Health
Dog that bit a child found to be dangerous.
ALJ John B. Spooner found that a dog which had twice bitten a child was
a dangerous animal. The owner, who did not appear at the hearing, had
previously contacted the Department of Health stating that he did not
want the dog in the house he shared with his aunt due to concern it would
bite his niece. Given the owner's apparent abandonment of the dog,
ALJ Spooner recommended that the Department of Health remove the dog to
a location outside New York City or, failing that, consider humane destruction.
Dep't of Health & Mental Hygiene v. Jefferson (in PDF), OATH Index No. 1988/12 (Aug. 15, 2012).