NYC Council Introduction 967

intro.nyc/0967-2024 2024-2025 Legislative Session
Carriage horses and horse drawn cabs.
Status: Committee Committee on Health
Sponsored by Robert F. Holden
Introduced: June 20, 2024

This bill would wind down the horse drawn cab industry by prohibiting the issuance of new licenses used in the operation of horse drawn cabs. The operation of such cabs would be prohibited beginning June 1, 2026. This bill would require humane disposition of carriage horses, prohibiting their sale or transfer for the purposes of slaughter or use in another horse drawn cab business. This bill would require the department of consumer and worker protection to administer a workforce development program for drivers and other workers engaged in the horse drawn cab industry in order to facilitate their transition to other fields of employment.