a. The department shall offer a training program and a written examination for all horse drawn cab drivers. The commissioner shall issue a certificate to any person successfully completing the training program and achieving satisfactory results on the written examination administered by the department. Subjects which shall be included in such training program are: (1) proper horse care and grooming, (2) proper preparation and cleaning of harnesses and padding, (3) proper fitting of the bit, bridle and harness to the horse, (4) proper hitching of the horse to the carriage, (5) traffic laws and rules of the city of New York, (6) permissible hours and areas of operation of horse drawn cabs in the city of New York, (7) all laws and rules of the city of New York pertaining in any way to horse drawn cabs and (8) such other subjects as shall be deemed appropriate and necessary by the commissioner.
b. The department may impose a fee for the training program and examination, as provided in subdivision a herein, in order to defray expenses incurred in the administration thereof.
c. The department shall offer the training program and examination, as provided in subdivision a herein, on a regularly scheduled basis, no less frequently than at least four times per year or more frequently as deemed necessary by the commissioner.
d. The training program shall be available only to persons holding a currently valid driver's license.
Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 1989/089.