Senate Bill S4573

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Prohibits the operation of horse drawn cabs in the city of New York; repealer

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Cities Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

Do you support this bill?

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.
Actions

2017-S4573 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2440
Current Committee:
Senate Cities
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Rpld §17-330 subs o & p, §17-334 sub a, §§17-334.1, 19-174 & 19-175, §20-372 subs 5, 6, 7 & 8, §20-373 subs c & d, §20-374 sub c, §§20-377, 20-377.1, 20-380, 20-381, 20-381.1, 20-381.2 & 20-382, amd NYC Ad Cd, generally
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S5013, A7748
2013-2014: S667, A997
2015-2016: S698, A430
2019-2020: A1002
2021-2022: A342
2023-2024: A7684

2017-S4573 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the operation of horse drawn cabs in the city of New York; defines the circumstances under which sale or disposal of a horse shall be deemed humane.

2017-S4573 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S4573 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4573
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 17, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities
 
 AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
   relation  to prohibiting the operation of horse drawn cabs in the city
   of New York; and repealing certain provisions  of  such  law  relating
   thereto

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivisions (c), (g) and (i)  of  section  17-326  of  the
 administrative  code  of  the  city  of  New York are amended to read as
 follows:
   (c) "Work", a horse is considered to be at work when it is out of  its
 stable and presented to the public as being available for riding[, pull-
 ing  carriages,  vehicles or other devices,] or when it is saddled or in
 harness or when it is being ridden [or is pulling a carriage, vehicle or
 device].
   (g) "Rental horse business" means a business enterprise which provides
 or offers the use of a horse to the public for a fee for the purpose  of
 riding [or drawing a horse drawn vehicle or which operates a horse drawn
 vehicle for hire such as a horse drawn cab].
   (i)  "Under  tack" means that a horse is equipped for riding [or driv-
 ing].
   § 2. The administrative code of the city of New  York  is  amended  by
 adding a new section 17-326.1 to read as follows:
   §  17-326.1  CARRIAGE  RIDES PROHIBITED. IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL TO OFFER
 RIDES TO THE PUBLIC ON A VEHICLE DRAWN OR PULLED BY A CARRIAGE HORSE.
   § 3. Subdivisions a and d of section 17-327 of the administrative code
 of the city of New York, subdivision d as amended by local law number 22
 of the city of New York for the  year  2002,  are  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05359-01-7
              

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.