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NY S04914
Bill
Status
2/17/2023
Primary Sponsor
Luis Sepulveda
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AI Summary
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Prohibits offering rides to the public on vehicles drawn or pulled by carriage horses, effective 180 days after enactment.
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Removes references to horse-drawn cabs and carriage horses from rental horse business definitions, limiting regulated businesses to riding horses only.
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Requires horses to be sold or donated only to private individuals or animal sanctuaries/protection organizations who sign assurances the horse will not be used for carriage work and will receive humane care for life.
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Eliminates licensing requirements, inspection standards, and driver regulations for horse-drawn cabs, while maintaining regulations for sight-seeing buses.
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Modifies horse welfare rules by removing work hour limits and vacation requirements specific to carriage horses, retaining only 8-hour daily work limits for riding horses.
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
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1/3/2024