Hurley council approves pit bulls as service animals

By PAMELA JANSSON

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HURLEY — The Hurley City Council on Monday evening amended the city ordinance to acknowledge that pit bull terriers used as service animals are exempt from the city’s ban on that breed.

“Obviously, we’ve been dealing with this for awhile,” said Police Chief Chris Colassaco.

Colassaco said the issue will be “very tough moving forward” to address because owners of pit bull terriers could simply claim that their pet is a service animal.

“It’s not an easy battle for us,” said the chief.

City Attorney Ray O’Dea agreed but said the city is not without po...