Could Harley-Davidsons be banned in Tacoma, Washington?
Did you know that Tacoma Washington has a law that could ban all Harley-Davidson motorcycles?
In a interesting court case of a owner of a hog, city prosecutors are arguing that the owner is violating a law banning hogs in the city limit. Taking his case to superior court, it appears that Harley-Davidson motorcycles could be banned within the city limits.
While this court case is really about the definition of a “hog” the definition in the book city prosecutors are using define a hog as:
Black’s Veterinary Dictionary, which defines a hog as a “male pig after being castrated.”
Collins Essential English Dictionary’s first definition of hog is a “castrated male pig.”
Encarta defines hog as “a full-grown domestic pig, especially a castrated male pig.”
dictionary.com defines hog as slang “a large, heavy motorcycle.”
Luckily the court case is really about animals and the defense lawyer was just using the hog definition of a motorcycle as an example of how the city was using the wrong terminology. But it does go to show that the wrong interpretation of a old law could really impact motorcycles owners at least in Tacoma.
Hopefully they get the law straightened out and decide on what really is a hog and what is not so bikers can ride without “breaking” Tacoma’s anti-hog laws.
Source “Wee, wee, wee all the way to court”
Source: www.thenewstribune.com
