Police seek guidance after parking lot sheep slaughter
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Bismarck police are looking to the city attorney's office for guidance after officers responded to a report of sheep being slaughtered in an apartment complex parking area.
Authorities said a couple new to the country was performing a religious ceremony with the sheep on Friday, when the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha was being celebrated.
No arrests were made, and the couple will not face criminal charges, as no specific city ordinance or health code appeared to have been violated, Assistant City Attorney Jason Hammes told The Bismarck Tribune .
"I didn't see anything on this that jumped out as over-the-top disorderly," he said.