STATE OF NEW YORK
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9385
IN ASSEMBLY
April 23, 2014
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Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Agriculture
AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to horse-drawn cab
operations
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new article
2 39-H to read as follows:
3 ARTICLE 39-H
4 CONTINUATION OF HORSE-DRAWN CAB OPERATIONS
5 Section 899-aaaa. Legislative findings.
6 899-bbbb. Horse-drawn cab operations.
7 § 899-aaaa. Legislative findings. The legislature hereby finds and
8 declares that the horse-drawn cab industry provides humane treatment to
9 the horses under its care and provides a vital outlet for horse popu-
10 lations. The horse-drawn cab industry remains a crucial source for the
11 livelihood of many citizens of New York state.
12 § 899-bbbb. Horse-drawn cab operations. Notwithstanding any local law
13 or ordinance to the contrary, any municipality that currently permits or
14 regulates the operation of the horse-drawn cab industry within its
15 territory shall continue such permission into perpetuity. No munici-
16 pality that issues horse-drawn cab licenses may revoke any such licenses
17 except on the terms and conditions already established before the effec-
18 tive date of this section, and such municipalities shall continue to
19 issue such licenses into perpetuity, in an amount greater or equal to
20 the number of licenses issued or the number of licenses permitted to be
21 issued the year previous to the effective date of this section.
22 For the purposes of this article, "horse-drawn cab industry" shall
23 mean the aggregate of any establishments or individuals offering trans-
24 port for hire to the public on a horse-drawn vehicle. For the purposes
25 of this article, "horse-drawn cab licenses" shall mean the licenses
26 issued by the duly authorized officer of the municipality in which such
27 licenses are issued.
28 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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