Associated Press - March 10, 2010 12:44 PM ET
OSAGE, Iowa (AP) - A Mennonite boy has been found guilty of violating an ordinance in Mitchell County that bans steel wheels on county roads.
A magistrate has ordered the 13-year-old boy from Orchard to pay a $10 fine and court costs of $63.50. The boy was issued four citations on Jan. 31 and had pleaded not guilty. He was traveling on a county road on a tractor pulling a two-wheeled wagon carrying hay bales.
Supervisors say steel wheels damage the roads. Mennonite and Amish farmers say the use of conventional wheels would violate rules set by their governing bodies.
The magistrate is to rule on a motion to dismiss the case on May 7 in Mitchell County District Court.
Information from: Globe Gazette, http://www.globegazette.com/
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