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Possible Pit Bull Bite Reported in SC as Ordinance is Debated by Council

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Sioux City Animal Control confirmed they are investigating a dog bite that may have involved a pit bull, according to the Sioux City Journal.

The news comes on the heels of the Sioux City Council's 4-1 vote on Monday of moving forward a motion that would repeal a controversial, decades-long ban on pit bulls.

Police assisted animal control Wednesday afternoon as they confiscated a dog they believed bit a person in the arm and hand last week. The person was treated at a local hospital.

Animal Control says the investigation will help determine if the dog is a pit bull. 

A hearing with the Iowa State Medical Board and a Sioux City Plastic Surgeon has been postponed. A hearing before the board is being rescheduled at the request of Dr. Smith. A new date hasn’t been set yet.

The Iowa State Medical Board says Dr. Adam Smith failed to provide appropriate care to 17 patients from December 2014 to September of 2017. 

Dr. Smith told Siouxland Public Media News after the medical board action in July, he expected to be vindicated.

(Several former patients contacted Siouxland Public Media to say Dr. Smith didn’t provide them with proper medical care.)

A malpractice lawsuit involving Dr. Smith was moved to Dickinson County District Court.  The jury ruled in his favor.

Smith is also accused of filing false Medicare and Medicaid claims while practicing in Michigan.  The Federal investigation continues in that case.

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