(a) An owner, operator, or custodian of a horse engaged in the horse-drawn carriage trade shall not drive, use, or work a horse on a public street or byway in the District:
(1) During periods when the temperature exceeds 89 degrees Fahrenheit, as determined and announced by the National Weather Service;
(2) During periods when the temperature is below 25 degrees Fahrenheit, as determined and announced by the National Weather Service;
(3) During periods when it is snowing; or
(4) During other periods determined by the Mayor by rule as being dangerous or unsuitable.
(b) A horse in use at the time described in subsection (a)(1), (2), or (3) of this section, shall be immediately returned by its owner, operator, or custodian by the most direct route to a stable.
(Mar. 7, 1991, D.C. Law 8-224, § 8, 38 DCR 207.)
1981 Ed., § 6-1037.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection
Chapter 20 - Horse-Drawn Carriages
§ 8–2002. Horse-drawn carriage trade regulation
§ 8–2003. Examination of horses
§ 8–2005. Care and use of horses in horse-drawn carriage trade
§ 8–2006. Carriage and equipment
§ 8–2010. Sick or injured horses