Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
Agreed. And I am actually GRATEFUL this judge was using JUDGEMENT - what the name is meant to reflect. Instead of going “by the letter” which gets us in unfair trouble so many times.
I doubt this woman did anything with evil intentions. She’s probably just a dummy, or at least ignorant of what the pup might encounter.
Give her a fine and be done with it.