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NY S05013
Bill
Status
5/2/2011
Primary Sponsor
Tony Avella
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AI Summary
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Prohibits offering rides to the public on vehicles drawn or pulled by carriage horses in New York City, effective 180 days after enactment.
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Removes references to carriage horses and horse-drawn cabs from rental horse business definitions, licensing requirements, and work hour regulations while preserving rules for riding horses.
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Requires owners disposing of licensed horses to sell or donate them only to private individuals or animal sanctuaries/organizations that sign assurances the horse will be kept solely as a companion animal and not used in carriage businesses or as a work horse.
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Mandates owners send records with the recipient's name, address, and telephone number to the Department of Health within five days of horse disposition and maintain copies at the stable.
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Repeals all provisions of New York City administrative code related to horse-drawn cab licensing, inspection, driver requirements, and operation standards in sections 20-377 through 20-382.
Legislative Description
Prohibits the operation of horse drawn cabs in the city of New York; defines the circumstances under which sale or disposal of a horse shall be deemed humane.
Last Action
REFERRED TO CITIES
1/4/2012