debate before deciding not to lift restrictions on pit bulls and rottweilers at its regular meeting.
Speakers from across the community urged very different approaches. Bud Drews told the council about multiple incidents while walking in town where loose dogs chased or approached him, saying the encounters were “terrifying” and had driven him to consider stopping his walks. Other…
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