Int. No. 658 By Council Members Avella, Mark-Viverito,
Palma, Arroyo, Mendez,Yassky, Brewer, Gerson, Ferraras
Proposed Intro 658-A Be
it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1.
Title seventeen, subchapter three of the administrative code of the city of New
York is amended to read as follows: §17-326. Definitions. Whenever used in this subchapter the following terms shall have the following meanings: (a) "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, association or other legal entity. (b) "Veterinarian" means a person licensed to practice veterinary medicine in the state of New York. (c) "Work", a horse is considered to be at work when it is out of its stable and presented to the public as being available for riding, [pulling carriages, vehicles or other devices,] or when it is saddled or in harness or when it is being ridden [or is pulling a carriage, vehicle or device]. (d) "Owner" means the owner of a horse which is required to be licensed pursuant to this subchapter and the owner of a rental horse business in which such horse is used. (e) "Riding horse" means a horse which is available to the public for a fee for the purpose of riding. (f) "Carriage horse" means any horse which is used by its owner or any other person to pull any vehicle, carriage, sled, sleigh or other device in exchange for a fee. A horse rented or leased by its owner to another for any of the foregoing purposes shall be deemed to be a carriage horse for the purposes of this subchapter. (g) "Rental horse business" means a business enterprise which provides or offers the use of a horse to the public for a fee for the purpose of riding [or drawing a horse drawn vehicle or which operates a horse drawn vehicle for hire such as a horse drawn cab]. (h) "Rental horse" means a horse which is used in a rental horse business. (i) "Under tack" means that a horse is equipped for riding [or driving]. (j) "ASPCA" means the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. (k) "Stable" means any place, establishment or facility where one or more rental horses are housed or maintained. § 17-327 Carriage rides prohibited. It shall be unlawful to offer rides to the public on a vehicle drawn or pulled by a carriage horse.
§7. Title twenty, subchapter twenty-one of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended to read as follows: §20-371 Licensing of sight-seeing buses[, horse drawn cabs and horse drawn cab drivers]. Legislative findings. The legislative findings heretofore made in relation to the business of sight-seeing buses [and horse drawn cabs] in the city of New York and set forth in local law number ten of nineteen hundred sixty-four continue to be valid; such businesses are vested with a public interest and their regulation and control continue to be necessary and essential in order to cope with certain evils and hazards which existed in the absence of governmental supervision. The supervision formerly was reposed in the police commissioner, but recent experience and study indicate that jurisdiction over such businesses should be transferred to the commissioner. [It is further found that the present number of horse drawn cabs licensed in the city of New York is adequate to meet the public need and demand and should be preserved, unless the commissioner finds that additional licenses are necessary and advisable.]
§18. This local law shall take effect in six months. LS # 3952 LC 11/21/07
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