Any Person intending to do business operating an Animal-Drawn Vehicle shall apply for an Animal-Drawn Vehicle Permit (ADVP).
(A) Any person applying for an ADVP must have a valid Tax ID Number and a City of Albuquerque Business Registration under the Business Registration Ordinance before applying for the Permit.
(B) All operators and Owners of Animal-Drawn Vehicles shall be subject to the following additional requirements:
(1) All Animals used to pull any wagon, cart, carriage or other vehicle must weigh at least 800 pounds and be considered in good health. Any Owner or operator of an Animal-Drawn Vehicle who desires to use a smaller Animal shall apply to AACC for approval, in writing, prior to such use.
(2) Animals used to pull Animal-Drawn Vehicles exhibiting any of the following shall be deemed unfit for work and shall be under the care of a Veterinarian:
(a) Sores or abrasions caused, or likely to be irritated, by girth, harnesses or bridles;
(b) Serious injury or Illness; or
(c) Obvious signs of emaciation, malnutrition, lameness or exhaustion.
(3) Animals used to pull Animal-Drawn Vehicles requiring Veterinary care shall not be moved, ridden or driven except for the purpose of pasturing or obtaining medical care.
(4) Enclosures where Animals are kept shall be graded and raked so as to keep the surface reasonably dry.
(5) Animals used to pull Animal-Drawn Vehicles shall be allocated at least 30 minutes of rest for every two hour work period. The maximum working period for any one Animal shall be eight hours in every 24 hour period. No Animal used to pull an Animal- Drawn Vehicle shall be overridden or driven in a manner that might result in overheating or exhaustion.
(6) Animals used to pull Animal-Drawn Vehicles shall not be worked when the temperature at street level at any loading site reaches or exceeds 95 degrees Fahrenheit.
(7) Animals used to pull Animal-Drawn Vehicles shall not be driven at a speed exceeding a slow trot.
(8) Animals used to pull Animal-Drawn Vehicles shall be provided Potable Water at every loading site and at least once an hour while they are working.
(9) All harnesses and other tack shall be kept oiled, cleaned and in good repair.
(10) Wagons, carts, carriages or other vehicles must be kept properly lubricated, and all wheels must spin freely.
(11) In addition to issuing any applicable citations, the Mayor’s designee may order a Quarantine of the entire premises where the Animals used to pull Animal-Drawn Vehicles are being stabled or any part thereof for any of the following conditions in one or more of the Animals:
(a) Excessive parasitism, diagnosed by a Veterinarian, which could cause any Animal to be unfit to be ridden or driven; or
(b) General malnutrition as diagnosed by a Veterinarian; or
(c) Presence or suspicion of contagious or transmittable disease as diagnosed by a Veterinarian.
(12) Owners and operators of Animal-Drawn Vehicles shall not permit unsanitary conditions to be present on any route or in any Animal rest area or area where animals are kept. All such areas shall be kept clean and free of conditions which might attract insects, parasites or rodents.
(Ord. 18-2006; Am. Ord. 2023-016)