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<baltimore-city-law heading="Part IV – Miscellaneous Requirements">
  <section prefix="§" num="10-921" heading="Identification cards.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Possession on streets required.">Whenever any horse is on a street, the custodian must have available, for immediate inspection by the Commissioner or by an animal enforcement officer, police officer, or humane officer, the horse identification card required by this section.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Form and contents.">The horse identification card must:<para num="(1)">be on the form that the Commissioner provides;</para>
      <para num="(2)">be signed and dated by a veterinarian within the preceding 12 months;</para>
      <para num="(3)">describe the horse, including its sex, age, height, color, markings, and other identifying information;</para>
      <para num="(4)">describe the stamina and physical condition of the horse;</para>
      <para num="(5)">describe any conditions that might restrict or affect the use, movement, or driving of the horse; and</para>
      <para num="(6)">contain the name, address, and telephone number of:<para num="(i)">the stable where the horse is quartered; and</para>
        <para num="(ii)">the owner of the horse.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Owner to provide card to custodian.">Whenever the owner of a horse rents or otherwise places it in the care or custody of any person, the owner must provide that person with the horse identification card required by this section.</para>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1976/83, art. 19, §32(c)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 99-548</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 11-573</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§" num="10-922" heading="Driving under the influence.">
    <text>No one may ride, lead, control, drive, work, exhibit, handle, care for, maintain, or supervise any horse while:</text>
    <para num="(1)">intoxicated;</para>
    <para num="(2)">under the influence of any intoxicating beverage or substance; or</para>
    <para num="(3)">under the influence of any drugs.</para>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1976/83, art. 19, §32(d)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 99-548</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 11-573</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§" num="10-923" heading="Registry of rentals.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Scope.">This section does not apply to the transportation of people in a carriage or sleigh that is driven by a licensed driver.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Registry required; contents.">The operator of any stable that rents horses must maintain a written registry that contains:<para num="(1)">the full name and address of every person who rents a horse;</para>
      <para num="(2)">the identity of the horse; and</para>
      <para num="(3)">the exact period during which the horse was rented.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Maintenance and inspection.">The registry record must be:<para num="(1)">kept for at least 3 years after the renting; and</para>
      <para num="(2)">available for inspection by the Commissioner or by an animal enforcement officer, a police officer, or a humane officer during normal business hours.</para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1976/83, art. 19, §32(e)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 99-548</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 11-573</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§" num="10-924" heading="Display of vehicle license.">
    <text>The owner or operator of any horsedrawn vehicle must assure that the City license issued for the vehicle is kept clean, securely fastened, and prominently displayed on the vehicle.</text>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1976/83, art. 19, §32(l)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 99-548</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 11-573</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
