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Council reverses vicious-animal designation on appeal
Summary
After hearing appellant Aubrie Watkins and the Chief of Police, the Anamosa City Council reversed a peace officer’s designation of Watkins’ dog as a vicious animal on May 27, 2025, by unanimous vote.
The Anamosa City Council heard an appeal from Aubrie Watkins regarding the designation of her dog as a vicious animal and reversed the peace officer’s designation on May 27, 2025.
Watkins presented her appeal and the Chief of Police provided the incident details to the council. After hearing the facts and circumstances related to the incident, the council voted to reverse the action of the peace officer. The roll call in the transcript shows Ayes from Dan Smith, Brooke Gombert, Rich Crump, Kay Smith, Teresa Tuetken and Todd Weimer.
The transcript does not include further detail on any new conditions for the dog, follow-up enforcement steps, or whether the reversal included specific findings; those details were not recorded in the meeting minutes provided.
