Bill Text: NY A09385 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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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

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         9385
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    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    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