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TWO CARRIAGE HORSE BILLS INTRODUCED INTO NY CITY COUNCIL
March, 2010
Intro 92,
the bill to ban horse-drawn carriages in its entirety, was introduced
into the City Council, Consumer Affairs Committee on March 3rd.
The sponsor is Council Member Annabel Palma. This is
the former CM Tony Avella bill, Intro 658.
The important part of this bill is that it creates a new section 17-330,
which covers disposition of the carriage horses. Underlined text
is new; text in brackets is removed. Prior to this, Section 329
allowed for a huge loophole in which horses sold outside NYC, as most
are, could go to auction.
§ 17-3[29]30 Disposition of licensed horse. a. The department shall be notified of the transfer of ownership or other disposition of a licensed horse within [ten] five days thereafter. Such notice shall include the date of disposition and [if sold in New York city,] the name and address of the buyer or other transferee and such other information as the commissioner may prescribe.
b. A horse shall not be sold or disposed of except in a humane manner, which, for the purposes of this subchapter shall mean one of the following:
1. The owner shall sell or donate the horse to a private individual who signs an assurance that the horse will not be sold and shall be kept solely as a companion animal and not employed in another horse-drawn carriage business or as a work horse and will be cared for humanely for the remainder of the horse's natural life; or
2. The owner shall sell or donate the horse to a duly incorporated animal sanctuary or duly incorporated animal protection organization whose president or executive director signs an assurance that the horse will not be sold and shall be kept solely as a companion animal and not employed in another horse-drawn carriage business and will be cared for humanely for the remainder of the horse's natural life.
c. Records indicating the name, address and telephone number of the private individual, duly incorporated animal sanctuary or duly incorporated animal protection organization to whom the horse was sold or donated together with the assurance specified above shall be sent by the owner to the department within five days after such sale or donation. A copy of such record shall also be maintained at the stable.
Intro 86 -would replace horse drawn carriages with alternative fuel powered classic cars was also introduced
into the City Council, Consumer Affairs Committee on March 3rd. The
sponsor is Council Member Melissa Mark Viverito.
We are not opposed to retro cars in theory, but the big problem with this bill is that it leaves Section § 17-329 intact and does not address what will happen to the carriage horses.
We feel that these two bill should easily be joined as one if the two sponsors were willing to do so.
Coalition To Ban
Horse-Drawn Carriages
A Committee of the Coalition For New York City Animals, Inc.
Contact:
The Coalition for
NYC Animals, Inc.
P.O. Box 20247
Park West Station
New York, NY 10025
e-mail
Coalition@banhdc.org