Amending Chapter 5 in its Entirety Replacing it With A New Chapter 5 Entitled Responsible Animal and Pet Ownership Care and Control Regulations

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Substitute Bill No. 17 -14 Responsible Animal and Pet Ownership Care and Control Regulation Ordinance Page 66 (g) Carriage companies shall equip all carriages/horses with a manure catching device for use at all times while working. (h) No horse -drawn carriage shall be driven at a speed faster than a trot at any time. All such carriages shall adhere to state law on slow moving vehicles. No horse drawn carriage shall be operated between the hours of 7:00 a.m. through 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. through 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. (i) It shall be the responsibility of the owner /operator of a rental horse drawn carriage to ensure there is a slow moving vehicle emblem displayed on each carriage, whenever the carriage is moved, operated, or driven. The triangular slow moving vehicle emblem will be mounted as near as is practicable to the center of mass and at an approximate height of not less than three and not more than five feet from level ground or surface. The emblem shall be mounted so as to be entirely visible from the rear, day or night. 0) It shall be the responsibility of the owner /operator of a rental horse drawn carriage to ensure there are flashing lamps mounted and in use whenever the carriage is moved, operated, or driven 1 hour before sunrise and 1 hour after sunset. A red or an amber flashing lamp will be mounted at a height as low as practicable that is visible from a distance of not less than five hundred feet to the rear. Also, a double -faced flashing lamp may be used, displaying amber light to the front and red or amber light to the rear. (k) Every horse whose use requires a license hereunder shall be examined by a veterinarian prior to its use in a rental horse business, and thereafter at intervals of not less than once a year. The horse shall be examined and treated for internal parasites. Its general physical condition shall be evaluated, which examination shall include but not be limited to, inspection of teeth, hooves, and shoes, and for its physical ability to perform the work or duties required of it. The examination shall also include a record of any injury, disease, or deficiency observed by the veterinarian at the time, together with any prescription or professional recommendation regarding humane correction or disposition of the same. An Indiana health certificate containing the above information and signed by the examining veterinarian shall be maintained at the stable premises at which such horse is located, and shall contain the identification number, age and condition of the horse. With a copy on file with SBACC. . (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 Depaftmen Division of Animal Care and 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 Depaftment Division of Animal Care and Control. In the event of a dispute regarding such physical condition or illness, the DepaAffient Division 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