Bill Text: NY A09385 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to requiring the continual authorization of the horse-drawn cab industry.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-04-23 - referred to agriculture [A09385 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-A09385-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9385 I N A S S E M B L Y April 23, 2014 ___________ 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 S 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 S 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 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14775-01-4