Owner charged, pit bulls banned from city

The city of Havre's recent discussions about the laws concerning vicious animals have turned out to be impeccably timed.

The Nov. 8 Ordinance Committee meeting on the subject was followed by discussions between Havre's Animal Control Officer Gordon Inabnit and City Judge Margaret Hencz about what could be done to strengthen the enforcement of the existing law rather than composing a new one.

Less than two weeks later, the new procedure was put to the test.

On Nov. 18, Inabnit was called when two pit bulls were running around a Havre neighborhood. Although Inabnit said then that the dogs did...