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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 business 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 South Bend 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 per working animal license or renewal shall be $100 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 plate 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 time by authorized personnel of the Department of Animal Control to enforce the provisions of this subchapter. (Ord. XXXXXX) Penalty, see § 5.999 § 5.122 HOUSING/STABLE PREMISES. (a) Walls and ceilings. Walls and ceilings shall be kept clean, in good repair, and free of physical hazards at all times. Stall walls shall be constructed of a safe and secure material, with boarding set beginning at ground level and close enough to prevent the “casting” of a horse. (b) Floors. Floors shall be level and free of holes or openings, and shall provide proper drainage. No horse shall be stabled on a concrete floor without adequate cushioning. (c) Storage areas. Feed shall be kept in storage areas constructed to permit extermination treatment in order to be made rodent and insect proof. Feed storage area shall allow no harborage and be kept vermin free. Storage of feed concentrates shall be in an area inaccessible to the horses. (d) Ventilation. Adequate ventilation shall be maintained, but rental horses shall not be unnecessarily exposed to drafts in stables during cold weather. All stable areas shall be adequately lighted by natural or artificial means so as to permit effective and safe activities through day and night. (e) General sanitation. All interior areas of stable and all exterior areas surrounding a stable shall be kept clean, properly drained and free of nuisances including, but not limited to, odors and accumulation of refuse or excrement. Manure accumulations shall be removed from the premises weekly to prevent rodent and vermin activity. (f) Stalls. Each stall shall house only one horse or pony. Stalls shall be attended to daily ensuring clean and dry sufficient bedding of straw, shavings or other suitable material which shall be changed as often as necessary to maintain them. The ceiling and shortest wall of the stall shall measure three feet greater than the height of the horse at the withers. (Ord. XXXXXX) Penalty, see § 5.999 § 5.123 REGULATIONS. (a) Horses shall not be left untethered or unattended except when confined in a stable or other enclosure.