Category: Administrative Hearings

  • Lakeland, Florida Hearing Officer Overturns Dangerous Dog Ruling for “Pit Bull”

    Lakeland, Florida Hearing Officer Overturns Dangerous Dog Ruling for “Pit Bull”

    I have long written about the unconstitutionality of administrative hearing provisions in dangerous dog laws, but a Lakeland, Florida Administrative Hearing Officer recently illustrated why administrative hearings are unconstitutional and adversely affect owners of certain breeds more than others.   On Monday, December 16, 2013, Lakeland Administrative Hearing Officer Maria C. Gallo overturned her own…