(A) It shall constitute a violation of this subchapter for any person or corporation to use or offer for use a horse in a rental horse business without a license issued pursuant to the regulations and conditions set out hereinafter. No owner or operator of a rental horse business shall permit a carriage driver to operate without a valid chauffeur or operator's permit to drive.
(B) Licenses shall be issued for a term of one year and shall be renewed annually.
(C) An application for a license or renewal of a license shall be made to the Department of Animal Control. Applications for renewal must be submitted no later than ten working days prior to expiration of the current license. All such applications shall contain the name and address of the owner of the horse and the rental horse business in which such horse is to be used. The horse shall be identified by breed, age, sex, color, markings, and the location of the stables where the horse is to be kept, recorded on a veterinary certificate provided by the Department of Animal Control. No license shall be transferable. Upon the transfer of ownership or use of any horse to a new owner or operator shall obtain a new license for such horse within 30 days of the transfer date.
(D) The annual fee for a license or renewal shall be $25 for carriage horses and $10 for riding horses, and shall be paid upon submission of an application to the Department of Animal Control.
(E) Each horse licensed for use pursuant to these regulations shall be assigned an official identification number unique to that horse during the duration of its use by the rental horse business.
(F) An owner or operator of a rental horse business shall keep an accurate daily record of the movement of each licensed horse including driver's name, horse's identification number, vehicle license place number, time of leaving stable and time of return to stable. Such records shall be kept on the premises of the stable where rental horses are kept or maintained and shall be made available to the Department of Animal Control upon request.
(G) An owner or operator of a rental horse business shall make the stable in which horses used in the rental business are kept open for inspection at all reasonable times by authorized personnel of the Department of Animal Control to enforce the provisions of this subchapter.
(Ord. 14-2004, passed 12-13-04) Penalty, see § 91.999