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Substitute Bill No. 17 -14 <br />Responsible Animal and Pet Ownership Care and Control Regulation Ordinance <br />Page 64 <br />of the owner of the horse and the rental horse business in which such horse is to be used. The horse <br />shall be identified by breed, age, sex, color, markings, and the location of the stables where the horse is <br />to be kept, recorded on a veterinary certificate provided by the South Bead DepaAfaen Division of <br />Animal Care and Control. No license shall be transferable. Upon the transfer of ownership or use of <br />any horse to a new owner or operator shall obtain a new license for such horse within thirty (30) days of <br />the transfer date. <br />(d) The annual fee per working animal license or renewal shall be one hundred dollars ($100.00) for <br />carriage horses and ten dollars ($10.00) for riding horses, and shall be paid upon submission of an <br />application to the Depar:tneat Division of Animal Care and Control. <br />(e) Each horse licensed for use pursuant to these regulations shall be assigned an official identification <br />number unique to that horse during the duration of its use by the rental horse business. <br />(f) An owner or operator of a rental horse business shall keep an accurate daily record of the movement <br />of each licensed horse including driver's name, horse's identification number, vehicle license plate <br />number, time of leaving stable and time of return to stable. Such records shall be kept on the premises <br />of the stable where rental horses are kept or maintained and shall be made available to the Department <br />Division of Animal Care and Control upon request. <br />(g) An owner or operator of a rental horse business shall make the stable in which horses used in the <br />rental business are kept open for inspection at all reasonable time by authorized personnel of the <br />Department Division of Animal Care and Control to enforce the provisions of this sub Article. <br />Sec. 5 -122 Housing /Stable Premises <br />(a) Walls and ceilings. Walls and ceilings shall be kept clean, in good repair, and free of physical <br />hazards at all times. Stall walls shall be constructed of a safe and secure material, with boarding set <br />beginning at ground level and close enough to prevent the "casting" of a horse. <br />(b) Floors. Floors shall be level and free of holes or openings, and shall provide proper drainage. No <br />horse shall be stabled on a concrete floor without adequate cushioning. <br />(c) Storage areas. Feed shall be kept in storage areas constructed to permit extermination treatment in <br />order to be made rodent and insect proof. Feed storage area shall allow no harborage and be kept <br />vermin free. Storage of feed concentrates shall be in an area inaccessible to the horses. <br />(d) Ventilation. Adequate ventilation shall be maintained, but rental horses shall not be unnecessarily <br />exposed to drafts in stables during cold weather. All stable areas shall be adequately lighted by natural <br />or artificial means so as to permit effective and safe activities through day and night. <br />(e) General sanitation. All interior areas of stable and all exterior areas surrounding a stable shall be <br />kept clean, properly drained and free of nuisances including, but not limited to, odors and accumulation <br />