Section 17-334.1. Training program and examination

a. The department shall
  offer a training program and a written examination for all  horse  drawn
  cab  drivers.  The  commissioner shall issue a certificate to any person
  successfully completing the training program and achieving  satisfactory
  results  on  the  written  examination  administered  by the department.
  Subjects which shall be included  in  such  training  program  are:  (1)
  proper  horse  care and grooming, (2) proper preparation and cleaning of
  harnesses and padding, (3) proper fitting of the bit, bridle and harness
  to the horse, (4) proper hitching of the  horse  to  the  carriage,  (5)
  traffic  laws  and  rules of the city of New York, (6) permissible hours
  and areas of operation of horse drawn cabs in the city of New York,  (7)
  all  laws  and  rules  of  the city of New York pertaining in any way to
  horse drawn cabs  and  (8)  such  other  subjects  as  shall  be  deemed
  appropriate and necessary by the commissioner.
    b.  The  department  may  impose  a  fee  for the training program and
  examination, as provided in subdivision a herein,  in  order  to  defray
  expenses incurred in the administration thereof.
    c. The department shall offer the training program and examination, as
  provided  in  subdivision  a  herein, on a regularly scheduled basis, no
  less frequently than at least four times per year or more frequently  as
  deemed necessary by the commissioner.