04-28-14 Council Agenda & Packet

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Responsible Animal and Pet Ownership Care and Control Regulation Ordinance Page 59 (1) The rental horse business shall take immediate action to obtain veterinary treatment, care and attention when any horse is or becomes sick, diseased, lame or injured. If a horse dies while at work or in the stable area, or is involved in an accident resulting in an injury to a horse, the Department of Animal Control shall be notified immediately. (m) A horse covered by this subchapter which is or becomes lame or suffers from a physical condition or illness making it unsuitable for work shall be removed from work by the rental horse business or may be ordered removed from work by the Department of Animal Control. In the event of a dispute regarding such physical condition or illness, the Department may require that a rental horse be examined by a veterinarian in order to determine its ability to safely work as a rental horse. The cost of any such examination shall be borne solely by the rental horse company. A horse which has been removed from work under this division shall not be returned to work until it has recovered from the condition which caused removal from work, or until such condition has improved sufficiently that its return to work will not aggravate the condition or otherwise endanger the health of the horse. A violation of this section shall be presumed if a horse is found at work in a sick or disabled condition within 48 hours after its removal from work for the same condition which caused such removal. Such presumption may be rebutted by offering a written statement from a veterinarian who examined the horse after the time of removal from work but prior to its return to work, which statement sets out the veterinarian's professional evaluation of the condition and his/her opinion that it was suitable for the horse to return to work prior the expiration of the 48 -hour period. This statement shall be carried with the horse during the presumed 48 -hour recovery period, and provided to the Department of Animal Control upon request. (n) Saddles, blankets, harnesses, bridles and bits and all other equipment shall be properly fitted to each horse and kept in good repair. (o) Horses shall be kept clean while at work and in the stable. Horses shall be trimmed and shod a minimum of once every six weeks or sooner if necessary. Sec. 5 -124 Excepted From Coverage. Rental horse business as defined in See. 5 -120 are excepted from coverage under Sec. 5 -66 and are governed solely by the licensing provisions of this subchapter.