Sentences with phrase «fought city ordinances»

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Complaints about cruelty to animals and dog fighting have dropped significantly during the past year, and Lawrence Humane Society officials credit changes made to city ordinances.

TAVARES — Charlene Gibson, who owns dogs that neighbors say constantly bark and attack children, plans to fight a charge that she violated the city's nuisance ordinance.

We are active advocates for animal welfare in our state, having written and lobbied the Department of Agriculture, the Nebraska Unicameral and local city councils to close puppy mills, to stop dog fighting, to insist on responsible pet ownership guidelines and to enforce dangerous dog ordinances.

The ordinance we worked on for two years and fought so hard to get passed by the Chicago City Council took effect earlier this year.

Thankfully, we have the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council (PIJAC) representatives fighting proposed ordinances city by city, but they are up against very powerful, well - funded groups that have strong lobbying arms and rallying cries, which constantly put us on the defensive.

Fighting words claim upheld: Arrestee's speech when crowd gathered near fallen tree that had blocked traffic constituted unprotected fighting words, so that his arrest under city disorderly conduct ordinance did not violate his First Amendment free speech rights; arrestee's repeated use of the word «bitch,» his accusation of matricide directed toward his sister, his use of the phrase «fucking queer,» his pushing of third party and his raised voice all tended to show that his conduct, under the circumstances, had tendency to provoke physical alteFighting words claim upheld: Arrestee's speech when crowd gathered near fallen tree that had blocked traffic constituted unprotected fighting words, so that his arrest under city disorderly conduct ordinance did not violate his First Amendment free speech rights; arrestee's repeated use of the word «bitch,» his accusation of matricide directed toward his sister, his use of the phrase «fucking queer,» his pushing of third party and his raised voice all tended to show that his conduct, under the circumstances, had tendency to provoke physical altefighting words, so that his arrest under city disorderly conduct ordinance did not violate his First Amendment free speech rights; arrestee's repeated use of the word «bitch,» his accusation of matricide directed toward his sister, his use of the phrase «fucking queer,» his pushing of third party and his raised voice all tended to show that his conduct, under the circumstances, had tendency to provoke physical altercation.

You can usually fight a traffic ticket even if it was a city ordinance violation, but the hearing will be through a specific city or even a private company.

More cities are adopting ordinances aimed at fighting the blight of foreclosures by requiring lenders to upkeep abandoned properties even before they take over title.