A. An application for the driver's permit required by this chapter shall be made to the director on forms provided by the city. Such application shall include:
1. The name, address and age of the applicant;
2. A description of the applicant's experience and background driving horse-drawn vehicles; and
3. The license number on the applicant's valid, current driver's license or past driver's license.
B. An applicant for the driver's permit shall be at least eighteen (18) years of age.
C. An application shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee in an amount to be established by resolution of the city council.
D. The director shall cause to be given to each applicant for a driver's permit a proficiency test including a written test, to determine if the applicant has adequate skills, knowledge, and experience handling horse-drawn vehicles and animals to ensure the safety of the animals, the passengers and other users of the streets. The operator for whom the driver will drive may sit in the horse-drawn vehicle during the driving portion of the proficiency test.
E. The director shall issue a driver's permit if he or she finds that the applicant has passed the proficiency and written tests, that issuance of the permit is not contrary to the public health, safety, or welfare, that the applicant's knowledge of the rules of the road has been demonstrated by the applicant's current or past possession of a California driver's license, and that the applicant has not been convicted of a crime involving cruelty to animals.
F. A copy of the driver's permit shall be carried upon the person of the driver whenever the driver is driving a vehicle regulated under this chapter.
G. Every driver annually shall attend a class relating to animal heat exhaustion and stress of no more than two hours offered by the city at a cost of no more than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per driver. Failure to attend shall be grounds to suspend or revoke the driver's permit. (Ord. 98-005 § 1; prior code § 25.12.256)