A licensee shall, in addition to other requirements of this chapter, comply with the minimum standards of this section.
(A) All horses shall be provided with daily food and water, free from contamination. The food shall be wholesome, palatable, and of sufficient quantity and nutritive value to meet the normal daily requirements for the condition and size of the horse.
(B) (1) All buildings and sheds used for stabling horses shall be well-lighted and ventilated and provide protection from the weather. All buildings and sheds used for stabling horses shall be kept clean and in good repair at all times and manure shall be removed therefrom daily. Any enclosure where horses are kept shall be graded and raked so as to keep the surface reasonably dry.
(2) That the licensee shall not permit any horse or horses to be kept, maintained, stored or remain inside the limits of the city between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m. This provision shall not apply to a horse or horses that are kept, maintained or stored on property within the city limits that is zoned for agricultural use (A-1).
(C) All horses used in the horse-drawn vehicle business must weigh at least 1,300 - 1,400 pounds and be considered in general good health.
(D) Horses shall be properly shod with rubber compound type horseshoes, borium shoes, or similar nonslip-type shoes to keep the animal from slipping on the pavement. The hoof shall be kept trimmed.
(E) Horses shall be kept clean and in particular, the areas in contact with the harness or other tack.
(F) Horses shall not be worked more than two hours without being given a cumulative total of 30 minutes of rest. The maximum working period for any one horse shall be 8 hours out of every 24 hours.
(G) The speed at which any horse is driven shall not exceed a slow trot.
(H) No horse shall be over-ridden or driven to result in overheating or exhaustion.
(I) Horses shall be provided water at the loading site and on routes at all times that they are working.
(J) All harnesses and bridles shall be kept oiled and cleaned so as to be soft at all times.
(K) All harnesses will be properly fitted and maintained, and kept free of makeshift-like wire, sisal rope, and rusty chain.
(L) No horse is to be worked with equipment causing an impairment of vision other than normal blinders.
(M) No one horse shall ever pull more than eight adult passengers.
(N) Unsanitary conditions shall not be permitted to be present on any town route, horse rest area or any area where the horses are kept. All these areas shall be kept clean and free of conditions which might harbor or be conducive to the breeding of insects or rodents.
(O) No horse shall be subject to any cruel or harassing treatment, including any violation of the mandatory rest periods, feeding and watering schedules, and work-load limits established pursuant to this section.
(Ord. 299, passed - -85; Am. Ord. 761, passed 10-8-02) Penalty, see § 118.99